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Dec 20, 2022 (newstodate): Peace is now to reign at Greenland's Thule Air Force Base - at least as far as the service contract is concerned..
   The earlier tender was controversially won by US-owned company Vectrus's Danish subsidiary Exelis Services from September 2015 till September 2022, seen as a break with traditional policy that would expect Danish/Greenlandic companies, Greenland Contractors owned by Greenland Holding A/S and MT Hojgaard A/S, retaining the contract on Danish/Greenlandic hands securing tax incomes and local employment.
    According to an international agreement, only Danish and Greenlandic companies may bid on contracts for operating the polar base, but the US company bypassed the limitation by setting up a Danish subsidiary.
   This time, the US company Vectrus has teamed up with the Danish company Permagreen Grønland A/S owned by the Danish company Per Aarsleff A/S that was among the losing bidders in 2013.
   The joint venture named Inuksuk A/S has now won the contract comprising 12 years of services including civil engineering, airfield and water port operations, fuel management, transportation, non-secure communications, environmental management, food service, medical/public health, supply, recreation and community services.     
   Besides its military functions, the Thule AFB also provides the region with critical aviation services as well as SAR.