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ITT Wins US Army Base Operations Contract in Qatar


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White Plains, N.Y.– ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) today announced it has been awarded the Base Operations Services/Base Operations Security Services (BOSSS) contract for the U.S. Army in Qatar. The award, made by the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Southwest Asia Qatar, is for one year with four option years and has a potential value with all options exercised of $239 million. The phase-in period starts October 1, 2007 with full contract performance beginning on December 1, 2007. Work will be performed by ITT’s Systems Division, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Qatar BOSSS mission includes logistics, emergency and fire services, force protection, postal service, public works, transportation, and other support for the U.S. Central Command forces at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar.

“The base at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar is an essential element of Central Command’s deployed forces strategy in the global war on terror,” said Pete McKinney, president of ITT’s Systems Division. “ITT will continue to provide world-class support services to America’s warfighters, no matter where the mission leads them.”



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