
According to the Department of Defense (DoD), a company out of Houston, Texas, is awarded a $61,307,522 modification for the exercise of Option Three under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for base operating support services at U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia. After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $240,038,950.
The work to be performed provides for general management and administration services; command and staff (information technology services, information technology support and management, telephone services, telecommunication services, antenna maintenance); public safety (fire protection and emergency services); air operations (ground electronics, airfield facilities, and passenger terminal and cargo handling); port operations; supply (supply services and petroleum, oil and lubricant management and operations, and ship’s store service activities); morale, welfare and recreation support; galley; bachelor quarters; facilities support (facility management, facility investment sustainment, restoration and modernization, custodial, pest control, integrated solid waste management, grounds maintenance, and pavement clearance); utilities (electrical, compressed gases, wastewater, steam, hot water and demineralized water and potable water); base support vehicles and equipment; and environmental to provide integrated base operating services. Work will be performed in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, and is expected to be completed by November 2021.
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KBR Diego Garcia LLC, Diego Garcia is the largest of 60 small islands making up the Chagos Archipelago. It was settled by the French in the 1790s and became a British colony after the Napoleonic Wars. In the early 1970s the island become an American military base on a leased basis and has remained so ever since. Diego Garcia was uninhabited until the late 18th century and has no indigenous population. Today the population is comprised of military personnel and supporting contractors, of which KBR DG, LLC is by far the largest with well over 1,200 staff. While life on Diego Garcia is fairly laid back, it can become very busy at times of increased military tension supporting both UK and US Navy and Air Force operations. However, KBR DG employees that have been to Diego Garcia tend to agree with the US Navy recruitment literature once describing Diego Garcia as one of the world's best-kept secrets, boasting great recreational facilities, exquisite natural beauty, and outstanding living conditions.