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Army Awards Harris $1.7 Billion ID/IQ Contract For Afghanistan Radios

Friday, June 24th, 2016

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The Army on Wednesday awarded Harris [HRS] a $1.7 billion firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide Afghanistan with radios, ancillaries, spare parts and services.The contract is a multi-year, foreign military sales (FMS) contract, according to a Defense Department statement. Bids were solicited via the Internet with only one bid received. The estimated completion date is June 15, 2021. DF-ST-87-06962This contract was inadvertently announced on June 16, DoD said.

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