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Old 07-31-2012, 09:25 PM
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This is a recent TRANSCOM airlift contract award, it is outside the scope of the normal "contractor" team airlift contracts which are awarded....


On July 11/12, US TRANSCOM awarded 3 contracts under their $2.916 billion Theater Express II program, for international air cargo pickup and delivery service within the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of operations. Services will include on-time Aerial Port-to-Aerial Port pick-up and delivery, Intransit Visibility (ITV), and customs processing and clearance, of palletized and roll-on/roll-off vehicle cargo. This includes “last leg” shipment to CENTCOM Forward Operating Bases and Forward Operating Locations (FOB/FOL).

Each “winning” contractor is guaranteed just $2,500, which doesn’t even begin to cover bid preparation costs. The 3 winners out of 9 submissions will compete for individual orders over the contract’s lifetime. Theater Express II’s base year runs from Aug 1/12 to July 31/13. That will be followed by 3 more 1-year option periods. If US TRANSCOM orders all possible services over all 4 years, they could reach the $2.9+ billion maximum. Winners included:

Atlas Air Inc. in Purchase, NY (HTC711-12-D-C004). Their fleet will include the new Boeing 747-8F freighter.
Kalitta Air LLC in Ypsilanti, MI (HTC711-12-D-C005). It’s an all-747 fleet.
National Air Cargo Group, Inc. in Ypsilanti, MI (HTC711-12-D-C006). Ypsilanti will be busy. Their services include a wide variety of aircraft, from arrangements for super-huge Russian AN-124s and AN-225s; to civil A-300, B747-400F, DC-8, and DC-10s; to planes like the AN-26, AN-12, L-100 (C-130), and IL-76 with strong short-field capabilities.
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Old 08-01-2012, 05:52 AM
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WOW!!!..A whopping $2,500..Hope we don't spend it all in one place.
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$2,500?! That has to be a typo surely??
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If US TRANSCOM orders all possible services over all 4 years, they could reach the $2.9+ billion maximum.

Jeez...read the whole thing. That is 2.9B per company.
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Actually I believe it is a total contract award of 2.9billion...with each company bidding on work as its available of the 2.9 billion...... it doesn't say anything about EACH company getting 2.9 billion in work......
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The other press release I saw seemed to indicate that it was 2.9B per company. Was not super clear, but that is what I got out of it. Either way, it is always good to have more work.
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I imagine that this award is basically for moving equipment home as the war winds down. Or is it something completely different? It is good news to have work.
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Originally Posted by myoface
Jeez...read the whole thing. That is 2.9B per company.
Actually, it's a MAX of 2.9B...

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$2,500?! That has to be a typo surely??
Nope, it isn't. When USTRANSCOM awards these contracts it's on an as needed basis and an if we need you next year basis. Kinda like a sports contract. You're guaranteed $2500 (no joke). The rest is kinda up to how you perform and if we decide to continue using you and if we still have any work. It's basically an open ended agreement with them...definitely NOT something you can take to the bank (except the $2500 that is).
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