Agility DGS wins marine storage contract worth upto us $140 million.Summary: Agility Defense & Government Services today said its Taos Industries subsidiary won a contract to store, distribute and maintain equipment for the US Marine Corps at 15 bases within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and five others around the world. Agility Defense & Government Services today said its Taos Industries subsidiary won a contract to store, distribute and maintain equipment for the US Marine Corps at 15 bases within the United States and five others around the world. The one-year contract includes six one-year options and is worth up to $140 million over seven years. The contract, known as the US Marine Corps Consolidated Storage Program (CSP (1) (Certified Systems Professional) An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development. See ICCP. (2) (Commerce Service P ), was awarded by the Marine Corps Logistics Command. Agility DGS is a leading logistics provider to the US military and government. Under the contract, its Taos unit will store, distribute and maintain Marine Corps field and infantry combat gear, as well as chemical and biological defense equipment. The equipment covered includes personal gear such as tents, shelters, camouflage netting, packs and tools, along with specialized suits and masks that protect Marines from chemical, biological and other threats. "We understand the importance of making sure that Marines' equipment arrives when and where it is needed -- in the best possible condition," said Dan Mongeon, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Agility DGS. "Our technical expertise in military procurement and maintenance, combined with our advanced logistics infrastructure and global network, ensure that the Marines will have ready access to equipment they need for their mission." The subcontractors on the Taos-led team are IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Smartronix, CW Services, Superior Services and National Industries for the Blind (NIB nib n. The smooth or serrated portion of a dental instrument that comes into contact with restorative material being condensed. nib, n ). Non-profit agencies affiliated with NIB will staff the issue-and-recovery facility at Quantico Marine Base. "The CSP contract gives us a significant presence on every Marine base in the United States and around the world," Mongeon said. "It also is the first award we've won where we have an opportunity to partner with NIB." This award follows other recent Taos contract wins, including a five-year Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department contract with a potential value of more than $97 million for the recovery and disposal of excess Defense Department material in Iraq and Afghanistan. Taos also was part of the team selected by the US Army Sustainment Command to provide logistics support to under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Standing, long-term contacts designed to augment Service logistic capabilities with contract support in both preplanned and short notice contingencies. Examples include US Army Logistics Civilian Augmentation Program, US Air Force Contract Augmentation Program, and US Navy Construction (LOGCAP LOGCAP Logistics Civil Augmentation Program LOGCAP Logistics Command Assessment of Projects LOGCAP logistics civilian augmentation program (Army) (US DoD) ) IV contract. 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2008 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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