LOCB Wet & Dry Gap Systems

The Line of Communication Bridge (LOCB) Wet & Dry Gap Systems Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by Army Contracting Command in Warren, Michigan, focuses on procuring modular panel-truss bridge systems and field service representative support for technical assistance and training. This contract vehicle enables the U.S. Army to acquire critical bridging equipment that supports tactical and logistical operations, specifically designed to facilitate troop and equipment mobility across various terrain obstacles. The systems include wet gap and dry gap bridge sections of varying lengths, ranging from 50-meter to 600-meter configurations, which can be rapidly deployed in military engineering and logistics scenarios.

The contract has consistently awarded task orders to two primary contractors: Acrow Corporation of America and Acrow Global Limited, with delivery order values ranging from $7.5 million to $43.9 million. Task orders have been predominantly firm fixed-price and focused on procuring multiple bridge sections, with work primarily performed in Parsippany, New Jersey, and locations in Great Britain. The Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center, specifically the Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support, has been the primary funding agency. None of the task orders utilized small business set-asides, suggesting these were full and open competition awards. The contract's shared ceiling is $250 million, with task orders typically having performance periods between six to twelve months, demonstrating the Army's ongoing requirement for flexible, modular bridging systems to support global logistics and combat engineering requirements.