Middle East District Awards Army Aviation Headquarters Facility in Afghanistan

Published Aug. 7, 2012

WINCHESTER, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a task order contract on Aug. 2 for the construction of an Army Aviation Headquarters facility at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The task order contract went to the Bryan 77 Construction J.V. of Colorado Springs, Colo., for $7 million.

This project consists of a brigade headquarters that will provide necessary administrative and command and control space. Supporting facilities include electrical distribution, water and sewage distribution systems, roads and parking, walks and curbs, and site improvements.

Contracting officer authority will be transferred to Afghanistan Engineer District–North, which will oversee the construction. The performance period is 13 months.

Middle East District competes and awards task orders under the Multiple Award Task Order Contracts awarded June 16, 2011, to 14 firms. The firms may be called upon to support design-build and construction projects throughout the 20 countries of U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, which is defined as including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Yemen. More information on the CENTCOM MATOCs can be found at http://www.tam.usace.army.mil/CENTCOM-MATOC/.

The Middle East District provides engineering, construction and related services in the Middle East, Central Asia and other areas. Its work includes designing and constructing facilities for use by U.S. forces, performing engineering activities for other U.S. government and foreign agencies, and providing operations and maintenance services for various customers. In addition, the District provides project management, engineering, contracting and support services to USACE districts in Afghanistan.


Release no. 13-066