Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Troy DarlingAir Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Stebbins, a contract inspector with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, watches an Iraqi contractor excavate a drainage ditch. Contingency contracting officers are authorized to obligate hundreds of thousands of Air Force dollars via issuance of warrants from their respective commands.
Heart of the Deal: Contracting Officials Coordinate with Local Agencies for Services, Supplies
By Air Force Master Sgt. Jon Hanson,
407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs
ALI BASE, Iraq -- In a war environment, when military customers can’t find the product or service they are looking for through supply channels they often turn to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Contracting Office for help.
The contracting office is responsible for procuring commodities, commercial and construction services to support and sustain Ali Base in a legal, ethical and cost effective manner. Six Air Force contingency contracting officers here manage more than 50 contracts worth almost $23 million.
Active contracts include janitorial services for the Cadillacs, DV tents and portable restrooms. They also administer the laundry cleaning contract which provides a 24-hour turn around and provide oversight on the Italian Restaurant in Bedrock (the Air Force community at Ali).
On-going construction contracts include paving the combined defense operations center parking lot and repairing concrete on the airfield and airport road.
Several completed projects include building sidewalks in Bedrock, putting in a drainage system in Bedrock and pouring foundations for several services facilities.
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