Agility DGS Wins Warehousing Contract
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agility Defense & Government Services said today that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded it a contract for warehouse and distribution services at the Defense Distribution Center, Kuwait/Southwest Asia (DDKS).
Under the one-year follow-on 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 U.S. military."
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 U.S. military in Iraq.
About Agility Defense & Government Services
Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Agility Defense & Government Services (DGS) is Agility's public sector arm, providing end-to-end supply chain solutions to meet defense and government customers' needs and quickly move supplies worldwide to remote locations. With access to more than 550 offices in 100 countries, Agility DGS combines a vast network of warehousing facilities with proven risk-tolerant global land, sea and air transportation capabilities.
Agility DGS offers defense and government customers the convenience of one-stop supply chain solutions and a commitment to quality services. Its customers include the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Army Air Force Exchange Service and the Department of State.
For more information about Agility, please visit www.agilitylogistics.com.
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