VSE to provide support services for the US Coast Guard

VSE International Group has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide programme and technical support services to the US Coast Guard (USCG), in support of the Security Assistance Projects.

Under the contract, awarded as part of USCG’s foreign military sales (FMS) programme, the company will provide complete programme support, financial analysis, engineering, industrial, technical, logistics and transportation, warehouse and supply, and training support services.

The services will be used for acquiring, storing, reactivating, repairing, overhauling, refitting, modifying, transporting and transferring ex-USCG cutters, boats and related materials to foreign maritime services.

International Group president Harry Flammang said that the company will provide support for the maintenance, modification and transfer of USCG maritime assets across the globe.

"From 1999-2007, VSE worked side-by-side with the USCG to successfully transfer cutters and craft and provide follow-on support services," Flammang added.

VSE CEO Maurice "Mo" Gauthier said, "We are extremely proud to be selected for this important Coast Guard program and to further expand our presence in the FMS market place."

The single-award contract has a five-year period of performance with four one-year options and comes with a maximum value in excess of $99m.