The US subsidiary of private security firm ArmorGroup, ArmorGroup North America, has the contract to provide guard services to the United States Embassy in Kabul.
The Afghanistan contract, worth up to $189 million, will run for up to five years from early April 2007 and will begin over the next 90 days.
Under the terms of the contract ArmorGroup North America will provide: static guard services by former Gurkha soldiers and Afghan guards protecting staff and assets based at the US Embassy and other sites in Kabul; facilities support, such as catering and laundry, for all based at the US Embassy and other facilities in Kabul; and explosive Detection Dogs (EDD) for access point and perimeter protection.
This is the largest contract award the Group has ever won, the company adds.
