FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kuwait Acquires the MLG 27 for Fast Patrol Boats through FMS
Washington, D.C. June 30, 2006. GMD Solutions client, Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH, Branch Mauser Oberndorf, Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany, was awarded a maximum $43,381,330 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/definite-quantity contract, for 12 MLG 27 gun systems, test ammunition, spare parts, logistics data, engineer support services and training by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) under an FMS contract. The gun systems will be installed onto fast-interceptor boats for the Government of Kuwait that are being acquired under a separate contract and will be built in the United States. The MLG 27 is a lightweight, remotely controlled, fully stabilized, autonomous and automatic naval gun system. Engineering services will be provided under the contract to support program management, boat interface, installation/dockside tests and at-sea tests. Training courses for the gun system Operator, Maintainer and Base Maintainer will be conducted. Work is expected to be completed by June 2011.
GMD Solutions, Inc., has served as the U.S. Government Marketing representative for RWM since 1996 and was responsible for interfacing and coordinating with NAVSEA, as well as assisting with proposal preparation and contract negotiations. GMDS will continue to assist RWM with program management tasks and contract administration.
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