Djibouti, Africa: Base Operations Contracting
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Djibouti is an important base for western navies, the French Foreign Legion, and the US Marines. It sits in a very strategic location, at the entrance to the Red Sea and astride the passage from the Indian Ocean to the Suez Canal. Maintaining and operating that base takes work, of course. The US Navy’s Seabees have done excellent work there, and the base is being used as a testing ground for containerized renewable power options.
In the modern era, however, military construction teams are not the only ones involved in keeping the base running. Contractors are also involved. The base operations services contract was competitively procured via the NAVFAC e-solicitation website, with 6 proposals received by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Europe and Southwest Asia in Naples, Italy (N33191-07-D-0207). The winner was…
May 16/08: PAE Government Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA received $56.2 million to exercise the 1st option period under firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity contract N33191-07-D-0207 for base operating services at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Horn of Africa.
After exercise of this option, the current total contract amount will be $119.7 million, and the contract contains 3 additional one-year option periods, which could now bring the total contract value to $177.6 million if exercised. Work will be performed in Djibouti, Africa, and is expected to be complete in August 2009. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
May 15/07: PAE Government Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA received a $26.4 million cost-plus-award-fee contract for base operations services at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Horn of Africa; the agreement covers base tenants, and outlying facilities. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
This contract contains 4 option years, which if exercised, would bring the total to a not to exceed amount of $140.7 million. Work will be performed in Djibouti, with an expected completion date of August 2008 (August 2012 with options).
