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Textron Awarded Afghanistan Training and Logistics Support Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

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Textron Systems’ [TXT] Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS) yesterday said it was awarded initial $14.95 million funding of a potential $30.51 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to continue providing training and logistics support in Afghanistan. The support contract issued by the Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., was awarded in May 2011, and is associated with the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Mobile Strike Force Vehicle (MSFV) armored vehicle program. This option includes funding for vehicle deprocessing field service representatives, instructors, interpreters, in-theater…

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