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KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT'S GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
AWARDED JOB ORDER CONTRACT AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY
ARLINGTON, Virginia - Kellogg Brown & Root's (KBR) Government Operations has been awarded a Job Order Contract (JOC) for the U.S. Army's Fort Knox facilities in Kentucky. KBR is the Engineering and Construction segment of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL).
Joe Lopez, senior vice president for KBR's Government Operations, underscored the importance of this contract.
"KBR has been in the Fort Knox area performing similar work continuously for the past 10 years on three other projects," said Lopez. "This new award is continued evidence of a strong record of performance and a positive relationship with the client."
Under the five-year contract, Kellogg Brown & Root's Facilities, Modification & Repair group will be responsible for project management, new construction, renovations and other projects which will be performed on a task order basis. The contract has a one-year base, with four option years. Up to $3 million can be awarded each year, for a total contract value of up to $15 million over the next five years.
This standard, RS Means-based best value JOC will facilitate multidiscipline construction, repair, and remodeling work at Fort Knox, including family housing and various Army Reserve Centers in Indiana. Fort Knox is home to the Armor Branch of the U.S. Army, and, as such, houses the training center for the Army's enlisted and officer personnel in armored and mechanized warfare.
KBR is committed to providing total life cycle support to the Army not only at Fort Knox but in supporting soldiers anywhere around the world, as it is currently doing in the Balkans and other US military facilities.
Kellogg Brown & Root's Government Operations is one of the world's leading providers of government support services. It employs 20,000 people around the world in the Americas, UK, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific. KBR offers lifecycle and program management from conceptual studies, engineering, project management and construction to operations, maintenance and logistics for major programs anywhere in the world.
Halliburton Company, founded in 1919, is the world's largest provider of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com.
Contact
Keith Manchester
keith.manchester@halliburton.com
KBR Government Operations
(p) 703.526.7566
Zelma Branch
zelma.branch@halliburton.com
Global Public Relations
Halliburton - Houston
(p) 713.676.4371
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