Anti-RPG Slat Armor
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The GM/ General Dynamics Land Systems Defense Group LLC Joint Venture in Sterling Heights, MI received the full delivery order amount of $145 million for a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for contractor logistics support for the Stryker family of vehicles. GDLS’ January 2, 2007 press release explains that this contract funds contractor support of U.S. Army Stryker Brigade Combat Teams in the United States and overseas, including: ordering spare parts, managing a spare-parts warehouse, worldwide distribution of repair parts and completing maintenance services on the Stryker vehicle fleet.
Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, MI (15%) and London, Ontario, Canada (27%), as well SBCT locations in Fort Lewis, WA (28%), Fort Indiantown Gap, PA (3%), Schofield Barracks, HI (2%), Fort Wainwright, AK (5%), Germany (6%), Fort Worth, Texas (1%), Iraq (12%), and Kuwait (1%). Work is expected to be completed by Feb. 29, 2008. This was a sole source contract initiated on Nov. 22, 2006 by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, MI (W56HZV-07-D-M112).