Stanley to Support Army Units in Kentucky

Stanley of Arlington has won a five-year, $267 million contract to lead a team that will provide logistics and maintenance support to two Army installations in Kentucky.

Awarded under the Army's Field and Installation Readiness Support Team contract, known as FIRST, the agreement widely expands the scope of work that the company has provided for nearly a decade to the Field Logistics Readiness Division unit at Fort Campbell, Ky.

The award is the first task awarded under FIRST. Stanley is one of 16 large contractors qualified to compete against other prequalified companies for specific tasks under the 20-year, $36 billion indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.

Under the terms of the award, Stanley and its subcontractors will provide operational support for the Army's Field Logistics Readiness Center at Fort Campbell on the Kentucky-Tennessee border and the Bluegrass Army Maintenance Activity in Lexington, Ky.

The Field Logistics Readiness Center-Campbell is one of a network of maintenance and support facilities operated by the Army Sustainment Command, G-3, Field Logistics Readiness Division. The Bluegrass Army Maintenance Activity provides munitions, chemical defense equipment and special operations support to the military.

Part of the company's work will involve maintaining vehicles and weapon systems that belong to the 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell, said Dave Fowler, Stanley's account manager for Army logistics support operations. Stanley also will support Army Tank and Automotive Command activities at Fort Campbell.

Stanley's work does not include helicopter support. "When you think about the 101st, there are a lot of other things associated with it than helicopters," Fowler said.

In addition, the company will provide program management support and assistance for other activities at the two installations, he said.

Stanley's team comprises Eagle Support Services, SRA International and BMAR and Associates. It also includes the small businesses M&E Technical Services, Axicor, Orion Technologies and Technica.

The company also operates field logistics readiness centers in Lumberton, N.C., and Germersheim, Germany.

Stanley was founded in 1966 by Rear Adm. Emory D. Stanley as a small consulting business focused on maritime studies. It is a global information technology company with 2,800 employees and revenue of $409.4 million in fiscal 2007, and it focuses exclusively on the federal government.

Stanley's services include integration, outsourcing, logistics and engineering. The employee-owned company's federal work is 65 percent defense and 35 percent civilian.

Fowler attributes Stanley's success in landing the contract to its long-standing relationship with the Field Logistics Readiness Division, the breadth of its contracting team and a sound technical proposal.

Fowler said Stanley is planning to pursue other opportunities under FIRST. As for its initial win, he said, "We feel like we were successful in establishing a mark, but it is going to get a lot more competitive going forward."

William Welsh is deputy editor of Washington Technology magazine. For information on this and other contracts, go tohttp://www.washingtontechnology.com.