CONTRACT AWARD: Army to Extend Law Enforcement Professional Services Contract in Afghanistan
The United States Army intends to extend Engility Corporation's contract W91CRB-13-C-0021 by 12 months on a sole source basis to accommodate expected increases.
This will allow performance to continue until 31 December 2020 to support Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan for the United States Army. A new competitive contract for these services will be competed while this extension is in place.
This contract is for highly trained Law Enforcement Professionals (LEPs) to instruct and facilitate U.S. forces to understand, identify, target, penetrate, interdict, and suppress criminal-like, insurgent network enterprises and special group criminals. This knowledge is then shared with Host Nation Security Forces.
If this contract is not extended, there will be a significant duplication of costs. A 90-day transition period would be required to allow for the setup of a Country Management Team in Afghanistan and the current requirement for the recruitment and training of 58 LEPs. Bringing back the current OCONUS personnel and redeploying 58 personnel to Afghanistan will be costly. The administrative costs of issuing Letters of Authorization, obtaining clearances, processing personnel through Fort Bliss, issuing equipment, and processing arming documents are substantial, as are reprocurement costs.