Saab awarded Teamster mass feeding contract for the SANDF

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Saab has been awarded a contract to deliver a Mass Field Feeding Capability over a two year period to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) under the next phase of Project Teamster.

The company announced today that the contract will supply the SANDF with mobile containerised kitchens systems which consists of 24 x 50-man systems and 11 x 200-man systems.

The 200-man system consists of a fully equipped Expandable Kitchen Unit, a Reefer Unit, for cold storage of rations, Utility Unit, to accommodate potable water, diesel and waste water and a Storage Unit.

The 50-man system consists of a fully equipped expandable unit and bladders to handle potable and waste water.

The grillers, convection ovens and boiling pans are based on modern diesel fired technology, which forms part of the SANDF initiative to reduce the use of liquefied petroleum gas as this is difficult to transport due to safety concerns, especially on aircraft. The units are able to operate from the available power grid or as a stand-alone system with its own power generation mounted in the kitchen container unit, Saab said, adding that the work will be executed by Saab in Centurion.
“Saab is committed to supporting world class capabilities for the SANDF. This contract represents our efforts in strengthening our partnerships with military veterans and small and medium-sized enterprises – in line with national imperatives in South Africa,” says Trevor Raman, President and CEO of Saab Grintek Defence.

Desert Wolf, as a subcontractor, will supply the diesel fired stoves, ovens and boiling pans for the 50 and 200 person units.

OTT Solutions in 2016 was awarded the contract to supply the 15 person field cooking units under the first phase of Project Teamster in partnership with Desert Wolf and is due to finish all 158 of the 15 person units this year.

Armscor previously awarded Saab the deployable cold chain component of Teamster, for refrigeration and storage units. The contract was awarded to Saab in March 2016 and covers 12 refrigeration units and 65 insulated containers.