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FALLS CHURCH, Va. – February 18, 2008 – The U.S. Army has again awarded
a contract for management of translation and interpretation services in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) to Global Linguist Solutions
LLC (GLS).
The five-year contract, with a maximum value of $4.6
billion, was awarded by the U.S. Intelligence and Security Command
(INSCOM). GLS is a joint venture of DynCorp International (NYSE:DCP)
and McNeil Technologies. DynCorp International owns a majority interest
in the joint venture and will consolidate GLS financial results on its
books.
This is the third time the Army has awarded this contract to GLS.
The
incumbent protested the original award, made in December 2006, and the
General Accountability Office (GAO) sustained the protest. The U.S.
Army INSCOM subsequently issued a revised Request for Proposal to which
GLS responded.
The Army awarded the contract to GLS a second
time in December 2007. After a second protest by the incumbent, the
Army announced that it would take “corrective action” including
conducting a new evaluation of offerors’ cost proposals and a
re-evaluation of offerors’ past performance, and make a new award
decision. INSCOM completed this process and, on February 15, 2008,
selected GLS for the award a third time.
Under the contract,
GLS will provide foreign-language interpretation and translation
services to the U.S. Army and other U.S. government agencies supporting
OIF, including embedded Iraqi translators who operate with U.S. forces.
GLS will employ up to 6,000 locally hired translators and up to 1,000
U. S. citizens with security clearances who are native speakers of
languages spoken in Iraq.
GLS combines the core competencies of
DynCorp International and McNeil Technologies to offer INSCOM an
innovative management-services solution for its linguist program. DI
has a 60-year history supporting and sustaining large-scale personnel
deployments in high-threat zones, and includes its current experience
in recruiting and sustaining 2,500 employees, including linguists, in
Iraq. McNeil Technologies has 21 years’ experience in recruiting,
deploying, and sustaining linguists, including in Iraq. It possesses
unique language research, development, and testing capabilities in
less-commonly taught languages, including all languages required by the
contract.
About DynCorp International
DynCorp
International (NYSE:DCP) is a provider of specialized mission-critical
services to civilian and military government agencies worldwide, and
operates major programs in law enforcement training and support,
security services, base operations, aviation services, contingency
operations, and logistics support. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va.,
DynCorp International has approximately 15,000 employees worldwide. For
more information, visit www.dyn-intl.com.
About McNeil Technologies
McNeil
Technologies, Inc. established a strong presence within the Department
of Defense and the intelligence community through its four primary
business centers: Intelligence and Languages, Information Management,
Security, and Program Management. McNeil’s headquarters is Springfield,
Va., with additional offices throughout the National Capital Region,
across the United States, and eight overseas locations. Approximately
88 percent of its 1,300 employees possess security clearances. For more
information, visit www.mcneiltech.com.