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Major VAFB contract may change hands By Janene Scully/Times Staff Writer VANDENBERG AFB - After more than four decades operating the Western Range here, ITT Industries appears to be on its way out, having reportedly lost in the latest round of bidding for a $440 million contract. Friday, Air Force and other officials are scheduled to sign the contract for the Western Range, a vast network of sensors and radars that monitor just-launched rockets and missiles. Vandenberg Air Force Base and industry representatives remained mum about the winner of the Western Range Operations Communication and Information, or WROCI, contract, which is valued at $55 million annually over eight years. "Until the contract has been publicly released on Friday, we can't confirm any of the information you have heard," said Maj. Stacee Bako, a 30th Space Wing spokeswoman. The new contract, which becomes effective Oct. 1, also consolidates several other small pacts covering communications, electronic security and technical support computer services, according to federal officials. The signing ceremony is set for 2 p.m. Friday at Vandenberg. Most Pentagon contract announcements occur after the Stock Market closes to avoid impacting a firm's share price. But word of the team that won - plus the team that lost - has circulated around Vandenberg Air Force Base and the local communities since late last week. Speaking on the condition their names wouldn't be used, several sources confirmed the contract will go to a team led by InDyne Inc. partnered with Northrop Grumman Corp. InDyne's win means a loss for the team that included current range operator, ITT Industries. ITT had joined with a smaller firm, MCA Engineers, to try to hang on to the contract it has held for decades. "It's a big deal," said one worker. A decision to designate this contract for small businesses for the first time eliminated ITT from winning the bid alone. That's why it linked up with MCA Engineers. ITT, which thanks to mergers and acquisitions had different names through the years, held the contract an unprecedented 44 years. Typically, it has ranked among the largest employers at the base. It's the only firm that had operated the range since its start in 1959. Officials with both ITT and InDyne declined to comment on the pending contract announcement. A majority of the current employees will transfer to the new firm, but some layoffs are likely, sources said. While officials wouldn't say an exact number, the contract likely affects approximately 800 employees, according to sources familiar with the base. ITT reportedly has about 400 employees under its current contract; down from the 1,100 people the firm had when it won a new contract 12 years ago. InDyne, a privately held company that formed in 1984, has received primarily NASA contracts, including the joint base operations contract at Kennedy Space Center. The firm has 900 employees at various locations across the country, and has its headquarters in McLean, Va. * Staff writer Janene Scully can be reached at 739-2214 or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] July 10, 2003 ===== Record Heat Hits Anchorage http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arson-salvage/message/43 * __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
