Excellent news and congrats to all of these companies who won a contract. And now the real fun will begin. lol
Expect a flurry of training and vetting to get this massive security force up and running. DoS and these companies have their work cut out for them. –Matt
Edit: 10/02/2010 -Also check out Danger Room’s run down of the awards. TC lost the embassy gig in Iraq to SOC (potential of $974 million/5 year), and AGNA lost their gig at the Kabul Embassy to EODT( potential of $274 million/ 5 year). Xe was able to get an award via International Development Solutions.
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The Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) program provides comprehensive protective security services to support U.S. Department of State operations around the world.
Sep 30, 2010
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) made the following eight base contract awards for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security – Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) Program resulting from solicitation: SAQMMA10R0005 (-a) on September 29, 2010. The maximum program value is $10,000,000,000.00 USD. The maximum value is cumulative and includes all work performed by all contractors during the WPS program period of performance, including all option periods.The base contracts include a one year base period of performance with four one year option periods. DOS included the minimum guarantee of $5,000.00 for each WPS contractor with each base contract award.Please see section M of solicitation: SAQMMA10R0005 (-a) for more information on the evaluation criteria that DOS used to select the firms listed below for base contract awards.
Aegis Defense Services, LLC
DynCorp International, LLC
EOD Technology, Inc.
Global Strategies Group (Integrated Security), Inc.
International Development Solutions,
SOC, LLC.
Torres International Services, LLC.
Triple Canopy, Inc.
Link to FBO website here.