Two teams, one led by Fluor Corp. and the other with CH2M Hill Cos. Ltd. as a partner, were competitively awarded huge task orders on July 8 by the U.S. Army to provide construction, operations and other logistical support to troops in Afghanistan. The awards, made under the teams’ existing Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contracts, could total more than $13 billion over the next five years. KBR Inc., a third LOGCAP IV contractor that vied for the task-order work, was not selected.
Under the awards by the Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, Ill., the teams will split U.S. base support in Afghanistan geographically. Irving, Texas-based Fluor will manage work at 74 bases in the country’s northern section. Its task order is worth up to $1.5 billion in its first year, with the option to win similarly valued awards in four additional years. Fluor says this award is its fourth “and most significant” task order assigned under LOGCAP IV. The company says the scope of work will include “construction services, power, water, housing, base operations, sustainment services and logistics support.” The company could add 100 jobs in its Greenville, S.C., location to support task-order work, according to published reports.