Compare these awards to the previous awards from December, 2004:The Wornick Company, McAllen, TX, was awarded on June 6, 2005, a maximum $21,739,375 fixed price with economic price adjustment indefinite quantity contract for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies for Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). Performance completion date is February 28, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were three proposals solicited and three responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, PA.
SOPAKCO Packagin, Mullins, SC, was awarded on June 6, 2005, a maximum $17,409,375. fixed price with economic price adjustment indefinite quantity contract for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies for Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). Performance completion date is February 28, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were three proposals solicited and three responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, PA.
AmeriQual Group, LLC DBA AmeriQual Packaging, Evansville, IN, was awarded on June 6, 2005, a maximum $11,960,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment indefinite quantity contract for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies for Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). Performance completion date is February 28, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were three proposals solicited and three responded. The contracting activity is the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, PA.
Wornick: $81.1M
Ameriqual: $80.9M
Sopakco: $61.9M
Those previous awards were for delivery through December, 2006, so maybe these new awards look to be an increase in the forecast for the amount of MREs needed through Feb. 2006.