U.S. Army to maintain fuel operations in Kuwait through 2010
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 E-Mail this story Free Headline Alerts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army plans to continue fuel operations in Kuwait into 2010.
The army has awarded a contract to maintain fuel operations at military sites in Kuwait. Officials said the fuel operations would help support the U.S. military in neighboring Iraq.
On Feb. 16, the U.S. Army Contracting Command awarded a contract to KBR to execute bulk fuel farm operations at military sites near Shuiba Port and at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. The one-year contract offered four one-year options for renewal and could reach $19.2 million.
"KBR is pleased with the opportunity to continue providing mission support to the U.S. Army in Kuwait," KBR Government and Infrastructure president Bruce Stanski said. "With a proven track record of serving the U.S. military as a government contractor for over 60 years, I am confident we can successfully continue to support this and other projects alongside the U.S. Army."
Under the contract, expected to begin in March 2009, KBR would provide all services, resources, and management to perform bulk fuel farm operations, fuel transfer, inventory management and operations, and maintenance. Executives said the services would also include meter calibration and site expansion.
U.S. contractors in Iraq and Kuwait have been awaiting new projects in both countries to determine the viability of the Gulf defense market over the next three years. The U.S. military has been committed to a full withdrawal from Iraq by 2013.
On Feb. 11, the U.S. Army authorized DynCorp International to proceed with an estimated $77 million contract in Kuwait. Under the project, delayed by a protest U.S. Government Accountability Office, DynCorp would be responsible for movement control operations, managing the in-transit logistics and facilities needed for U.S. military personnel to arrive and depart Kuwait.