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Posted on February 19, 2012 with No Comments
Knoxville, Tennessee – (January 30, 2012) The US Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Vanquish Worldwide, LLC a $4.5 million prime contract to provide power plant overhauls and reconditioning services for the Afghanistan National Army (ANA). Vanquish Worldwide is testing, repairing and maintaining mission-critical services on power plants throughout Afghanistan.
“As we restore prime power, Vanquish Worldwide’s goal is not only to ensure the longevity of the machinery, but we want to also ensure and enhance the quality of life of the Afghan Army,” said Eric W. Barton, President and CEO of Vanquish Worldwide. “We are doing our part to help the government of Afghanistan achieve its goal of long-term security and stability by improving living conditions and providing the necessary skills to maintain troop morale and welfare.”
Vanquish Worldwide will provide maintenance support to ANA power plants consisting of Caterpillar and Cummins engines. These facilities supply essential power-generation services for dining halls, lodging, and medical facilities, including Kandahar Regional Military Hospital. Work on the power plants is expected to begin February 2012. Through Vanquish’s regional and local partnerships, the company is able to offer low-cost solutions in the most remote locations.
Vanquish Worldwide provides all administration, security, logistics support and supply chain management necessary to ensure contractual compliance. A key component to Vanquish Worldwide’s extraordinary success is a certified team of skilled mechanics. Together with their partners, Vanquish Worldwide has successfully provided power plant reconditioning and supply chain management in the Middle East and Afghanistan for over 11 years.
Vanquish Worldwide’s comprehensive DCAA-approved project management systems include Deltek GCS Premier, which is used to provide real time financial information to enable the successful execution of all projects. The Vanquish Worldwide finance team is well-trained in the administration of cost plus, firm-fixed price, and time and material contract management.
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Vanquish Worldwide is located just outside of Knoxville, TN, with offices in Afghanistan, Uganda, and Iraq. Since 2007, Vanquish Worldwide has offered logistics, construction, life support, manpower, security, vehicle maintenance, and transportation services. The company has significant experience working in combat theaters and developing nations as well as other austere environments. Vanquish Worldwide is a CVE verified service-disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB). For more information on Vanquish Worldwide, please call (855) 468-2678 or visit http://www.govanquish.com.
Posted on November 2, 2011 with No Comments
Take a moment and look at the video from the newscast on WBIR that explains how we support our troops in Afghanistan.
Posted on October 21, 2011 with No Comments
Vanquish Worldwide, LLC, an international company providing worldwide support services to the US
Government and the commercial market sector, has been awarded, as part of the National Afghan Trucking (NAT) effort, a contract to deliver fuel throughout the various 400 plus US Military Forward Operating Bases located in Afghanistan.
This fuel provides the most basic of needs for approximately 98,000 troops stationed in Afghanistan. Given that Kabul is basically the only city in the country that has any form of city provided power all of these bases depend on the delivery of fuel to power the thousands of generators that must constantly run to provide electricity for everything you can imagine…computers, stoves, lights, etc. In addition, this fuel is used for vehicles driven by the military and civilians working on base, which in some cases, are like small self-contained cities.
Although this task may seem simple it is far from it. The majority of fuel that Vanquish delivers comes from Pakistan. In order to arrive at storage facilities in Kabul or Bagram these 5,000 and 10,000 gallon tanker trucks must make a long and dangerous 800 mile journey that can take upwards of 18 days to complete, which equates to less than 45 miles traveled per day, due to the conditions of the roads and the mountainous terrain. Because of the sheer value of the fuel, which can cost up to $15 per gallon by the time it is delivered; the possibility of pilferage and stolen trucks is very high. Due to these risks all convoys must be escorted by security personnel and equipped with state of the art GPS equipment so the location of the trucks can be continuously tracked.
According to the Pentagon, in an article released in June 2011, the US Government has spent $1.5 billion in fuel from October 2010 to May 2011. Given the expense and critical nature of the fuel Vanquish Worldwide takes the mission at hand very seriously. All precautions are taken as to minimize the risks involved in what is considered the most dangerous of all movements in Afghanistan.
“Vanquish’s experience with the arduous terrain, sometimes severe climate conditions and the hundreds of routes required to deliver to all of the involved locations gives us an understanding of how to successfully deliver this precious resource while taking all the necessary security precautions. The safety of our employees is of the utmost importance”, said Eric Barton, President and CEO.
Vanquish is a certified service-disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) with significant experience working in combat theaters and developing nations as well as other austere environments. Their services include construction, life support, manpower, security, vehicle maintenance, and transportation. Vanquish is headquartered just outside of Maryville, TN with offices in Afghanistan, Uganda, and Iraq.
Posted on September 19, 2011 with No Comments
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (September 15, 2011) Vanquish Worldwide, LLC, an international company providing worldwide support services to the US Government and the commercial market sector, has been awarded a prime contract by the US Central Command for National Afghan Trucking (NAT). Vanquish Worldwide will be distributing reconstruction material, security equipment, fuel, miscellaneous dry cargo, and life support assets throughout Afghanistan.
This mission- critical contract directly supports US troops in the war zone by providing necessities to Forward Operating Bases to provide the US Military with the supplies they need to successfully execute their mission Afghanistan wide. Vanquish Worldwide provides all management and logistics support resources necessary to pick up material and equipment at origin and deliver material and equipment at destination. Vanquish, along with their local national transportation and security teaming partners, will travel to some of the most dangerous parts of the country. To help ensure their employees and cargo arrive safely, each mission will have an assigned convoy security team and will be tracked by the Vanquish Tactical Operations Center (TOC) professionals utilizing a multi-million dollar state of the art GPS tracking system.
Vanquish’s local partners are vetted and experienced in the secure movement of materials around Afghanistan. They currently conduct more than 1200 truck movements per month to all parts of the country. Their Afghan partners have experienced, well trained, and well equipped convoy teams with knowledge of the terrain and roads for which they travel on a daily basis.
Vanquish is a certified service-disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) with significant experience working in combat theaters and developing nations as well as other austere environments. Their services include construction, life support, manpower, security, vehicle maintenance, and transportation. Vanquish is headquartered just outside of Maryville, TN with offices in Afghanistan, Uganda, and Iraq. www.govanquish.com
Posted on March 11, 2011 with No Comments
Vanqu
ish Worldwide is pleased to announce the start of our sister company, Vanquish Worldwide – Afghanistan. Vanquish Worldwide – Afghanistan is a majority Afghan owned company that focuses on our commitment to the US Governments Afghan first initiative, which utilizes local national companies and people to execute contracts. By utilizing local national personnel it supports Afghanistan’s economy by teaching locals new skills and affording them the opportunity to support their families. The Afghan First initiative is key to long term stability by giving the country a consistent source of revenue which is essential to stabilization.
Vanquish Worldwide – Afghanistan has a diverse line of services that offer many solutions to prime contractors, they include, security, manpower, construction, transportation and logistics. We have all the necessary licenses and past performance to conduct this work and we offer the advantage of Afghan and American management. Our Afghan management personnel have decades of experience managing multiple businesses and an invaluable understanding of local culture and the proper way to do business with the Afghan government. Vanquish Worldwide’s management staff has significant experience working in Afghanistan and together we offer our client’s the experience in US Government contracting, prior military experience and knowledge of working in austere environments.
Soon we will offer a new website that focuses on our sister company where you can read more about the advantages our combined experience brings. We are excited about this expansion of Vanquish Worldwide and look forward to growing our business in Afghanistan in 2011.
Posted on January 21, 2011 with No Comments
- 40 under 40 Award Banquet
Eric Barton, 35
Knoxville News Sentinel
Eric Barton likes to talk and move fast.
“I love to be doing 40 things at once,” he says.
One of the reasons he stepped aside in November as president and CEO of Relyant is so he has more time to dedicate to other ventures, including a $6 million horse farm he operates in Lenoir City with his family, as well as an overseas training and manpower organization.
“I’ve got Relyant healthy and now I need to get these other companies built up,” he says.
As chairman of Relyant, a company that provides construction, spray foam insulation, life support, vehicle maintenance and a variety of other services to government and commercial clients in the Middle East and elsewhere, Barton will facilitate the board of directors’ long-range strategic planning.
“This is a way for me to not have to report every day to an office and be free to go wherever I’m needed most,” he says. “Our goal now is to diversify and work with other large businesses.”
He credits the leadership skills he developed while in the U.S. Marine Corps with helping him make Relyant a success.
In 2002, Barton traveled to Africa as a senior analyst for the Combined Joint Task Force, Horn of Africa National Intelligence Cell.
“I was able to go into that part of the world and learn about it because it was my job, but I also learned about the people and the opportunities there for business and about a different way of life,” he says.
The experience, he says, changed his perspective and solidified his faith.
He learned of Americans for African Adoptions Inc. and later adopted two sons from Ethiopia through the organization, which he supports today as a board member.
He has returned several times, scouting out business opportunities and helping to remove more than 100 children and women from dangerous working conditions in a rock quarry last fall.
Barton, who holds four advanced degrees and several professional certifications, felt called to be a chaplain after his military tour. He moved his family to Atlanta to pursue a master’s of divinity from Columbia Seminary.
But with mounting bills to pay, he signed with a recruiting agency and went to Iraq in 2005. By 2007, he had teamed with colleagues to form Relyant and the company landed a $17 million vehicle maintenance contract. Contracts for relocatable buildings, spray foam insulation and demining services soon followed.
“Now it’s my turn to step away and start looking at it from a corporate health perspective,” Barton says of his new role. “The real test is long-term sustainability.”
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