HERNDON, Va., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Valiant announced today that the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has awarded the company a $530 million single award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) follow-on contract. Under this IDIQ, Valiant will perform full-line food distribution services to land-based U.S. Navy, Army, and Air Force military establishments and embassy locations, as well as U.S. Navy vessels arriving at ports within the Southern Arab Peninsula and Nations of East Africa region. As the incumbent prime service provider to this area of operation, Valiant will continue supporting customers across 26 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Djibouti, Kenya, and Oman, and begin provisioning services to U.S. military customers throughout Somalia.
“Valiant is proud to continue our longstanding operations as a subsistence prime vendor supporting U.S. military forces worldwide,” said Pete Capwell, Valiant’s SVP and General Manager of Mission Support. “This award expands Valiant’s position as a leading provider of food distribution services across CENTCOM and AFRICOM.”
Since 2017, Valiant has successfully performed subsistence prime vendor operations for this program, including procurement, warehousing, and food distribution services, delivering exceptionally high fill rates to empower critical missions in a geopolitically dynamic environment.
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