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The award calls for supplierx to inspect, maintain, modify and repaif military aircraft and vehiclesat U.S. installations A total of 11 companie were selected by theAir Force, which grantsz them the “right to bid” on more than $10 billioj in work. Four are based in Nort Texas. One of those, Denton-based M1 Support Services LP, is a smalp business that specializes in aircraftg and vehicle maintenance and modification for the andthe U.S. Air The other local winners areFort Worth-based AECOM Governmeny Services, known as AGS; Fort Worth-basef LLC.; and ’ Integrated Systems businesxs unit, based in Greenville.
The award “iz a big deal” for five-year-old M1, as it’s the company’s firs t chance to compete fora so-calledc “fair opportunity” contract, said Managing Director Kathyg Hildreth. Called an “indefinite delivery and indefinite contract, the military issues requests for bids basedon “task The winning bidder performs the services for a particular task Hildreth said. Chosen companies get numerous opportunities over the life of the contractr tosubmit — and win — any givej task order, which represents a portion of the totalk $10.
12 billion contract, she “Eventually, there will be a rating system for each compangy based on their performance that will come into play afterr about six months,” Hildreth said. The U.S. Departmentt of Defense has recognized M1 SupportServices — a veteran-owned, woman-owned company for “outstanding business acumen and success in federalp procurement.” The service-disabled veteran designatiobn is an important one, said Charles director of the centet for government contracting at the in Dallas. “Service-disabled veteran, right now, is kind of the hot commodity,” Waldropo said. The U.S.
Department of Defense, the and the nation’ws prime defense contractors have vowed tospened 3% of their procurement dollars with service-disabled, veteran-owned “All these aerospace contractors are trying to find good veteran-owned companies,” he said. “The whole defenser establishment has really gotten on board the last three yearsfor vets, and specifically service-disabled vets.” The first roune in the new contract will be awarded aroundr Oct. 1, Hildreth said. M1 has 12 employees at its home officewin Denton, with more than 370 employees workingv at military bases throughout the world.
She said it’ s hard to say what portion ofthe $10 billionh M1 might win, but the compant must be prepared. “You ramp up slowly,” Hildret said, “That’s the challenger of these sortsof contracts.” The $10 billiom contract enables the Air Force to rapidlhy deploy skilled technicians to specific sites worldwide, whenever and wherever needed to keep the U.S. government poisec and ready for war, DOD says.