Houston-based KBR gets more U.S. military contracts

17 April 2008
by Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army has awarded contracts to KBR, DynCorp International and Fluor to provide food and shelter to U.S. troops overseas.

Houston-based KBR, DynCorp and Fluor will get 1-year contracts worth up to five billion dollars per company. If all options are exercised over 10 years, the combined value of the pacts is $150 billion.

The Army originally picked the same three companies for the logistics deal last July.

But the military had to re-evaluate its decision after a federal watchdog agency backed protests filed by two private firms.

The Government Accountability Office in October supported the protests filed by IAP Worldwide Services and Contingency Management Group.

The companies will provide a range of support and logistics services -- such as delivering food, water and fuel, managing dining and laundry facilities and providing sanitation and waste management.