The long awaited announcement of the first LOGCAP IV task order to be awarded in Iraq has been made.

KBR has been awarded Task Order 2 under KBR’s LOGCAP IV contract W52P1J-07-D-0009 for the Iraq CTP (Corp Logistics/Transportation/Postal) effort in the amount of $2.345B.

Work is to begin under this Task Order on March 1, 2010.

Interesting...just four days ago KBR received a ZERO award fee for unsatisfactory work and is now awarded a $2.3B contract. Is anyone else gong "What the hell?"

For a list of other LOGCAP IV Task Order awards click here.

I can't even imagine how devastated people like Cheryl Harris, SSG Ryan Maseth's mother is. As you may know Ryan was electrocuted and died in his shower in Baghdad. I'm sure Cheryl is thrilled that just a few days ago KBR was being punished at least financially for their shoddy work and today they are being rewarded with a new multi-billion dollar contract.

Was this the agreement between the Army and KBR? We are going to patronize Congress and the American taxpayer by acting like we are punishing you by not awarding you $25M. Then we are going to turn around and award you this $2.345B LOGCAP IV task order in Iraq. Does the Army really think we are stupid? Someone needs to be fired!!!

Ms Sparky