It's 2013, and U.S. firms are still getting $84 million contracts to run Iraq's biggest air base.

[kpete]

HERE:

SOS International Ltd., New York, N.Y., has been awarded an $84,030,376 firm-fixed-price contract to provide the government of Iraq with base operating support, base logistics support and security for Balad Air Base, Iraq. Work will be performed at Balad Air Base, Iraq, and is expected to be completed by August 2014. 100 percent of this contract is an unclassified foreign military sales requirement for the government of Iraq, and $41,160,000 has been obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/WWMK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8615-13-C-6019).

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc, Poway, Calif., has been awarded an $11,352,795 firm-fixed-price contract for engineering change proposal (ECP) to calendar year 2011 spares and support equipment. This contract action will purchase Initial Block 5 spares and support equipment in support of two Block 5 aircraft proposed as part of the fiscal 2011 aircraft procurement to support testing. Work will be performed at Poway, Calif., and is expected to be completed by March 28, 2016. Fiscal 2011 procurement funds in the amount of $11,352,795 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Lifecycle Management Center/WIIK, Medium Altitude Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-10-G-3038 DO 0001-01).

http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=5114

[brer cat]

1. And our seniors need to eat cat food

because we can't afford cost of living increases. As long as MIC is happy, I guess we should all be happy.