NAVFAC Issues Katrina-Related Orders to KBR Under Its $500M “Emergencies” Contract

Katrina (click to view full) The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Southern Division in North Charleston, SC has issued 3 task orders & modifications to Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root Services in Arlington, VA. These orders fall under a $500 million cost reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity emergency construction capabilities contract made on July 26, 2004. The basic contract was competitively procured with 59 proposals solicited, three offers received and award. These task orders are being issued for Hurricane Katrina stabilization and recovery at several key military bases in the region. Work to be performed includes the re-roofing of most buildings, barracks, debris removal from the entire base, water mitigation, mold mitigation, interior and exterior repairs to most buildings, waste treatment plants, and all incidental related work, and is expected to be complete by September 2007. The original contract (N62470-04-D-4017) is as follows: “…$500,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-quantity/ indefinite-contract for emergency construction capabilities. Work includes providing supervision, equipment, materials, labor, travel and all means necessary to provide the Navy an immediate response for civilian construction contract capability. The construction and related engineering and services would be in response to natural disasters, humanitarian assistance, conflict, or projects with similar characteristics. This includes occasional projects […]