WINCHESTER, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a task order contract for Barracks 15-18, located at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Feb. 7. Awarded for $16.7 million, the contract went to Bryan 77 Construction JV of Colorado Springs, Co.
The task order contract will provide construction of barracks to replace older living quarters that have outlived their usefulness. The new barracks will have interior lighting; heating, venting and air conditioning; showers and latrine facilities. The period of performance is 21 months.
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/.
Contracting officer authority will be transferred to Afghanistan Engineer District–North, which will oversee the construction.
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.