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DynCorp International Files Protest of Shift in Afghan Police Training Contract

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – December 15, 2009 – DynCorp International LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DynCorp International Inc. (NYSE:DCP), has filed a pre-award protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concerning the planned procurement of training and mentoring of police and government personnel in Afghanistan by the Department of Defense through task orders issued by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office (CNTPO). DynCorp International is the incumbent contractor currently performing the protested work through the Department of State’s CIVPOL contract.  The work being performed in Afghanistan on a task order under the current CIVPOL contract is in the process of being transferred by the U.S. government to the Department of Defense, through the CNTPO program.

DynCorp International believes that the existing CNTPO contract has a limited scope and is structured solely to procure technologies and technology based goods and services related to CNTPO's mission, which is the development of technologies related to counter-drug and counter narcoterrorism activities. The GAO protest challenges the proposed task orders as being beyond the scope of the CNTPO contract because they include activities that are not related to technology development and counter-drug and counter narcoterrorism efforts. 

Additionally, the protested CNTPO contract limits bidding and excludes the incumbent, DynCorp International, and other potential qualified bidders from participation because they are not existing CNTPO contract holders. DynCorp International requests in the GAO protest that the contested services be obtained through full and open competition, which DynCorp International believes will result in better pricing and a best value solution for the U.S. government, not through a limited set of pre-selected contractors.

"We have been a proud partner of the U.S. government in the effort to build the capacity and capability of the Afghan Police force, and advocate a contract procurement approach that will bring the best value and service solution for the U.S. government," stated William L. Ballhaus, President and Chief Executive Officer of DynCorp International. "Irrespective of the outcome of this protest, we continue to enjoy a strong relationship with the Department of Defense and Department of State in Afghanistan, Iraq and other parts of the world providing essential government services in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives."

As previously disclosed, DynCorp International’s current civilian police task order in Afghanistan ends in February 2010.  The current task order contributed $118 million of revenues for the six months ended October 2, 2009. The migration of civilian police training in Afghanistan to the CNTPO program would not result in a change in DynCorp International's previously disclosed total backlog and would not materially change DynCorp International's previously disclosed estimated remaining contract value.


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DynCorp International is a provider of specialized mission-critical services to civilian and military government agencies worldwide, and operates major programs in law enforcement training and support, security services, base operations, aviation services, intelligence services, contingency operations, and logistics support. DynCorp International is headquartered in Falls Church, Va. For more information, visit www.dyn-intl.com .
 

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