Contracts : New Contracts
T.J. Fig Inc awarded $21.4m for MRAP mobile training teams
T.J. Fig Inc., Stockton, Calif., was awarded a $21,458,488 time-and-material contract for mobile training teams to perform operator new equipment and field maintenance new equipment training courses on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles in Kuwait and Iraq.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Contracts : Contracts Out For Bid
July 27 - August 2, 2010
Contract Bids, Requests for Expression of Interest, Awards, Supplements and Amendments that have been publicized for the previous week, including CENTCOM AOR, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and others, from various agencies.
Monday, August 2, 2010

Contracts : New Contracts
DG21 awarded $47m extension for Diego Garcia base operating support services
DG21 LLC, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a $47,090,345 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed price plus award fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to exercise the fourth option period for base operating support services at U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.
Monday, August 2, 2010

Contracts : New Contracts
CAV International awarded $10.5m for Rota, Spain air terminal ground handling services
CAV International, Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a firm fixed price contract in the amount of $10,505,433 for air terminal ground handling services at Naval Air Station Rota, Spain. This contract includes four one year option periods, which if exercised, bring the total estimated value of the contract to $57,469,122.
Monday, August 2, 2010

Contracts : New Contracts
RELYANT Vehicle Maintenance Contract Expanded in Iraq
RELYANT, LLC, a Maryville-based company providing worldwide strategic support services, has received funding to increase the number of vehicles it maintains for the U.S. government at Al Asad Air Base Regional Contracting Center in Iraq from 500 to 625 vehicles.
Friday, July 30, 2010

Industry News : Lawsuits
Iraqis' Torture Case Against Contractor Proceeds in U.S. Court
A group of 72 Iraqi citizens who allege they were tortured while imprisoned at detention facilities across Iraq can continue with their lawsuit against military contractor L-3 Services, Inc. and a former employee, a federal judge in Maryland ruled Thursday.
Friday, July 30, 2010

Industry News : Regs, Laws, Oversight
US military investigates contractor work force
The U.S. military said Wednesday it is clamping down on contracting firms on American military bases using employees whose home countries ban travel to Iraq, raising questions about why the contractors were allowed to work in the country for so long despite the ban.
Friday, July 30, 2010

Industry News : Regs, Laws, Oversight
Oversight of war zone subcontractors is lacking, panel finds
Prime contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are not managing their subcontractors' performance and fees consistently, the Defense Department's top auditing official told the Commission on Wartime Contracting on Monday.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Contracts : New Contracts
CAV International Wins 10 Airfield Services Contracts in Central and South America
CAV International, Inc., a US Government outsourcing contractor with expertise in airfield services & logistics, announced that the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has awarded CAV various airport operations in new multi-year contracts for Air Terminal and Ground Handling Services across 10 countries in Central and South America.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Contracts : New Contracts
VSE Awarded Contract for Material and Technical Support to Iraqi Navy
VSE Corporation reported that the Global Division of its International Group has been awarded a $10 million delivery order to provide material and technical support for the Iraqi Navy at Umm Quasar, Iraq.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Contracts : LOGCAP III & IV
The Basics of LOGCAP
If you’ve been wondering where your particular job skills fit into the world of LOGCAP, guest blogger Bruce Diggs provides a run-down of the basic structure of the project and the areas it addresses in providing services for the military and the various agencies which make up today’s Total Army. [ See More Here ]
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Contracts : Contracts Out For Bid
July 20 - 26, 2010
Contract Bids, Requests for Expression of Interest, Awards, Supplements and Amendments that have been publicized for the previous week, including CENTCOM AOR, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and others, from various agencies.
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Contracts : Contract Protests
GAO dismisses protest over Prime Vendor contract
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed the protest filed against the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency contract award to ANHAM FZCO, LLC to provide full-line food and non-food distribution in support of DOD customers in Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan.
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Working Overseas : Money & Taxes
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Online Eligibility Test for Expats Introduced By Tax Planner CPA
Until now, U.S.Taxpayers living abroad had to pay significant fees to Certified Public Accountants in order to determine their eligibility for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion-the single largest tax advantage available to expats. Tax Planner CPA LP, a firm specializing in expatriate’s tax returns now provides a free instant online assessment.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Industry News : About the Industry
Key Facts about Contractors: Director of National Intelligence
In response to a story in the Washington Post about the number of contractors in the intelligence community, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has provided this fact sheet.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010