KBRwyle receives contract for prepositioned Army stocks

Aug. 14 (UPI) -- KBRwyle Technology Solutions in Columbia, Md., has received a $56.2 million modification to an existing contract for logistics toward the Army Prepositioned Stock-3.

Work on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Goose Creek, S.C., with an estimated completion date of August 2019. Army fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $22 million were obligated at the time of award.

The APS-3 fleet of ships has been designed and equipped to provide one heavy combat brigade with supplies in order to be ready to fight no later than 15 days after deployment. The APS-3 force is composed of two armored and two mechanized battalions plus support units.

The APS-3 fleet also provides combat ships for initial opening of the invasion, support and service support units and supply stocks capable of supplying the force for 30 days.

To establish rapid deployment, the APS-3 ship's crew would operate cranes, offload cargo to watercraft and direct drivers to the ship's piers.

Army civilians and contractors then unload the ships and watercraft in the reception and staging areas.