Agility-Led Joint Venture wins U.S. Air Force.Summary: The U.S. Defense Energy Support Center (DESC desc description DESC descending DESC Defense Energy Support Center DESC Defense Electronics Supply Center DESC District Explorer Scout Commissioner (UK) DESC Detroit Executive Service Corps (Michigan) ) awarded four fuel-management contracts worth $8.6 million over five years to a joint venture led by Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS). Agility-Led Joint Venture wins U.S. Air Force Fuel Contracts JV to operate bulk fuel facilities at bases in Japan, Korea and Guam The U.S. Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) awarded four fuel-management contracts worth $8.6 million over five years to a joint venture led by Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS). The joint venture, AFH AFH Adaptive Frequency Hopping AFH Away From Home AFH Army Family Housing AFH Air Force Handbook AFH Atlantic Fish Health (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) AFH Administration, Finance, and Human Resources Fuel Services, LLC, will operate, maintain, secure and provide safety and environmental protection for aviation and ground bulk fuel storage operations on U.S. Air Force (USAF) installations at Andersen Air Force Base Andersen Air Force Base (IATA: UAM, ICAO: PGUA, FAA LID: UAM) is a United States Air Force base on the northern end of the island of Guam, largely within the village of Yigo but also stretching into Dededo. , Guam; Kadena Air Base “Kadena” redirects here. For other uses, see Kadena (disambiguation). Kadena Air Base is a United States Air Force base located in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Kadena Air Base is the hub of U.S. , Okinawa, Japan; Misawa Air Base Misawa Air Base (三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō , Misawa City, Japan; and Osan Air Base Osan Air Base (K-55), is a United States Air Force facility located 4.7 mi SW of Osan-Ni, 40 mi S of Seoul, South Korea. The base is the home of the Pacific Air Forces 51st Fighter Wing, and a number of tenant units, including the headquarters for Seventh Air Force. , South Korea. Agility DGS is the majority shareholder in AFH Fuel Services, which also includes Ferguson-Williams and Hammer Inc. AFH was created to bring best-in-class logistics and operations capabilities to DESC. DESC, a unit of the 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 , purchases and manages energy supplies for the Department of Defense. This weekCOs awards follow the announcement by DESC in June that AFH Fuels Services won three European fuel-management storage contracts worth $7.7 million over five years. Those awards were for Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal; and Incirlik Air Base The Incirlik Air Base (Turkish: İncirlik Hava Üssü), an important air base in NATO's Southern Region, is located in İncirlik, 12 km east of Adana, Turkey's fifth largest city, and 56 km from the Mediterranean Sea ( , Turkey. C[pounds sterling]The AFH team is already hard at work for the Air Force in Europe and is well prepared to provide premier bulk fuel services to these key Air Force installations in the Pacific,C[yen] 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. C[pounds sterling]Agility is committed to providing global support to the Defense Logistics Agency and the DESC.C[yen] Under terms of the contracts awarded this week, AFH will operate U.S. government-owned storage tanks and equipment to provide fuel for flight-line refueling operations that are conducted by USAF personnel. The joint venture will handle receipt, storage, testing and issuing of bulk fuel products at Andersen, Kadena, Misawa, and Osan air bases. The performance period for the contracts runs from August 1st, 2008 to August 1st, 2013. Ferguson-Williams, based in Huntsville, Ala., has extensive government contracting experience providing a range of support services. Ferguson-Williams (www.ferguson-williams.com), is a Linc Group company. It offers base operations, logistics, maintenance and administrative services. Hammer, based in Diamondhead, Miss., specializes in petroleum operations and maintenance. The Small Business Administration has designated Hammer (www.hammerinc.com) as a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business.A[umlaut] 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) A[umlaut] 2008 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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