WINCHESTER, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a task order contract on April 12 to construct Phase 5 Barracks 19-23, located at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Awarded for $19.3 million, the contract went to Bryan 77 Construction JV of Colorado Springs, Colo.
The task order contract includes construction of five barracks to provide housing for Soldiers. Supporting facilities include electrical distribution, transformers, water storage tanks, water and sewage distribution systems, mechanical systems, roads, drainage, site improvements and parking. The performance period is 22 months.
Contracting officer authority will be transferred to Afghanistan Engineer District–North, which will oversee the construction.
Middle East District awards task orders under a set of Multiple Award Task Order Contracts awarded June 16, 2011, that went 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.