Defending KBR’s honor; the case of the missing CHU’s and other news
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Here is what’s happening in the world of contracting. Thomas Vaughn, president of KBR’s Power and Industrial Business Unit, has channeled his inner Bill Bodie and submitted an OpEd defending KBR (note to KBR legal team please add some new lines to your repertoire). David Brooks’ girlfriend and brother were barred from the courtroom after contraband was found concealed in ink pens. You would think that someone with a $350,000.00 pen collection would have at least one capable of concealing contraband. A State Department employee has been indicted on Iraq fraud allegations and not to be out done an official from Army Space and Missile Defense Command, in Huntsville Alabama, has pled guilty to accepting bribes. Meanwhile the Pentagon has spent millions and is forecasting billions of dollars to be spent on Information Operations (IO) and Psychological Operations (PSYOP) to handle media relations. ~Forseti
US still open to military contract bids-Kuwait’s KGL
KUWAIT (Reuters) – July 25, 2010 -A lucrative contract to support U.S. Forces in Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan is still up for grabs according to Kuwaiti logistics firm KGL, which said on Sunday the U.S. government would accept “amended bids.”
KGL’s announcement on the Kuwait bourse appeared to counter a statement on Friday from Dubai-based ANHAM FZCO LLC, which had been awarded the work and said the U.S. government had dismissed a protest filed by KGL against that decision. KGL, or Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co, said it had received an email stating that the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency will “reopen limited talks …. and receive amended bids,” ahead of making new decisions about the contract.
Gulf Arab state Kuwait has become a major logistics base for the American military since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
In the wake of fraud charges against main long-time supplier Agility of Kuwait, the U.S. military awarded a prime vendor contract to ANHAM. (Click HERE for article)
Letters To The Editor For Sunday, July 25 and The Palm Beach Post
Company has worked hard to involve locals – Friday, July 23, 2010
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not their own facts. As president of KBR’s Power and Industrial Business Unit, which is responsible for BE&K’s work with the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority, I would like to set the record straight on the July 18 Palm Beach Post editorial.
In January 2009, BE&K won the bid to refurbish and replace equipment and infrastructure at the SWA’s waste incineration plant. BE&K was selected based upon its unmatched experience and commitment to high-quality service.
BE&K has been and remains fully committed to hiring local workers whenever possible. Since September of last year, we have partnered with the Workforce Alliance and held two large job fairs at Palm Beach State College. We also have engaged with veterans’ associations, Florida apprenticeship programs and other state employment groups. Last, we have reached out to Associated Builders and Contractors, and hosted several job open houses throughout Palm Beach County. (Click HERE for editorial)
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Sunday, July 25th 2010 at 9:09 am |
Here is another article on the Anham/KGL fight for the logistics contract:
Rivals go in hard for US logistics contract
Last Updated: July 25. 2010 8:33PM UAE / July 25. 2010 4:33PM GMT Two logistics companies are at loggerheads over a US$2.16 billion (Dh7.9bn) contract to supply US troops in Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan.
ANHAM, the Dubai-based contractor, last weekend said it had won approval from the US government accountability office (GAO) for the contract.
A GAO investigation evaluated a protest made in April from Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport (KGL), which claimed ANHAM did not meet the minimum bidding requirements.
But yesterday, KGL said the lucrative contract was still up for grabs and the US government would accept “amended bids”.
Sunday, July 25th 2010 at 9:31 am |
Thanks for the news Forseti. This IS big news in Kuwait! I’d love to know what exactly is being amended. I hear Anham made unrealistic assumptions in the operational plans and didn’t follow the USG estimates when pricing their bid. Hello Anham. Why else would the USG provide these estimates to all bidders? For your entertainment? LMAO. Between Agility and Anham the laughs and amazement never end.
Sunday, July 25th 2010 at 9:45 am |
Seems KBR’s legal dept. has been busy this week. Mark S. Williams, president of KBR Infrastructure, Government and Power, is a “guest columnist” on Oregon Live. Here is the link to his version of everyone has a right to their own opinion. Feel free to offer your opinion and set him straight, by leaving a comment.
KBR and Qarmat Ali: Army twice cleared Iraqi plant where troops served
As the old saying goes, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. Many of the statements and assertions in The Oregonian’s recent editorial about Kellogg, Brown and Root (“Justice for poisoned soldiers,” July 18) are misleading. KBR believes that it must set the record straight.
Sunday, July 25th 2010 at 7:39 pm |
yes you do have a right to voice their opinion
he can’t say anything that would damage their case
Tuesday, July 27th 2010 at 3:15 am |
Here is a link to an interview given by ANHAM’s spokeswoman, Trish Wexler
ANHAM Spokeswoman Grants Live Interview to Al Arabiya on Dismissal of Protest
WASHINGTON, July 26 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Trish Wexler, spokeswoman for ANHAM FZCO, LLC, provided a live interview to Al Arabiya on the recent news that the U.S. Government Accountability Office has dismissed all protests to the selection of ANHAM as “Prime Vendor” to the U.S. Government, providing food and support services for the U.S. Government in Kuwait and Iraq. The following is a summary of the questions and responses, with further detail provided below than time allowed for on air:
You issued a press release last Friday announcing that the U.S. Government Accountability Office dismissed the protest filed by losing bidders for the Prime Vendor contract. What was the basis for this announcement?