Largest contractor at Vance AFB is awarded a new contract
Largest contractor at Vance AFB is awarded new contract

By The Associated Press

Published: February 9, 2008

ENID (AP) _ The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a new contract to the primary contractor at Vance Air Force Base.

Dan Ohnesorge, the Vance program manager for Computer Sciences Corp., said the deal between the DOD and the company would span 6½ years. Details of the contract weren't immediately released by CSC, which is one of Enid's largest employers.

The DOD announced Friday that it had awarded a $29.6 million contract to Fort Worth, Texas-based CSC Applied Technologies to provide operations support for Vance, one of the Air Force's primary training bases. Bidding on the contract began more than a year ago.

That amount likely will cover the first six months of the contract, Ohnesorge said.

"I am ecstatic," he said. "I think we have done a good job here and I think the Air Force recognized that. I think that was a big part of the selection."

About 900 CSC employees work at Vance.

The current contract will replace a seven-year, $392.7 million deal that was awarded in July 2000 to DynCorp Technical Services. CSC purchased that company in December 2002 and took over the contract.

The new contract makes CSC and its subcontractors responsible for the support and maintenance of most base functions. The company also will maintain the T-6, T-38 and T-1A aircraft at the base.

"When you look at Vance Air Force Base, we are still the most cost-efficient base for training pilots," said Mike Cooper, the military liaison for the city of Enid. "A lot of that has to do with the contracted services out at the base. It does say something about their ability to perform that contract.

"We have one of the best work forces in the state working out there under that contract," he said.

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