Agility Defence & Government Services on Wednesday said that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) had awarded it a contract for warehouse and distribution services at the defense distribution center, Kuwait/Southwest Asia (DDKS).

Under the one-year award, Agility DGS, a leading global provider of supply chain solutions, will use its extensive facilities in Kuwait to provide DLA with a complete warehouse management system to support operations in the Middle East.

DLA originally awarded Agility DGS a one-year DDKS contract in 2005. Each year since, Agility DGS has won the right to handle the work. The potential value of the DDKS awards is $180 million over five years, or about $36 million a year. 
 
 “We are very proud of both our outstanding performance and the confidence that we have earned with DLA,” said Dan Mongeon, president and CEO of Agility DGS.

“Our advanced logistics experience, capabilities and facilities are unsurpassed in Kuwait. We are uniquely suited to continue helping the DDKS provide outstanding support to the US military,” he added.

The DDKS contract extends Agility’s record of successful performance for the DLA, which includes recent awards of major long-term contracts for heavy equipment and transport services in Iraq and Kuwait, along with supply and distribution of food and other products for the US military in Iraq.

Agility DGS also announced that its Taos Industries subsidiary has won a contract to store, distribute and maintain equipment for the Marine Corps at 15 bases within the United States and five others around the world.

The one-year contract includes six one-year renewal options and is potentially worth up to $140 million. The contract, known as the Marine Corps consolidated storage program, was awarded by the Marine Corps Logistics Command.-TradeArabia News Service