catch up

Bpost has a little catching up to do so forgive us for the even more than usual randomness of our posts while we make our way thru an overflowing inbox.

While technically the following are not contracts, it would not surprise us to see the money awarded to one of several private military contractors (PMC's) now operating in Iraq. Vinnell and Dyncorp both come to mind.

Pending

Company
Award $25 million
Agency State Department's Reward for Justice Program
Date of RFP
Pre-planning No comment
Date of Award July 3, 2003
Nature of work For information that either leads to the capture of Saddam Hussein or confirms that the former Iraqi leader is dead.
Reference
U.S. offers $25 million reward for Saddam
CNN Baghdad Bureau Chief Jane Arraf and correspondents Barbara Starr and John King
CNN
July 3, 2003

Company
Award $15 million reward
Agency State Department's Reward for Justice Program
Date of RFP
Pre-planning
Date of Award July 3, 2003
Nature of work For information that either leads to the capture of Qusay Hussein or confirms that the former Iraqi leader's son is dead.
Reference
U.S. offers $25 million reward for Saddam
CNN Baghdad Bureau Chief Jane Arraf and correspondents Barbara Starr and John King
CNN
July 3, 2003

Company
Award $15 million reward
Agency State Department's Reward for Justice Program
Date of RFP
Pre-planning
Date of Award July 3, 2003
Nature of work For information that either leads to the capture of Uday Hussein or confirms that the former Iraqi leader's son is dead.
Reference
U.S. offers $25 million reward for Saddam
CNN Baghdad Bureau Chief Jane Arraf and correspondents Barbara Starr and John King
CNN
July 3, 2003