DynCorp International Awarded Up To $290M Contract To Train Afghanistan Police

DynCorp International
Sep. 15, 2005

IRVING, TEXAS – September 7, 2005 – The United States Department of State has awarded DynCorp International a contract to train, equip, and build the capacity of the police forces in Afghanistan. The potential value of the award is $117,236,158 for the first year and $85,275,734 and $87,487,630, respectively, for two option years. This is a follow-on award for DynCorp International, which has been training police in Afghanistan since 2003.

The training is aimed at increasing the overall ability of the National Police, Border Police, and Highway Patrol in Afghanistan to provide police presence, improve public security, and support the rule of law. The U.S. program focuses on basic-skills training for existing police and basic training for new and lower-ranked police. It also provides equipment and assistance with administrative reform.

The training, to be held in centers throughout the country, consists of basic policing skills, policing in a democracy, and developing trainers among experienced Afghan police officers. Subjects include first aid, human rights, establishing and protecting crime scenes, traffic control, evidence chain-of-custody, investigations, interviewing techniques, treatment of suspects, applicable laws, and defensive tactics.

The contract also calls for the development and repair of facilities and provision of equipment and supplies for the Afghan police, whose infrastructure is chronically underdeveloped and was largely destroyed during 25 years of conflict.

“We are happy to be selected to continue the work we have started in training and equipping the police in Afghanistan,” said Stephen J. Cannon, DynCorp International CEO. “We have dedicated, capable law-enforcement professionals from all over the country who are doing extraordinary work teaching modern policing skills and transmitting democratic values in Afghanistan. It is truly gratifying for our company to be able to make such a contribution to the welfare of the Afghan people and to the security of the United States.”
DynCorp International is a leading professional services and project-management firm serving governments, corporations, and international organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, it has more than 14,000 employees in some 35 countries. It has its origins in 1946 with the founding of the company subsequently known as Dynalectron Corporation and later as DynCorp. It had revenues of nearly $2 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005.