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 by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (UPI) May 01, 2020
The Air Force awarded $350 million to five contractors Friday for airfield/roadway paving and striping at five military bases in Alaska, the Department of Defense announced. The multiple award task order contract repair, maintenance and construction of roads, parking lots, airfields and related work at the following sites: Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Fort Greely, Alaska; Clear Air Force Station, Alaska; and 168th Air National Guard property in Alaska. The award went to five contractors: COLASKA, HC Contractors, Paving Products Inc., Great Northwest and Granite Construction. All but Granite are based in Alaska. According to the Pentagon, the contract award was the result of a competitive bidding process, with five bids received. The contracts include options that, if exercised, mean the work would be completed in April 2027.
Pentagon boosting US industrial capacity amid virus outbreak Washington (AFP) April 30, 2020 The Pentagon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on masks, tests and pharmaceutical products as it seeks to revive an industrial sector lost over the years to China. To battle the coronavirus pandemic, the Defense Department has received one billion dollars under the Defense Production Act, which lets the federal government mobilize private industry to meet national security needs. "The increased production will ensure the US government gets dedicated long term industrial capacity to hel ... read more
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