U.S. Army: ~$12.6B for theater logistics support "LOGCAP IV" (Afghanistan) — a contract with Fluor (USAspending)
The U.S. Army awarded an Afghanistan services contract under "LOGCAP IV," which outsources theater base operations, life support, and logistics to the private sector, to engineering major Fluor. The value is about $12.6 billion ($12,568,636,131) — a case where defense spending goes substantially to "services" rather than weapons.
Contract key facts
- RecipientFLUOR INTERCONTINENTAL, INC
- Contract value$12,568,636,131 (≈$12.57B)
- BranchArmy
- Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
- Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Army
- Award typeDELIVERY ORDER
- Period of performance2009-07-07 〜 2025-09-30
- Contract ID (PIID)0005
Contract scope (original)
LOGCAP IV SERVICES AFGHANISTAN
Key points
- U.S. Army ordered an Afghanistan contract under "LOGCAP IV," outsourcing theater support to the private sector
- Recipient Fluor, ~$12.6B ($12,568,636,131), July 2009–September 2025 (multi-year cumulative)
- LOGCAP has contractors provide base operations, food, fuel, facilities, and logistics
- A case where defense spending goes substantially to "services," not just "weapons"
- A contract to buy equipment ends at delivery; one to buy services runs the whole period, its scale set by personnel and organisation.
1LOGCAP IV and contracted logistics
This contract covers theater services in Afghanistan under "LOGCAP IV" (the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program), which outsources theater logistics and support to the private sector.
2How the LOGCAP program came about
LOGCAP is a U.S. Army program set up so that the logistics needed in a contingency are not carried by military units alone but supplemented by contractors placed under agreement in advance. The numeral (IV) marks the generation of the program, and the contractors are re-competed generation by generation.
The actual work is typically issued as task orders by theater and by requirement, and this award is bundled as services for Afghanistan.
3Spending on services, not weapons
LOGCAP is a U.S. Army framework in which contractors provide life and logistical support in theater — base operations, food, water, fuel, construction and maintenance of facilities, and logistics. Such services are outsourced so that soldiers can focus on their missions. This contract is a leading example of defense spending going substantially to "services" rather than just "weapons" like fighters or ships. It supported the long-running U.S. military presence in Afghanistan from the rear.
4Buying a thing, and buying an activity
Defence spending is usually spoken of as the price of equipment, but what this contract buys is not a thing. Base operations, meals, water, fuel, construction and maintenance of facilities, logistics — the activity that lets soldiers in theatre concentrate on their mission is the subject.
LOGCAP is the arrangement the Army established to supplement wartime logistics with contractors engaged in advance rather than carrying it with units alone. The numeral IV marks the generation of the arrangement, with recipients recompeted each time. Work is generally issued as orders by theatre and by case, and this contract is gathered as services for Afghanistan.
Why it matters
A case showing the size of "services" (rear support) within defense spending. Useful for understanding government procurement that is not weapons-centric and for readers tracking the government market in facilities operations, logistics, and engineering.
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- USAspending (award details)
- Contract ID (PIID)：0005