DynCorp International Wins New Contract to Maintain Kuwaiti F/A-18s.IRVING, Texas -- The United States Navy United States Navy Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with defending the nation at sea and maintaining security on the seas wherever U.S. interests extend. The Continental Navy was established by the Continental Congress in 1775. has awarded DynCorp International LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control a contract to provide maintenance and support services for the Kuwaiti Air Force F/A-18 program under the Foreign Military Sales That portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program Program. The contract is for one year plus four option years. It is valued at $13,683,264 in 2006 and has a five-year potential value of nearly $64 million dollars. This is a repeat award for DynCorp International, which has held the contract since 1997. The Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). in Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity for this cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The work includes organizational and intermediate-level aviation maintenance support for 39 F/A-18 aircraft, supply support, quality control, audit review of maintenance and supply, on-the-job training, and maintenance and material documentation services for F/A-18s assigned to the Kuwait Air Force The Kuwait Air Force (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) is the air arm of the State of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Al Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defense Brigade,Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base. . DynCorp International also will continue to provide organization- and intermediate-level aviation maintenance support for 39 F/A-18 aircraft, supply support, quality control, audit review of maintenance and supply, on-the-job training, and maintenance and material documentation services. The company will continue to maintain and operate a fleet of general and special-purpose vehicles including cranes, tugs, and material-handling equipment, oversee inventory control of all aviation support personal equipment (ASPE ASPE Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (US Department of Health and Human Services) ASPE American Society of Plumbing Engineers ASPE American Society for Precision Engineering ASPE Association of Standardized Patient Educators ) assets, and manage the receipt, storage, and issue of Class V ammunition. DynCorp International is a professional services and project-management company serving governments, corporations, and international organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, it has more than 14,000 employees in some 35 countries. It had revenues of nearly $2 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005. |
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