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Tag Archives: Contracts
Contracting 101: Cost-Reimbursement and Cost-Plus Contracts
Contracting 101: Cost-Reimbursement and Cost-Plus Contracts Added 03/27/2012 – 10:03 by Lindley Ashline Expert Cost-reimbursement, or cost-plus, is a type of contract where a contractor is paid for all of its… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
DEPLOYED CIVILIAN ENJOYS WORKING NEXT TO SOLDIERS
US Fed News March 23, 2012 Friday 3:42 PM EST DEPLOYED CIVILIAN ENJOYS WORKING NEXT TO SOLDIERS WASHINGTON, March 23 — The U.S. Army issued the following news release: “It’s the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Red Star’s Bagram contract extended again
Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 03/20/2012 Red Star’s Bagram contract extended again By Walter Pincus A heavily redacted notice posted recently by the Defense Logistics Agency discloses that for [deleted] millions… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Companies, Contracts, Logistics
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Change Contract Oversight
Change Contract Oversight Cost of Governance Hampers Progress Mar. 18, 2012 – 03:44PM | By DEAN PEEBELS, MARK VALERIO and ANDREW GREEN With the Pentagon and its suppliers looking at potential… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
R–Base Closure Assistance Teams (BCATs) – Afghanistan
R–Base Closure Assistance Teams (BCATs) – Afghanistan Solicitation Number: W52P1J-12-R-0106 Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army Contracting Command Location: ACC – Rock Island (ACC-RI) You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
Getting Ready to Get Out
Getting Ready to Get Out By Bob Brewin 03/15/12 04:18 pm ET The Army has started to lay the groundwork for withdrawal from Afghanistan and said on Tuesday it plans to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. To Fix Russian Choppers As Afghan Aid Cut
Bloomberg Government (bgov.com) March 16, 2012 BGOV Barometer U.S. To Fix Russian Choppers As Afghan Aid Cut By Brendan McGarry, Bloomberg News The U.S. Defense Department’s plan to halve funding for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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DynCorp International, awarded contract for the Egyptian Personnel Support Services Program
Contracts for March 15, 2012 03/15/2012 05:00 PM CDT FOR RELEASE AT 5 p.m. ET No. 181-12 March 15, 2012 CONTRACTS AIR FORCE DynaCorp International, L.L.C., Falls Church, Va.,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Competition for Services and Recent Initiatives to Increase Competitive Procurements
Competition for Services and Recent Initiatives to Increase Competitive Procurements GAO-12-384, Mar 15, 2012 What GAO Found In fiscal year 2011, the competition rate for DOD’s non-R&D services was almost twice… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Justice Department alleges kickback scheme tied to Iraq munitions disposal contracts
Justice Department alleges kickback scheme tied to Iraq munitions disposal contracts Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 5:57 PM By Brian Lawson, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — A series of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Posted in Companies, Contracts, Fraud/Waste/Abuse, Iraq, Legal
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