AIR FORCE
(Defenselink -- 11 August 2006) Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded a $62,905,628 firm-fixed-priced contract for 86 Cougar Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) vehicles, associated spares, field service support, and technical manuals. This is a foreign military sale for the United Kingdom. Work will be performed in Ladson, S.C. (60 percent) and Charlotte, Mich. (40 percent), and work is expected to be completed by May 2007. Contract funds will not expire by the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is a sole source award to Force Protection Industries, Inc as they are the sole manufacturer of the Cougar EOD vehicle. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity (M67854-06-C-5162).