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2000 Press Release
Westar Awarded $1.25B Army Contract
Huntsville, Alabama, June 1, 2000 -- After nearly a year in developing its team and bid, Westar Corporation announced today that it was selected by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command as one of its winners in the "Omnibus 2000" technical support competition. The five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity award has a ceiling amount of $1.25B and allows all AMCOM and PEO users to contract for broadly defined engineering and technical services and limited or prototype production using a variety of time and materials, cost-type, or fixed-priced orders. According to the Government, throughout its history in supporting the Army, Westar demonstrated "exceptional ability to perform multiple diverse and complex tasks simultaneously in a manner that routinely exceeds the customer's expectations." William B. (Bill) Wahlheim, Westar's Vice President said, "We are thrilled to be selected in this landmark procurement and pleased to continue supporting a most valued group of customers under the new contract. And, we are thankful for the sustained assistance of our capable employees and responsive subcontractors in making our team a clear winner in this procurement."
Westar's Aerospace & Defense Group provides systems engineering and technical assistance in every aviation and airborne weapon technology area, test and training range support, and program or project management services. The Group made up of operating divisions that serve geographically diverse customers including the United States Department of Defense, other U.S. Government customers, friendly foreign governments, and aerospace prime and subcontractors. The U.S. Army AMCOM is America's world-class provider of current and future Army Aviation and Missile Systems. In a philosophy that unites program managers, industry, and Government partners, it develops, acquires, fields, and sustains the aviation and missile systems that guarantee the readiness and technological superiority of America and its allies on the battlefield.