Is providing a 2 trillion dollar contract to a company in Bahrain for the supply and distribution of food and non-food products a good idea?  They don't especially like us in the middle east yet, we're providing them with the means to supply food products to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and anyone else in the area?

The information on the company is stating it hold rights for various American companies, but are the companies physically located in the U.S. or are they located in the Middle East?

         “ Bahrain Maritime and Merchantile International, Sitra, Bahrain, is being awarded a maximum $2,801,334,120 firm fixed price, prime vendor contract for supply and distribution of food and non-food products.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and other approved customers located in the Middle East countries of Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. This proposal was originally Web solicited with 5 responses.  This contract is exercising its first term option period. Date of performance completion is March 10, 2009.  The contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM300-08-D-3131)”.

Source:  Department of Defense

               

“Bahrain Maritime & Mercantile International BSC is a Bahrain-based trading company engaged in the wholesale and retailing of packaged food, beverages, confectionary, toiletries, fragrances, cosmetics, tobacco, and household products. The Company holds agency rights for Colgate-Palmolive, Henkel, Japan Tobacco, Kellogg’s, Kraft Food International, MasterFoods, Red Bull, Yardley, Storck, Jergens, American Garden and Sue Bee. It also provides warehousing and distribution services locally and within the region. The Company has a wholly owned subsidiary, Bahrain Logistics Services and holds capital shares in Inchcape Shipping Services Bahrain WLL, BMMI Export LLC, and B&B Logistics WLL. Bahrain Maritime & Mercantile International BSC is headquartered in Manama.

812 Majlis Al Ta'awon Highway PO Box 828
Sitra,
BHR
+973-17-739444 (Phone)
+973-17-731186 (Fax)

              

Data Source:  Google