KBR Awarded Logistics Civil Augmentation (LOGCAP) IV Contract from U.S. Army
June 27 2007 - 7:18PM
Business Wire
KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced that its Government &
Infrastructure (G & I) segment has been selected as one of the
executing contractors of the U.S. Army�s Logistics Civil
Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract. Under this competitively
awarded contract, KBR will continue to serve as one of three
logistics support providers to U.S. forces deployed in the Middle
East. Terms of the transition from LOGCAP III to LOGCAP IV and the
start date of the contract are forthcoming. "KBR is honored to have
been selected as one of the executing contractors that will provide
support and vital services to our troops," said Bruce Stanski,
Executive Vice President of KBR�s Government and Infrastructure (G
& I) business segment. "We view this award as a recognition of
the quality services we have already provided our troops under the
LOGCAP III contract and we look forward to working with the
military on this new phase of its efforts." Established by the U.S.
Army to fulfill the Department of Defense's global mission during
contingency events, LOGCAP provides troops with additional
capabilities to rapidly support and augment the logistical
requirements of its deployed forces through the use of a civilian
contractor. Over the last five years KBR has delivered world-class
engineering, logistics, and services support to U.S. Forces in the
LOGCAP III area of operations. KBR provides the troops in Iraq,
Afghanistan and elsewhere with meals, shelter and other vital
services. Under the LOGCAP III contract, KBR employees have served
over 500 million meals, delivered 272 million pounds of mail,
produced more than 7.5 billion gallons of potable water,
transported more than 3.5 billion gallons of fuel, hosted more than
87 million patrons at MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation)
facilities, logged nearly 3.7 million miles transporting supplies
and equipment for the military, and laundered 32 million bundles of
laundry all in an effort to support U.S. troops as they carry out
important and dangerous missions. With more than 60 years of
government contracting experience, KBR has a proven track record of
successfully working with the U.S. military. KBR helped build Navy
warships during World War II, the Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam in
1965 and served as the premier logistics services provider for US
troops stationed in the Balkans. In addition to the company�s
current work supporting the troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti,
Republic of Georgia and Kuwait, KBR has also provided humanitarian
assistance to famine-stricken Somalia and supported the military
during its missions in Rwanda and Haiti. KBR is a global
engineering, construction and services company supporting the
energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil
infrastructure sectors. The company offers a wide range of services
through our Energy and Chemicals (E&C), Government and
Infrastructure (G&I), and Ventures business segments. For more
information, visit www.kbr.com.
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