Poland, Spain protest Iow bid for Iraqi army deal

摘要

The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad announced on 30 January that the largest tender to date for personal equipment, vehicles, communications equipment and light armament deliveries for the New Iraqi Army and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps was awarded to Nour USA amid calls that the bid was unrealistically low. Nour USA, based in Vienna, Virginia, was set up specifically to bid for Iraq deals. The company is backed by HAIFinance, a US-based private equity group, and Jordan-based conglomerate Munir Sukhtian Group. Nour USA tentatively won the tender for equipment with a bid of $327.5 million. It was the lowest of three shortlisted out of 19 bids. The other two came from a group of Spanish companies ($540 million) and Poland's PHZBumar ($558 million).