DOW awards $35M logistics contract to FITT Scientific
Major military exercises are often assigned as bundled contracts for companies that put the necessary logistics together – to include accommodation and catering services.
One such contract was awarded to FITT Scientific LLC of Colonial Heights, Va., for $35 million for professional support services supporting expeditionary operations and programs, which include training exercises.
An USAF C-17 Globemaster parked at Andersen Air Force Base during REFORPAC 2025. Photo by Skyler Obispo
FITT Scientific offers “operational support” among its areas of expertise.
According to the Sept. 5 release from the U.S. Department of War (formerly the Department of Defense) , work will be performed in the Naval Facilities Engineering and Systems Command Pacific area of oversight, as well as in the NAVFAC Atlantic area.
The contract is for one base year, plus four option periods and four offers were received. NAVFAC Atlantic made the award.
Sub-contracts for military exercises are typically awarded to Guam based companies, sometimes with short notice. mbj
On Oct. 30, Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Guam requesting for declaratory judgement that the Attorney General Douglas B. Moylan does not have authority to approve contracts for autonomous agencies such as the Guam Power Authority and the Guam Waterworks Authority.
A letter from Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero indicating her intent to appoint retired U.S. Army colonel Karin L. Watson as the next adjutant general of the Guam National Guard was not publicly provided but has surfaced.
Exercise Malabar 2025 is bringing together the navies of the United States, Japan, Australia and India together in Guam for one of the biggest Quad naval drills in the Pacific.
