U.S. Army to maintain fuel operations in Kuwait through 2010
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.
