Egypt seeks personnel support services from US

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential sale of personnel support services and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support to Egypt.

Under the estimated $69m foreign military sale (FMS) programme, Egypt has requested personnel support services to support 140 US Government and contractor representatives at nine locations.

The proposed package includes services, such as lodging, transportation, security, medical, and other related elements of programme support.

Contributing to the foreign policy and national security of the US, the proposed sale helps improving security of a friendly country which is an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.

In addition to the existing proposal, Egypt has several FMS cases, which require in-country support from the US contractor, military and civilian personnel.

Egypt has also proposed for the US Air Force to combine the relevant personnel support cases to boost cost savings, which reports the cost for the past three years of the programme and the proposed extension for one more year.

Virginia-based DynCorps is the prime contractor for the FMS programme.

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