General Dynamics to deliver 140 M1A1 Abrams tanks for Iraqi Army

12:00 AM, December 30, 2009
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General Dynamics Land Systems Division, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on Dec. 22, 2009, a $150,472,736 firm-fixed-price contract for the definization of material contract and acquisition of 140 M1A1 Abrams vehicles for Foreign Military Sales program customer Iraq. Work is to be performed in Lima, Ohio (70 percent), Scranton, Pa. (14 percent), Anniston, Ala. (10 percent), and Tallahassee, Fla. (6 percent), with an estimated completion date of May 2011. One bid was solicited with one bid received. TACOM Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-06-G-0006).

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