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Agility wins $450mn Iraq job

by ArabianBusiness.com staff writer on Saturday, 29 March 2008

Agility Defense & Government Services has announced that the Joint Contracting Command - Iraq, has chosen it as one of five awardees of the Theater Wide Trucking (TWT) contract.

The tenure of the contract for the five winners will be one year with two optional years with a potential total value of up to US $450 million among the five awardees.

Under the terms of the contract, Agility will provide all resources necessary to ensure secure distribution of reconstruction assets and equipment from Forward Operating Bases and distribution sites located within Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Turkey to locations throughout Iraq.

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Toby Switzer, CEO and president - International, Agility said: "This contract further expands on the scale of work that we do for the US Military.

With our experienced teams, advanced logistics infrastructure and extensive global network, we will seamlessly integrate into the TWT division's current supply chain management system."

The TWT contract win follows Agility's expansion in the Kurdish region of Iraq with a joint venture to establish Agility Kurdistan Limited.

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