Army To Review KBR Contract

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Houston Chronicle
January 3, 2008 By Donna Borak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Army will revisit its decision to award three $5 billion contracts to KBR, DynCorp International and Fluor Corp., a federal watchdog agency said Wednesday. KBR is based in Houston.
The bundled contracts, considered to be one of the largest deals awarded by the Army, could be worth up to $150 billion if the Pentagon extends the deal on a yearly basis over a 10-year span. In June, the Army chose the three companies to provide food and shelter to U.S. troops in Iraq.
The pact has been on hold since July, after two private companies filed separate protests with the Government Accountability Office.
In October, the GAO backed the protests filed by Cape Canaveral, Fla.-based IAP Worldwide Services and Newville, Pa.-based Contingency Management Group.
The Army is re-evaluating new bids from the companies but has not set a selection date, said Linda Theis, a spokeswoman for the Army Sustainment Command.
Heather Browne, a spokeswoman for KBR, said the company expects the decision in the first quarter of 2008.
 
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