Lockheed Martin [LMT] last Friday took home an $8 billion contract order on a large indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with global logistics support.
As incumbent, Lockheed carried the competition for global logistics support services (GLSS) from four other competitors for the rebid. Lockheed holds the initial GLSS contract awarded in 2010.
GLSS is SOCOM’s largest service contract vehicle, providing the full scope of logistics services required to support the Special Operations Forces community. It is a 10-year ID/IQ contract with an $8 billion ceiling.
At least one of the five bidders is expected to protest the award to Lockheed. Several industry insiders opined that the contract would not escape the prevalence of losing bidders of late to seek affirmation from the Government Accountability Office.
Losing bidder L3 Technologies [LLL] likely will turn its focus to a contract for providing contractor logistics support for Army helicopters at Fort Rucker, Ala., according to industry analyst Jim McAleese. The award for that contract, which could yield about $450 million in annual sales, is expected in September, he said. L3 is the incumbent on the Fort Rucker contract.
During the company’s second-quarter earnings call on July 27, L3 Chief Operations Officer Chris Kubasik named both programs as potential upcoming wins.
Under the GLSS contract, Special Operations Forces will receive a wide variety of advanced logistics, maintenance and sustainment services across aviation, ground and maritime platforms.
SOCOM’s Program Executive Office for Special Operations Forces Support Activity oversees the contract. Lockheed Martin will continue to execute day-to-day activities and conduct sustainment and life cycle management of global parts supply chain, warehouses and depots; aircraft, vehicle and equipment repair, maintenance and modifications and critical infrastructure support and business process transformation.
“After nearly a decade of successful logistics and sustainment performance on the SOF CLSS program, we look forward to continuing to transform the SOF logistics enterprise on a global scale,” said Paul Lemmo, vice president of Fire Control/SOF CLSS at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “We are honored to have been selected for the SOF GLSS program and have the right team in place to ensure our Special Operators have what they need, when and where they need it.”