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Egypt MOD updates
The Pentagon has awarded
Amentum Services Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, … a $591,653,634 cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) supportability follow-on technical support to provide eligible foreign navies access to a broad range of life cycle support, systems upgrades, systems integration, and other related efforts associated with the transfer and acquisition, operation, and maintenance of naval vessels and systems within their inventory. Work will be performed within the continental U.S. (55%), and outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS) (45%). Work will be performed OCONUS in Iraq (25%); Egypt (25%); the Philippines (10%); and various countries to be determined (40%).
In other news, Deputy Defense Minister Maj. Gen. Khaled Megawer was in Russia last week, attending the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security. He discussed with Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel General Alexander Fomin “holding joint combat training events in 2023.”
Megawer is the former director of the Military Intelligence Authority.
US sells Egypt military check point explosive detection systems
Alakai Defense Systems Inc., Largo, Florida, is awarded an $30,719,672 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 10 check point explosive detection systems, as well as support equipment, spares, training, and technical publications for the government of Egypt, in support of the Systems Commands Cooperation Office. Work will be performed in Largo, Florida (75%); and Cairo, Egypt (25%), and is expected to be completed in February 2027. Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $30,719,672 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(4). The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (N6833523C0569).