Today, SAIC announced it was awarded a prime contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide supply chain management of land and aircraft tires used by the U.S. Armed Services and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. The single-award IDIQ contract has a five-year base period of performance, one two-year option, and an estimated value of more than $1 billion if the option is exercised.
DLA’s Tire Successor Initiative (TSI) allows the government to benefit from the latest commercial supply chain management technologies for improved customer support at the lowest possible cost. Under the contract, SAIC will provide supply chain management services, including forecasting, procurement, inventory management, and worldwide distribution of military aircraft and ground tires directly to DoD and FMS end-users. The TSI program responsibilities also include managing the Air Force’s tire life cycle cost program and the supply of aircraft tire retreads, scrap pick-up, recycling and disposal.
SAIC’s senior VP and Business Unit GM Glenn San Giacomo said, “We look forward to continuing to provide DLA with high-performance supply chain management solutions that result in outstanding fill rates and logistics response times, highly satisfied customers, and a low cost of ownership.”