DoD awards Agility $25M contract extension after suspension
The USG is clearly Agility's cash and they appear to be milking it for all its worth.
First of all I find it interesting this award was posted on a Saturday. Was the DoD/DLA hoping no one would notice??
Here is the official FBO (FedBizOps.com) notice of Agility’s 6-month contract extension for Defense Distribution Depot Kuwait, Southwest Asia (DDKS). Although it clearly states the extension is for the sole purpose of transitioning to the new awardee (award scheduled for 31AUG), it still amazes me and others familiar with this situation, that nearly 11 months after their suspension Agility still has this contract. The extension value is estimated at $25M. Jean Howds a regular MsSparky.com reader who’s close to this issue says, “I think it’s suspicious and down right wrong the USG has moved so slowly to extricate themselves from Agility’s grasp!” My opinion and that of others is: the USG was banking on their strong arm tactics forcing Agility to pay a fine and/or settle the indictments. This would have allowed them to keep their contract. Evidently the USG was too optimistic and underestimated the arrogance of Tarek Sultan.
Sunday, October 31st 2010 at 2:46 am |
I think KGL should know that we do not have provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulations for special accommodations for Shites, Sunnis, Christians or Jews. KGL – cut your business relationships to Iran. You might win DDKS then.
Except where the U.S. Army has bowed down on their knees and given away American labor rights by stating Local Labor Law applies and giving preference to Muslims on time off. Shame on you Army for that. Separation of Church and those in Rock Island are ki$$ing A$$. Unbelievable.
KGL will learn a very expensive lesson that it is time to cut the ties to Iran. The 54th State of the United States – Kuwait expects it and so does Obama.
Congress is watching and we have no more time for Yemen or Iran – except to line up the coordinates.
KGL – certainly you must see by now that there has been no award for something so simple.
Is it a choice between 2 evils. 1 Agility who may have been overcharging the Government (not convicted of course – STILL – way to go DOJ) and another who is supplying our enemy. (Enemy because it is Iran who is sending sticky-bombs, EFP’s, Sniper Rifles, Land mines, mortars, geez – why haven’t we sent a Cruise Missiles on them yet – Ah, that’s right – we are ki$$ing Maliki’s A$$ too) just hoping they will make a government before they set a record that cannot be broken for 100 years – How Long to Form a Government.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 12:00 am |
DDKS Watch, are you truly as disturbed as you appear. In one breath, you say that we should bomb Iran and then you say you do not know about the Iran thing. Are you two separate personalities? Your WATCH postings prove consistent with this theme on all pages. Would you rather DDKS continue to spend tax dollars here needlessly after being shown info that it would be more economical and safer to relocate the facility, This only seems like good business to me. This would only matter if you had a vested interest in them staying here. Also, wouldn’t it be better for contractors to go someplace where there is no issue with Kuwait labor laws (as you continue to state there are here). Everyone (except you it seems) has been forewarned that the focus will no longer be on Iraq and therefore Kuwait, now that there are better facilities closer and with more strategic and economic access to the front. It appears that some wish to put their head in the sand about the pull out however.
It is obviously in the best interest of the contractors to go else where rather than be subject to the Kuwait Labor Laws (and as you stated Muslim holidays and the American Violation of Separation of Church and State) It appears from the posts here to be better for the government to change location rather than waste more money dealing with the labor issues and lawsuits. I would not be surprised to see more contractors leaving Kuwait. But I am sure there will be many who will be SURPRISED and demand reparations for the pull out because they were not warned.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 4:29 am |
Agree to disagree,
Your inconsistancy and where you “stand” tells me you have double standards or you are a snake in grass.
First you mentioned that you were also a victim of “abuse”. Your a big liar…….
This statement tells me that you are not abuse, but you side on the “Company” doing all the “abusing” as you are “keen” to protecting their interest, more so than your “comrads”
Here is the statement you said:
“It appears from the posts here to be “better for the government” to change location rather than “WASTE” MORE MONEY dealing with the labor issues and lawsuits…..hhhhmmmmmmmm
If “Companies/Prime Contractors” were following the “Laws” (means no raping women, sexual harassment and discrimination and following the Kuwait Labor Law), rules and regulations” as per FAR to begin with” they wouldn’t have all these issues and lawsuits; now would they…….
So, why do you say or feel it is a “waste of money” regarding labor issues or lawsuits……What about all the “stolen TAX PAYER’S MONEY” that these Prime Contractors been leaching from, the “Workers”/DOD CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS for years……
If you say you were “abused” by said “Contractor” so why do you protect their interest??????? and why do you say it is a “waste of money”
So, paying the “victim” to compensate the “abuse, rape or the “damages and wrong” that was done to that person “you feel” is a “waste of money” hhmmmmmmmm………..
Like I said, where do you stand???????
Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 6:04 am |
I had to stop my studying of my sixth grade text book to answer your reply to agreed. Where did you get Agreed sides with the people who are committing rape, verbal abuse, or any other legal issues, I think you crossed the line on her post and you are looking no better than the people who are doing the verbal abuse, how do you know that she wasn’t raped or physically abuse buy one of the people you rant about on here? Maybe this is her way of coping with the wrong doing that was done to her by talking intelligently on this site with her peers that have been wronged by the contractor. She definitely is not one of us the big bad contractor like I am,(yes Kevin I am a contractor), but I am also smart enough with my fifth grade education to know right from wrong and also the difference between a lie and the truth, I am on a mission to clear the stories that are told on here by Kevin Barnes, he has the right to say and talk on the site but he should put out good information on the subject he is talking about and I am here to ensure he is. I get that Agreed wants what is best for the taxpayer and if that is moving the DDKS contract to Bahrain then so be it, this is a cost saving to me, you, her, and even Kevin, (if you even pay your taxes and don’t claim tax exempt) or work at CSA were you don’t get paid from a US company. (News flash) The war effort is shifting to Afghanistan and no so much here anymore and were do the supplies need to be closer to the war fighter, if you did your homework and went to the Bahrain web site you would see the DLA owns a warehouse complex there in Bahrain so would it be a good cost saving measure for them and use the tax payer. (KEVIN look who did his homework, I guess you won’t get to bid on this contract). Now you should man up and tell Agreed you are sorry for the temporary loss of your mind. You normally put out good info but I have to say you had a KEVIN moment. Enough do what’s right and read, think and rethink before you go off a rant that makes you look like a (Kevin), ha Kevin you thought I was going to call him a DUMMY but you are the only DUMMY KEVIN
Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 9:19 pm |
I am first and foremost, now and always an American!! I have never been about fraud and abuse regardless of who commits it. I would like the companies to do what is right but I am just as concerned about the economy. You appear to want the government to be accountable except when it comes to your own paycheck. You had to know that with the economy and the draw down that there would be contractors pulling out. Yes, I do know many of the “worker bees” at DLA. I want them to stay out of harms way but I know that their worry is having a job. Many of us know that regardless of where the work goes we will follow because that is what we do. You on the other hand seem to have a vested interest in keeping the work in Kuwait. As far as my situation, the people that need to know do know. My situation as with many others required witnesses and proof. This can be difficult to get and with the contract coming to an end, the chain of command was not inclined to deal with it because they needed the manpower as everyone was jumping ship. My beef is just as much with those contractors who felt that they could do whatever they wanted because they couldn’t be held accountable as with the management and the company itself. I know that some of those individual contractors who felt that they could get away with anything, post on here complaining about their own rights. If your contract is breached, then you should take on the companies. Wouldn’t it be just as important to educate people to get it in their contract that the company will provide your travel fare back. As far as some of the others you start to sound a bit ridiculous. What company in the states or anywhere else is going to give you a place to stay after they lay you off/fire you or go out of business. None that I know of. Some give you severance pay and some do not. These are all things that a smart person would ask to be included in the contract. We have all failed to read the fine print (my bad) but only an idiot would be a veteran contractor who either did not get the details in their contract or knew that at any time they can be let go. (SAVE YOUR MONEY) This is not a free ride. You will earn all that you get and it will not last forever. As far as the Kuwait Labor Law, you cannot have everything. If you want the Kuwait Labor Law, you do know that your pay can also be adjusted to meet the Kuwait Laws. I know of no American that wants to work for the amount that the Kuwait Labor Law says that they must pay you. You want to quote the labor laws when it suits your need but it is only a matter of time until the companies realize that if they have to obey the rules to their disadvantage then they will use the rules to their own advantage as well. I personally would rather get the money in my contract and decline the benefits of the Labor Law. Each situation is different and I will adjust my position accordingly. Anyone who commits rape and abuse deserve to be punished. As far as individual contracts, I have seen first hand many individual contractors as well as companies, who made a joke out of trying to get as much FREE GOVERNMENT MONEY as they could. I am also a taxpayer and want the best for my country. I believe that is what this blog is about. Exposing SCAMS whether they come from the government, civilian companies or the contractors themselves. I do not protect any companies interest but I will protect my Country’s interest. As a prior military person, I would rather my tax money going to the military as opposed to contractors and would be happy if they quit outsourcing so much of the work to contractors, at least we stand a better chance of holding them accountable for their behavior. That is my stand. I will not apologize for this.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 12:00 am |
agree to disagree says:
November 11th 2010 at 9:19 pm
My beef is just as much with those contractors who felt that they could do whatever they wanted because they couldn’t be held accountable as with the management and the company itself. I know that some of those individual contractors who felt that they could get away with anything, post on here complaining about their own rights.
[piss on their rights. They signed a Prime Contract or Subcontract and what you fail to realize is that in violating the terms and conditions, was the lowest awardee because they calculated that they would cheat the employees and increase their profit with the complicity of the U.S. Army Contracting Officer (LTC's, MAJ's, and CPT's that don't know their a$$ from the FAR or they were collecting kickbacks in exchange for looking the other way) ]
if your contract is breached, then you should take on the companies. Wouldn’t it be just as important to educate people to get it in their contract that the company will provide your travel fare back.
[why? it is then Prime Contract to repatriate - why should the employee have to learn the law - that is a good question for the Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight to answer - not the employee who believes their company if following the law]
As far as some of the others you start to sound a bit ridiculous. What company in the states or anywhere else is going to give you a place to stay after they lay you off/fire you or go out of business.
[who cares what you think - what does the Prime Contract require? - it required that Kuwait Labor Law applies with its severance pay, 30 days paid vacation, 90-days notice before termination without cause, and overtime at the rates cited - and there is a DFAR that directs it. In the last month they are spelling it out now as clearly as the DBA requirement which I suppose you too think is optional and not manditory.]
None that I know of. Some give you severance pay and some do not. These are all things that a smart person would ask to be included in the contract. We have all failed to read the fine print (my bad) but only an idiot would be a veteran contractor who either did not get the details in their contract or knew that at any time they can be let go. (SAVE YOUR MONEY) This is not a free ride. You will earn all that you get and it will not last forever. As far as the Kuwait Labor Law, you cannot have everything.
[spoken like a true criminal that is violating the Prime Contract terms and conditions or a manager who has his head up his A$$]
If you want the Kuwait Labor Law, you do know that your pay can also be adjusted to meet the Kuwait Laws. I know of no American that wants to work for the amount that the Kuwait Labor Law says that they must pay you. You want to quote the labor laws when it suits your need but it is only a matter of time until the companies realize that if they have to obey the rules to their disadvantage then they will use the rules to their own advantage as well. I personally would rather get the money in my contract and decline the benefits of the Labor Law
[Personally, who gives a crap - the majority of the workers are relying on Contracting Officers who have ethics and monitor and oversee the contract in their charge - but the core problem is that the Army Contracting Command that was created just doesn't have a core to work with that can follow the FAR - they are too busy trying to figure out how to profit "personally"]
Here are some of the Army Contracting Commands Lesson No 1 Lesson.
http://www.scribd.com/full/35162599?access_key=key-2d94wi6md5cm8yf1q03x
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 3:28 am |
? Kevin now how am I to get thru the sixth grade when I told you my main purpose in life right now was to prove to the world that KEVIN BARNES IS A DUMMY. Who are you ranting about above Kevin who signed a Prime Contract there is no corporations on here KEVIN you dummy only contractors! KEVIN BARNES you disappoint me on here with your statement on the Prime Contract you should know that it is in the FAR and all contracting schools I have attended (oh I mean that I heard about because you got to have a education to go to contracting school), is the UNITED STATES GOVERMENT awards to the lowest bidder unless the bidder is not technical sound, after the subject matter expert does the TECH eval, come on KEVIN BARNES CEO of your own company this happens to you constantly because you can’t seem to get your cost down to meet the bigger companies lower bids so you have to protest everything but you haven’t learned a thing yet are you one of the companies that cheat their employees and increase profit (wait you do that with the 450kd finder’s fee) (also please give Steve and ART a job). I expect a employee to know what they are signing up for, or are you saying that contractors don’t know how to read for themselves. Let’s say when they buy a new car or a house they should trust the finance company to give them the loan at zero per-cent and then the employee finds out is 20% and you say it’s the company’s fault, come on KEVIN BARNES even you can’t be that stupid. As far as a employee deserving a plane ticket home after completion of their obligation of their contract then the answer is yes they deserve that but if they quit or do something stupid (travel ban Kevin Barnes you can come clean and tell us what you did) not complete what they signed up for then no it should be on you, KEVIN Barnes does your company do that, the company I work for buy’s tickets for everyone to go home even if they are fired for something they did wrong, KEVIN are you bitter because you haven’t gotten your return flight home because you did something illegal and have a travel ban on you, (tell me KEVIN maybe I can help you with your problem WHAT DID YOU DO KEVIN BARNES? YOU ARE QUICK TO GIVE BAD ADVICE ON HERE TO OTHERS so answer me KEVIN what did you do?) my management sometimes drives me crazy with their ideas on what they think the job is but hey that’s life, i expect a fair pay for a fairs days of work. I am good at looking up true answers and giving sound advice to help others when they are lost.). Kevin what Prime contract are you talking about? SAIC? KBR, VSE, Latvian? (ha I made a funny on the last one) you can’t win any contracts because when you bring up your name and your company’s name on the web all you see is protest, protest, protest. Once again KEVIN tell me what prime contract you are talking about it’s all public knowledge you can read the contract once it is awarded just not the itemized pricing. Read the SOW KEVIN you DUMMY. Kevin I want to give you a little homework DUMMY; let’s say I make $20 an hour and I work the Kuwait Labor law I get no uplift no per-deim because the Kuwait law does not recognize those as salary. So if I work 7 days a week 12 hours a day for 84 hours a week I make $1920.00 per week before taxes. If I work the same time not under the Kuwait labor law I make for the same amount of hours $1932.00 a week of course this has the uplift added but let’s throw the per-deim on top of that KEVIN so Kevin under the Kuwait system I make $92,160.00 a year under your great Overtime Kuwait law, let’s look at the other system with my uplift and per-diem I would make $112,918.00 and of that amount my per-deim was not taxed ($20,083.00) so I made $20,659.00 more KEVIN EVEN YOU DUMMY CAN SEE THE WAY I WANT PAIDED. SO Kevin once again take out your foot from your mouth stick it somewhere else and tell the truth KEVIN not the KEVIN BARNES version but the damn truth and i will set you free Kevin Barnes.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 8:19 am |
Your really are an idiot aren’t you mission impossible. Notice period and not a question mark?> moron (mission of a moron) .
First, save a copy of the Kuwait Labor Guide that came out in April. Control F Per Diem.
There is no per diem in Kuwait Labor Law ? So why are you talking about it ?
If you can find it moron – tell me the Article that you are finding it under.
You appear to be a worker bee and don’t have a clue about the Prime Contracts that are signed by ITT, VSE and CSA. If you did, you would know that there are clauses that apply to subcontractors like VSE (subcontractor to SAIC – and I be to their chagrin too) So where do you get that sending the worker home is not covered in the newly release Kuwait Labor Law moron. Cite the article. Both the Prime Contract and the Kuwait Labor Law ( home of imported slaves – even demands that the slaves are sent home when they (Kuwaitis) are done with them)
Moron, why don’t you Control F “uplift” and tell me what Article that falls under in the Kuwait Labor Law – it isn’t there.
Another thing moron – look up the maximum hours (Control F it moron) and you will see that the maximum hours that can be worked in overtime in A YEAR is 180 hours. Moron – do the math how many weeks is that when you are working 44 hours of overtime EVERY WEEK.
Really moron – those are the facts.
Your 2 employees you name are injured and due to VSE dodging Defense Base Act Insurance premiums – they were not treated as required by the Prime Contract terms and conditions. VSE is looking as a DBA attorney now explaining what those 2 are entitle to treatment wise and the Department of Labor who administer the DBA will be assessing a fine on VSE for the DBA violations.
What else do you want me to answer for you moron?
Sunday, November 14th 2010 at 12:05 am |
? Kevin, Kevin and you say I need to get out of the fifth grade! Listen up you DUMMY nowhere did I say the Kuwait labor law allowed or even recognized per deim or uplift. Kevin you failed the simple math test I gave you DUMMY. My whole point was I make 20 G’s more being paid the per-deim and the uplift than I would have if I was paid by the Kuwait labor law. Damn KEVIN you say I am a idiot. I have read the Prime contract for TO 174 Kevin nowhere does it say VSE works as a sub for SAIC KEVIN you do not understand what you are reading or do you choose to ignore what you read???? Also Kevin DBA insurance is also a requirement and yes Kevin TO-174 has it. (KEVIN READ THE CONTRACT) I also know nobody would have been allowed back to work without a clearance paperwork from a doctor if they went out with a work related accident (Dan was all over that and he enforced the policies so to say a employee wasn’t taken care of is a bold face lie KEVIN you DUMMY), Come on Kevin you are really moving up it the ranks to the job of King DUMMY (I thought only Democrats filled those shoes). Kevin i got a idea why don’t you come clean on your doing over here in Kuwait and tell us the whole story about your travel ban and what illegal activities you committed so I can send it into the worlds dumbest criminals and maybe we can win the money for the biggest DUMMY an i will give you my share so you can pay off your fines and get the hell moving back to the good ole USA. Leave the support to the war fighter to the real Americans that are here to make a honest living and believe that every US service man/woman deserves the best support we can give them. KEVIN I am also going to give you some help with your reading problem since you failed your math homework. I want you to read and try to understand the FAC 2005-30 (15.101-2) subpart 15.1 (SOURCE SELECTIONS PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES) before you protest any more contracts. This reading is the truth and it will set you free KEVIN. i can see if we can get a collection for hook on Phonics for you KEVIN. well i am back to my workbook and by the way Kevin I CLEPED out of the 6th grade going to 7th! I will be standing by DUMMY for your next stupid attempt at painting a doom and gloom picture.
Sunday, November 14th 2010 at 8:03 am |
IDIOT
Then why does VSE have 3 techs on the KUWAIT economy getting shots for pain and not being taken care of under DBA ? Why have those techs hired DBA attorney’s to get represented. Simple, because VSE didn’t do what they were supposed to do and depended on QUEST [read: conspired] with QUEST to dodge DBA premiums and leave the techs at the hands of the incompetents in the Kuwait worker’s compensation system. TO PROFIT by denying the DBA coverage.
I am sure we will be hearing about that in the news too. Thanks for the Task Order number though.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 6:09 am |
KEVIN YOU DUMMY I AM still studying this one to help make you smarter, you sound like a man that does nothing but look to write on these sites. I am doing my research KEVIN I will be back DUMMY
Sunday, October 31st 2010 at 11:31 pm |
Does Jeneco and KGL have some type of joint ventor and bid the DDKS collectively?
Monday, November 1st 2010 at 3:54 am |
It is Genco, and KGL subcontracted to them in order to run the USG systems that will be put in place because KGL has no idea how to. KGL owns the building and the truck drivers will also be KGL personnel, however most of the warehouse workers and all of the admin staff will be Americans. There is a meeting sometime this week between the USG and KGL/Genco to work things out, and see if somehow the bid can go through. I do not know about the Iran thing, but the last I checked the USG was trying squueze the pricing on KGL, and KGL isn’t too happy about it. We will have to see.
Monday, November 1st 2010 at 12:07 am |
Appears that KGL will have to cut all business ties to Iran in order to be eligible for the DDKS and HL7 contracts. Well worth the money I suppose. How much revenue is generated from KGL’s Iranian connections? Anyone know?
Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 at 2:20 am |
The most important thing is that DDKS was awarded to KGL on single source basis in Feb and later on was cancelled bcz USG wants full and open competition. My question is how it possible for USG to award KGL in Feb if they are ineligble for DDKS, another thing they are not on EPLS or debbared list. To restrict KGL from contracts USG have to put KGL on EPLS list. OK the most important thing is USG accepted their submitted bid and cosidered for review. If Iran issue is really matter to USG then it was very simple for USG not to accept and include their bid in evaluation process. If there bid is considered for evaluation process it means that they are eligible for award.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 at 8:03 pm |
The report and letter above is from a third party, nonprofit organization. It’s simply a report and the USG has to make its own conclusions and decisions. The SSN was only an intent to award, not an actual award. KGL is eligible for USG contracts, but it’s not clear why DDKS has been delayed.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 at 11:50 pm |
Hopefully we will hear something from USG this week.
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 at 5:37 am |
YES YOU WILL HEAR SOON. FOR THIS YOU HAVE WAIT TILL AUG 2011. FORGET DDKS. THERE IS NO DDKS IN USG DICTIONERY.
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 at 8:44 am |
DDKSWatch Do you have any update on DDKS?
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 at 9:02 am |
As a matter of fact I do. I heard from Genco corporate yesterday. This is what I got: It appears that the government is changing its requirements for depot support from Kuwait and a contract award is questionable at this time. KGL continues to discuss the matter with DLA – but at this time, there is no target date to resume planning the phase in. So, it seems that the USG is happy to leave things the way that they are for now. I believe that this is why KGL is protesting. But, as of right now, no award is going to be given.
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 at 10:02 pm |
Protest? Protest what? If the USG has changed the DDKS requirement (e.g. move to Bahrain?), KGL is simply out of luck. It’s their fault they built extra warehouses, hired people, etc. I believe this solicitation is dead for the near future.
So what now? Will the USG remain with Agility, a suspended contractor, until they figure out what the hell they want to do? LMAO. I swear the USG is fricking clueless!
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 at 12:22 pm |
I guess the USG has the choice between 2 evils. Which company has pissed off the US more. KGL or Agility. I guess we are seeing the answer aren’t we?
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 2:45 am |
Either way – both Agility and KGL are Arab owned.
Time to take a close look at this and give more business to American companies that can be held accountable criminally.
The Army Contracting Command and the DLA have an absolute conflict of interest that is evidenced in the Contracting Officers that worked under General Joe Bass and ASG Commander – Colonel Alexander going to jail. The current one isn’t doing any better and he is still under Bass who has come back for a second helping after working with Major John Cockerham.
It is time to eliminate the contracting function from both the Army and DLA to eliminate incompetent contracting officers of which we just got rid of Mike Diettel and DRMS Director’s warrants. What will the investigation that is ongoing now turn up. There is one named Solovey that should be side-lined until the investigation is finished so that he has no role in the current DRMO evaluation. Worse, to cause a second delay due to him evaluating the bids and not correcting the past performance downgrades by Diettel. Solovey and Bednard had 2 months to fix that bid-rigging. Why didn’t they $$??
It is time to end the contract of CACI at Camp Arifjan because their specialists, Like Eric Williams are not doing their jobs. Why is the UGS using them and wasting taxpayer money when the ACC should have enough officers to do the function. Simple answer is that the ones that are have a conflict of interest called USD’s and they cannot focus past their wallet.
Where is the PARC ? Colonel Dietrich was the last failure – what is the name of the current failure. Post name and contract information for him.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 3:31 am |
What’s the story on the DRMS contract/award? Taos was not renewed in July 2010, but I thought the USG was planning on operating the contract with hired labor. Has the USG been failing and now wants to find a contractor to head the contract?
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 8:37 am |
means that usg will cancelled the SP330010R0020 for kuwait and will issue the new solicitation for Bahrain. But only question is when this going to be happened?
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 2:06 pm |
Cairo-Iocco, Renee (DDC) DLA Branch Chief
CC: Kowalski, Medard (DDC)
Why would you take information from a solicitation that is cancelled? There is a new solicitation, where the technical requirements generators have provided the contracting personnel with their minimum requirement. Personnel in contracting do not define the technical requirements of a contract.
There are many factors that generate the government’s minimum requirement and many things that can change within a period of time due to a multitude of issues based on the global environment. The original solicitation was released full and open and we received only one offer. [really ?? - ONE] The second synopsis that drove a potential Sole Source was based on a volume of market research which included a release of a Source Sought, which again, we received no response from your company.
In regard to the original solicitation, I was directed to include an award fee, which, in my opinion, are not necessarily a value to either party and other the reasons I stated in my previous email. Whoever would have proposed and won that solicitation, if it were not cancelled, would have received the terms and conditions that were set forth. If your company would have proposed, and would have been determined the Best Value (based on the criteria of Section M), your company would have received the award with its terms and conditions.
I know that as Chief of the Contracting office, we ensure that we procure the government’s minimum requirements by awarding to the company that can meet the minimum requirements within the terms and conditions set forth, who can provide the Best Value to the government.
It was mentioned that there may be 4 – 6 months to have warehouse space built and in this solicitation I only see 2 months, which really leave existing space in Kuwait and we know who owns that already.” You then state in your last email that no DLA officers provided you this information.
Now – that is what the justification was to give KGL a 5% award fee on a $500_+ Million a year contract – what a deal.
It is possible that KGL will have hired for the 2nd time in anticipation employees for the contract that they were 99.98% sure that they were going to be awarded. The first batch were dumped on Kuwait’s streets – remember?
What is the company that will be performing this in Bahrain? Anyone know
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 11:35 pm |
The DDKS contract is worth less than $40M annually. Five years times $40M equals $200M. Where are you coming up with $500M annually or even for 5 years? Maximum contract value stated on the RFP is usually extremely misleading.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 2:58 am |
I doubt KGL would have built new warehouses for such a small amount ($ 50 Million) and if you look at the manpower employed under DDKS – you are misleading the reader.
Why didn’t DLA post an order of magnitude or the monthly billing of Agility under the DDKS contract for 2 failed solicitations in a row. We found out that TAOS was billing $ 237,000 per month for DRMO / DRMS )
5% award fee based on what historical data? The one being mislead is the U.S. Taxpayer.
Agility had accountants being paid 1500 KD a month and when their single sole source was canceled they let go how many workers onto the streets of Kuwait ?
They cannot release that warehouse they built onto the streets – they will have to lease it out to recover their investment because the DLA are not going to deal with those business interests are in Iran. It is just not going to happen.
DLA has some major internal contracting officer problems. Infighting, corruption, and who was really telling Cairo-Iocco, Renee (DDC) DLA Branch Chief to, in her words, “In regard to the original solicitation, I was directed to include an award fee…”
Who was getting a kickback from that 5%.
It wasn’t even needed or required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations – it was a setup for putting money in KGL’s pockets and the one who directed the action. When are we going to hear who that person was Renee?
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 3:36 am |
Obama’s promise of the “most transparent government in history” is such a joke! What about CSPAN coverage? Two years later and not one hour of coverage. Liar, liar, pants on fire.
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 9:53 pm |
“no DLA officers provided you this information”? Huh? Is DLA Office Renee Cairo-Iocco kidding us? After 5 years of the current DDKS contract, the subsequent RFP, the SSN, multiple site visits, countless discussions with multiple vendors, how could DLA and/or Ms. Cairo-Iocco honestly claim they weren’t provided accurate and/or sufficient information? WTF?! Either Ms. Cairo-Iocco is lying or the DLA acquisition team is lying, or both.
Regardless, DLA needs to inform the public of DDKS’ future plans and intent. Move to DDKS to Bahrain? Is DLA serious? That makes no sense considering the infrastructure investment in Kuwait, but the USG loves to spend our tax dollars. This pisses me off!
SHAME ON YOU DLA!
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 10:06 pm |
This letter follow me questioning DLA’s 2 Contracting Officers why they were going to Single Sole Source KGL when there was a judgment against them for $ 8 million, and because there were several letters to Gates to have KGL suspended. That email brought a fast response from 5 DLA contracting officers and specials – but no Legal Counsel and no one was going to put their name on a J & A to give away so much American money to yet another Arab company – because they know it was a lie there was no competition. Now there is a new FAC rule on the books that these lying Contracting Officers have to abide by and you can question them each and every time they want to kick a deal to their vendor buddy. This is what Contracting Officers in Bahrain and Qatar are leaving themselves open to when they are not posting on FEDBIZOPPS.
Government Issues Revised Rules under FAC 2005-42
June 29, 2010
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-42 is issued under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-42 is effective June 16, 2010, except for Items II, III, IV, VI, and VIII which are effective July 16, 2010.
Item IV—Public Disclosure of Justification and Approval Documents for Noncompetitive Contracts—Section 844 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (FAR Case 2008-003) This final rule adopts, with changes, an interim rule published in the Federal
Register at 74 FR 2731 on January 15, 2009. The rule amends the FAR to implement the requirements of Section 844 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The interim rule required the head of an executive agency to make certain justification and approval
documents relating to the use of noncompetitive procedures in Federal contracting be posted on the website of an agency and through
FedBizOpps. The final rule requires that if the justification is a brand name justification under FAR 6.302-1(c) then it must be posted with the
solicitation. Justifications must remain posted for a minimum of 30 days. The final rule clarifies that posting the justification does not apply if it
would disclose the executive agency’s needs and disclosure of such needs would compromise national security or create other security risks. The final rule also establishes procedures at FAR 13.501 similar to procedures at FAR 6.305. The rule is intended to enhance competition in Federal contracting and provide greater transparency to the taxpayer.
Now the rule is – it is posted with the solicitation – not months later if ever.
Sorry DLA – it is time to purge your ranks. DRMS Director Washington has lost his warrant – why ?
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 at 10:37 pm |
DDKS Watch. The $8M judgment was dismissed a LONG time ago. Appellate Court upheld the decision. There’s no legal reason KGL hasn’t been awarded the DDKS contract. The whole “business with Iran” argument is moot as well. The USG accepted KGL’s brief on their present/past businesses in/with Iran earlier this year and cleared them of any issues relating to international sanctions. This is all public information. Funny how some people choose to ignore what’s readily available. They choose to only include details that suit their case.
I think it’s based on DLA “changing” their minds and considering Bahrain as an alternative. If DLA has changed their DDKS requirements, why hasn’t anything been posted on FBO? It’s all smoke and mirrors with the USG.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 9:59 am |
DlA is going to decide the DDkS on jan 31 2011.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 10:16 am |
Now, how in the world do you know that?
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 10:56 am |
Saga,
Unless you’re with the USG or KGL you have no way of knowing this. Which is it?
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 1:02 pm |
I know, I am with the sub-contractor for this contract, and as far as we know this thing is dead in the water. There is no date for continuing the phase-in at this time.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 9:19 pm |
Subcontractor? What subcontractor? GENCO?
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 1:39 am |
My guess is Lativan LLC. Keven Barnes submitted a bid for the DRMO contract which falls under DLA just as DDKS does. I doubt he will give you specifics because unless it is defaming another company, he does give specifics and even then he only gives the facts and details he wants you to hear.
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 2:19 am |
Latvian Connection isn’t working with KGL. Although, they were nice enough to protest the DDKS SSN intent claiming they could provide the same product/service to the USG. In the end Latvian Connection didn’t (failed to?) submit a proposal. Hey Keven, why didn’t Latvian Connection submit a proposal for DDKS? Simply curious.
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 3:04 am |
John,
The answer is simple. A protest wasn’t needed, but an RFI response and inspection from the DLA was. They were basically offended that their little plan to gift KGL was challenged. Because the DLA chopped the incentive down from 6 years to a 4 year contract and took away the gift horse of 5% award fee (which was only meant to be given to KGL ) and not enough time was given from award to fully phased-in, there simply (by DLA’s design) not enough time to build warehouse space AFTER the award. The site was approved – and you saw the canceled Single Sole Source. So, if the incentives extended to an Arab owned company were not extended to a U.S. Registered Veteran Owned company, what was the point. I think American Contracting Officer forget which country they work for – most of the time.
Has anyone asked Renee who directed her to give KGL a gift horse ? And who directed her to chop the contract by 2 years and take away the 5% award fee. But now we are back to an Agency investigating itself to determine its own integrity level. : – )
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 8:48 am |
A US Veteran-owned company isn’t allowed to construct the required facilities in Kuwait. Even worse, a local Kuwaiti company can’t simply buy land (in the vast desert) to construct the required facilities. The Kuwaitis purposely control and manipulate land and limit the competitors in any given field in this lovely country. My suggests Keven’s site visit passed the minimum standards, but I’m still trying to get him to explain why Latvian Connection didn’t submit a proposal. Since Keven didn’t bid on the DDKS contract, one would think he would provide the details and ideally reveal what facility he planned to use. Agility and KGL thought they were the only ones with sufficient infrastructure.
Keven? Keven? Buehler? Anyone?
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 3:07 am |
Are you speaking of the Michael Diettel DRMO / DRMS contract that became a fully open competition or are you talking about DDKS – Agility contract and the KGL saga ?
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 9:05 am |
Which comment? I was talking about the DRMO/S contract earlier.
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 8:20 am |
Then fill in what you consider to be the blanks.
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 at 11:38 pm |
Who cares if Latvian Connection LLC bid or not – you ? What matters is that justified single sole sources are few and far between and a contracting officer who wishes to post one better have a signed Justification and Approval and be able to back it up when it is challenged.
Defaming which company Agree ?
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 7:01 am |
Yes, Genco. That is who KGL is subcontracting with because KGL has no idea how to run the USG systems. I know, because I work for them and am slated to go.
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 9:06 am |
Well, good luck on the indefinite wait for the USG to make a decision. Not holding my breath.
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 at 10:27 pm |
DLA has the lesser of 2 evils to deal with right now and thanks to your efforts Pam, KGL is starting to see doors closed.
I don’t see what the problem is suspending companies that are in Major John Cockerham’s ledger book. Apparently there is no IG system at DLA and one of the fixes the U.S. Taxpayer needs to demand is that NO AGENCY INVESTIGATES ITSELF.
The U.S. Army is now famous with their covering up for Kuwait companies that have paid bribes and they know are dealing with the Iranians. The Army CID has been presented evidence time and again and act selectively.
We now have General Joe Bass who has returned to where he once worked with Major John Cockerham. The Army Contracting Command has been created and yet, in 3 years, Camp Arifjan cannot conduct a clean solicitation. The apparently, even with the help of CACI who taxpayers pay $750,000 a year.
Thursday, November 18th 2010 at 4:00 am |
If not Agility or KGL, who should house and operate DDKS? After all these years, why hasn’t the Army built warehousing on Arifjan to avoid local contractors? Unfortunately, too few options exist in Kuwait.
Thursday, November 18th 2010 at 8:49 am |
Home Depot, Lowes, SAIC, KBR, DynCorp, Fluor, Sears, Tesco, Boeing, or set-aside for U.S. Registered small businesses.
Did you see me write Arab company ? No, when is a Congress member going to say that projects like this and the employees are Americans only. The U.S. has a high unemployment rate and they deserve the jobs. The stocks of American companies need the dollars. America owes Kuwait companies nothing. There should be no contracting officer in the Theater at all – not in today’s connectivity.
We seem to send a Predator up to take out Taliban and Iraqi insurgents and rogue Pakistani’s (terrorist state) from Nellis AFB, Nevada. So what do we have contracting officers in Kuwait, Afghanistan or Iraq for. They are not following FAR protocol and they have already proved (week-after-week) that they cannot conduct clean contracting. It reminds me of Cricket officials and FIFA Officials these days. Corrupt.
No, cannot do that because DLA and the U.S. Army are at the core corrupted and are taking kickbacks and bribes from Arab companies. It is better than doing 20 years of honorable service. This is validated by looking at how many U.S. Army Majors, LTC’s, and Colonels convicted or pleading guilty from Camp Arifjan?
Why haven’t DLA had some convictions ?
Thursday, November 18th 2010 at 10:09 am |
Unless the USG built warehouses on base they would be required to work with Arab companies and their facilities. Since the Kuwaitis have gifted most of the permanent, hard structures on Arifjan to the USG, I assume the Kuwaitis refused to build them or the USG never requested the structures. Whenever the USG withdraws from Arifjan the Kuwaitis will move in and occupy everything.
The problem: only Kuwaiti-owned buildings exist. Foreign firms aren’t allowed to operate independently.
Thursday, November 18th 2010 at 2:10 pm |
The only ones consistently running clean solicitations is the Army Corp of Engineers. Why is that ? They follow the FAR, they know what the hell a SF30 is and they don’t try to rig site visits like DLA’s Mike Diettel – having the site visit 1 day before the release of a solicitation for DLA / DRMO
Why can’t the Army Contracting Command find out why that is, why the Army Contracting Command has failed? The Kuwait Contracting Command declare that there will be 1 site visit and then cannot for the life of them fill out a SF30 and try to extend the solicitation without a compliant SF30 or in Camp Arifjan’s case ANY SF30. They, when busted and cannot invite their friends after bidding closed- cancel the solicitation – wasting taxpayer money and money spent on the CACI contract. It is a pattern. Draw in the bids and make a contract modification and pass the bid information that came in out to the highest bidder.
What school is USACE going to that ACC is not ? Where is the USACE getting their Contracting Officers and why can’t the ACC go to the same pool ?
Thursday, November 18th 2010 at 1:55 pm |
The Gift was the freedom that the Kuwaitis had returned to them by US. We do not need buildings “gifted” Buildings and space are not the large cost. The unethical business practices, the overcharging, the “Lebanese Mafia” – that is the problem and the large “cost.” and it was the DLA who either didn’t catch it for years or tolerated the overcharging or were bribed to look the other way – take your pick of those choices. We have learned that up to now 19NOV2010 – DLA doesn’t have an IG Department while every other Federal agency does. They have thought they were above that and that lack of oversight led to the Agility Qui Tam. That could have been solved years ago if there was actually a check and balance within DLA. There had to be reports coming in that they just shined on.
No, it is time for contracts to be run by people with security clearances and social security cards. Is the U.S. Army and DLA trading off dollars for the cheapest salaries and we know that means human rights violations and salaries that are unacceptably low
The question was “If not Agility or KGL, who should house and operate DDKS?”
Any other company as long as it is American and not a company on probation like ITT or sponsored by KRH. Space is space and if DDKS had to be run in a portable hanger and by Americans with security clearances – then that is what should happen.
Thursday, November 18th 2010 at 9:07 pm |
Solid comment DDKS Watch. Again, the USG/Army has failed to utilize forethought and build a backup plan for DDKS. Arifjan is so cramped, the USG is stuck now. Why didn’t the USG request an additional parcel of land added to Arifjan two years ago, build the required warehousing, then extricate itself from Kuwaiti vendors?
I’ve worked with USACE before and they are far superior to any ACC acquisition specialist or KO. Why is that? Maybe it’s because USACE has been contracting for decades and hire some of the best professionals (DoD civilians) available.
Friday, November 19th 2010 at 1:03 am |
There is a 64 ACRE sits on Camp Arifjan and that is given to DLA by who. Obviously DLA and the Army are working together – aren’t they? DRMOS should be off-site and DDKS should be on-site in a secure area. Mina Abdullah is not secure.
DDKS could operate out of a Tent and cement pads.
The Army at Arifjan and under General Joe Bass are not thinking at all. The USG have the space easily to run both operations on Arifjan and it must be a joke that you believe more land is needed. More planning is needed.
USACE should be shown the land slots and let them plan this out. DRMO is a scrap-yard operation. Why is it taking 64 acres on a USG site Gen Bass? If he were not concentrating on the good old days with Cockerham – he might be able to focus.
The USG has competent staff that could run DDKS without continuing to give money to Agility since that was the focus of a Qui Tam which is now stalled with DOJ. Probably trying to figure out how to extricate itself out of Cuba as promised by Obama.
I am glad you are in agreement USACE are professionals and after 3 years ACC have not a clue and are trying to circumvent FEDBIZOPPS by hiding solicitations from U.S. Registered Veteran Owned business in order to steer them towards Arab owned contractors. That is just plain un-American, but it is the track record and historical arrest record of U.S. Army Contracting Officers from Arifjan. http://www.usmilitarycontracting.com is wire fraud – and who was the officer that said to set it up?
Wednesday, December 1st 2010 at 10:54 pm |
What specific U.S. registered Veteran Owned business are you talking about and where did the backing for this company come from? I keep asking this question, Keven Barnes, but I never seem to get an answer.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 at 12:08 am |
Unanswered questions directed at Keven Barnes? Tell me it isn’t so.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 at 1:31 am |
No one is commenting on a 2nd extension to Agility and that KGL has been snubbed ?
Not only has KGL been snubbed, but they shelled out big dollars to have warehouses built and are not getting awarded.
These 2 are obviously observers and worker-bees.
Friday, December 3rd 2010 at 1:32 am |
Only certain owners and management would make a comment about being a worker-bee. Nothing wrong with being an observer or a worker-bee. You are obviously management or owner with a vested interest in the outcome of this issue. Once again, Keven, where does your backing come from. But make-up your mind, am I management of a company you are attacking or a worker bee? You have accused me of both.
Friday, December 3rd 2010 at 4:58 am |
Where is your information about DDKS, corruption, ethics violations, burn pits. That is what this site is for AMU. Really contribute something. Why has KGL built $ 10 + million in warehouse space and DLA is camping on the bids. That is the question in this thread. No one cares if you are a worker-bee or an amused observer – it is not relevant. Except for filling space with yap.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 at 8:59 am |
Someone please tell Camp Arifjan Contracting Officers what a SF30 is and what it is used for.
General Joe Bass – it is time for ACC remedial training on SF30s.
Monday, November 29th 2010 at 3:32 am |
Any update on DDKS
Tuesday, November 30th 2010 at 10:22 pm |
Where is the signed J & A Delawder and KOWALSKI ?
Synopsis:
Added: Nov 30, 2010 3:12 pm
This notice constitutes the intent of J7, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Distribution, New Cumberland, PA, to negotiate on a sole source basis, a six month extension to an existing contract with Agility/PWC. The contract modification will extend the contract for a contractor owned contractor operated distribution facility for storage and distribution operations in Kuwait. The six month extension is required in order to continue support during transition to a long term solution and to close down the current operation. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source based on the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Information received, if any, will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government to not conduct this effort as a full and open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquires must be emailed to Brenda.Delawder@dla.mil.
Contracting Office Address:
J Avenue
DDC J7-AB, Bldg 404
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070-5001
United States
Place of Performance:
Mina Abdullah
Kuwait
Primary Point of Contact.:
Brenda S. Delawder,
Contract Specialist
Brenda.Delawder@dla.mil
Phone: 717-770-7373
Fax: 717-770-5689
Secondary Point of Contact:
MEDARD R KOWALSKI,
CONTRACTING OFFICER
medard.kowalski@dla.mil
Phone: 717 770-5979
Fax: 717 770-5689
Tuesday, November 30th 2010 at 10:58 pm |
Mr. Kowalski,
As you know Agility is suspended and DLA has had the responses to the DDKS RFP for how long ? You are trying to award to a company that is on the U.S. Government’s Excluded Party Listing System.
Government Issues Revised Rules under FAC 2005-42
June 29, 2010
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-42 is issued under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2005-42 is effective June 16, 2010, except for Items II, III, IV, VI, and VIII which are effective July 16, 2010.
Item IV—Public Disclosure of Justification and Approval Documents for Noncompetitive Contracts—Section 844 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (FAR Case 2008-003) This final rule adopts, with changes, an interim rule published in the Federal
Register at 74 FR 2731 on January 15, 2009. The rule amends the FAR to implement the requirements of Section 844 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The interim rule required the head of an executive agency to make certain justification and approval
documents relating to the use of noncompetitive procedures in Federal contracting be posted on the website of an agency and through
FedBizOpps. The final rule requires that if the justification is a brand name justification under FAR 6.302-1(c) then it must be posted with the
solicitation. Justifications must remain posted for a minimum of 30 days. The final rule clarifies that posting the justification does not apply if it
I look forward to your response and the opportunity to bid upon this solicitation. would disclose the executive agency’s needs and disclosure of such needs would compromise national security or create other security risks. The final rule also establishes procedures at FAR 13.501 similar to procedures at FAR 6.305. The rule is intended to enhance competition in Federal contracting and provide greater transparency to the taxpayer.
Saturday, December 25th 2010 at 12:28 pm |
DDKS Watch,
FYI. Mr. Kowalski is no longer involved in the acquisition arm of DLA. He now works in the operations department. My intel confirms Mr. Kowalski wants to move this contract out of the Agility warehouses ASAP, but the award decision must come from another DLA department. Can anyone believe that this contract still hasn’t been awarded? Scandalous!
Saturday, December 25th 2010 at 7:40 pm |
Mr. Sensen,
Here is some Intel that anyone can see if they go look. It looks like your Kowalski is still working to me. Tell me how he can call a 2005 Contract a PRESOLICITATION while extending it and NOT putting it up for competition and instead awarding to a suspended company. He moved? Obviously not.
Response Date:
Dec 15, 2010 11:59 pm Eastern
Solicitation Number:
SP310005C0020
Notice Type:
Presolicitation
Synopsis:
Added: Nov 30, 2010 3:12 pm
This notice constitutes the intent of J7, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Distribution, New Cumberland, PA, to negotiate on a sole source basis, a six month extension to an existing contract with Agility/PWC. The contract modification will extend the contract for a contractor owned contractor operated distribution facility for storage and distribution operations in Kuwait. The six month extension is required in order to continue support during transition to a long term solution and to close down the current operation. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source based on the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Information received, if any, will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government to not conduct this effort as a full and open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquires must be emailed to Brenda.Delawder@dla.mil.
Contracting Office Address:
J Avenue
DDC J7-AB, Bldg 404
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070-5001
United States
Place of Performance:
Mina Abdullah
Kuwait
Primary Point of Contact.:
Brenda S. Delawder,
Contract Specialist
Brenda.Delawder@dla.mil
Phone: 717-770-7373
Fax: 717-770-5689
Secondary Point of Contact:
MEDARD R KOWALSKI,
CONTRACTING OFFICER
medard.kowalski@dla.mil
Phone: 717 770-5979
Fax: 717 770-5689
Wednesday, December 8th 2010 at 8:36 am |
Means that Agility have got the extension from USG and USG will move DDKS to another place. What about permanent solution.
Thursday, December 9th 2010 at 5:49 pm |
I have one question? Any body can reply me? Did DDKS contract award any company or going to finish from Kuwait because inside the DDKS very less NSN has been remaining which can be move from other company or moved from DDKS to DDKA?
Friday, December 17th 2010 at 3:19 am |
ddks is going to bahrain or arifjan?
Friday, December 17th 2010 at 10:50 am |
This website is a place for any disgruntled contractor, Mr. DDKS Watch, to complain about issues it has absolutely no idea about. Very few posts have an ounce of truth or correct date in them. Do something positive with yourself for a change. Study the FAR so your next post has some merit.
Friday, December 17th 2010 at 11:40 am |
If you have all the answers, then by all means educate us.
Monday, December 20th 2010 at 7:48 am |
Move DDKS to another place? Are you referring to another contractor within Kuwait or another country in SWA? I’ve heard speculation on both. What’s the latest on the DDKS award? Anyone? KGL Logistics is currently protesting through GAO, but it’s not clear on what grounds. I think DLA is contemplating changing the requirement due to the drawdown in Iraq, but does this mean they will remain with a suspended contractor until they determine their next move? Operationally I understand, but legally they should be doing EVERYTHING possible to extricate themselves from Agility. US taxpayers’ dollars should not be going to a suspended contractor. PERIOD! DLA has no excuse and I believe this issue, along with the Agility Prime Vendor contract debacle, stand as the major reason the DLA Commander was relieved of duty. Suspicious how the USG/GAO/DLA won’t reveal the details. Are they afraid of revealing how corrupt the DLA Commander was and the illegal processes that allowed him to select his favorite (bribe/benefit providing?) contractor (Agility)?
Saturday, December 25th 2010 at 12:38 pm |
QuickSand,
Just noticed another DGS departure from Agility in the name of George Allen, former VP of business development. This guy is the biggest douche bag! How can anyone without BD experience, substantial contract wins and/or proven leadership skills be appointed to such a position? Answer: Dan Mongeon hired his good ol’ boys. For years DGS employees were forced to suffer under this idiot’s reign, not to mention the added insult of Michael Durnan’s and Rich Brooks’ incompetence. Now that Agility lost Prime Vendor they’re unable to afford the worthless leeches.
Can anyone confirm the complete dissolution of DGS or has Dan Mongeon maintained a presence in some Washington, DC castle in the sky?
Saturday, December 25th 2010 at 7:48 pm |
READ: Close down current operation – not transfer. DLA is full of it to say that this is a single sole source with no other sources available.
Solicitation Number:
SP310005C0020
Notice Type:
Presolicitation ???????
Synopsis:
Added: Nov 30, 2010 3:12 pm
MEDARD R KOWALSKI,
CONTRACTING OFFICER
medard.kowalski@dla.mil
Phone: 717 770-5979
Fax: 717 770-5689
Synopsis:
Added: Nov 30, 2010 3:12 pm
This notice constitutes the intent of J7, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Distribution, New Cumberland, PA, to negotiate on a sole source basis, a six month extension to an existing contract with Agility/PWC. The contract modification will extend the contract for a contractor owned contractor operated distribution facility for storage and distribution operations in Kuwait. The six month extension is required in order to continue support during transition to a long term solution and to close down the current operation. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source based on the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Information received, if any, will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government to not conduct this effort as a full and open competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquires must be emailed to Brenda.Delawder@dla.mil.
Sunday, December 26th 2010 at 6:09 am |
DDKS Watch,
“transition to a long term solution and to close down the current operation” could mean so many things. Does “close down current operation” simply mean that they will move to another vendor? Unlikely. I agree it appears DLA is looking to provide their own warehousing and/or operation. I assume “long term” means NOT a contractor-owned facility. So this begs the questions: Will this be on Arifjan? Will this even be in Kuwait? If they intend to cancel the previous solicitation, why don’t they? Possibly the protest prevents that from happening until it’s adjudicated. Looks like the GAO decision is due at the end of February.
Sunday, December 26th 2010 at 6:48 am |
The GAO are as corrupt as DLA and will do whatever they want.
KGL, it is time to bypass the GAO and take this into the FEDERAL COURT. Get a good lawyer and file a claim against them for the costs of your new warehouse and then against each of the contracting officers involved in this hocus-pocus game. Only then will DLA get it and another 0-7 + is going to be sent packing.
DLA is still awarding to a suspended company while having competition.
Calling it a Presolicitation and no competition is bad faith on the part of these USG officials. Awarding is illegal, and only when DLA is held accountable in Federal Court will they learn a lesson.
Sunday, December 26th 2010 at 1:28 pm |
DDKS Watch,
I like your way of thinking. Let’s see if KGL will continue to be patient ands wait for GAO to slap DLA’s ass with a huge penalty (LMAO) or take a leap and go to federal court. I would love to see DLA held accountable.
Monday, December 27th 2010 at 5:39 am |
It is hugely unfair to have made the DDKS solicitation have only 4 months from award to move-in knowing that real-estate is limited and it takes 10 months to put up a warehouse.
It indicates preselection on the part of the Government and collusion with Agility and the contracting officers and their superiors.
It reminds me of Rock Island putting out an error-riddled EXCEL document after bidding closed to let contractors change their bids and draw 6 GAO Protests which benefited another Arab contractor named HETCO and then later ignoring their own requirements of the contractor having a repair facility, drivers, and buses in order to give that Al-Jamiyah the award. Those 2 contracting officers were Justin Trine and Jake Adrian. Trine has since disappeared.
Monday, December 27th 2010 at 12:47 pm |
Without an award in hand, very very few companies are going to construct a new warehouse simply for the chance to win DDKS. Due to Agility’s ineligibility and the USG’s reassurance that their facilities could not be used by another contractor, KGL made an educated decision that they had a solid chance to win the new DDKS contract. Now DLA is claiming “changing requirements due to the drawdown” and “permanent solution” as the delay and or the need to cancel the solicitation. I’ll accept that the USG would like to have their own, permanent facility in the Middle East, but where will it be located and when will it be completed have yet to be determined (or at least released). DDKS is not moving anywhere for the foreseeable future, so will DLA stay with Agility indefinitely? Agility remains suspended so the USG should do everything within reason to move to another qualified vendor. I’m so tired of the USG not following their own rules.
Jake Adrian is also involved with the Heavy Lift 7 contract still under evaluation. I’m curious to see who the awardees will be for that huge contract. Agility’s out this time, so new players will be added to the mix. IAP and HETCO will most likely remain.
SCANDALOUS!
Monday, December 27th 2010 at 12:51 pm |
Well chalk one up for the DoD Contractor to effect a behavior and culture change at DLA that will affect how bids are submitted now and into the future. Hopefully it will curb corruption and aid in investigations. Contractors won’t have to worry that part of their solicitation was taken and put into another contractors RFP response.
Following Camp Arifjan’s DRMO / DLA Contracting Officer, Mike Diettel’s private $5.7 Million solicitation to replace his friends TAOS (because of their affiliation to Agility ) [ I am wondering why DLA just didn't ignore the FAR and the suspension ruling and just extend TAOS's contract like they are doing with DDKS ]
Following 3 GAO Protests ( 2 Pre-Award and 1 Post Award when an employee of ARU Logistics made an allegation of the contract being paid for ) That prompted DLA’s attorney, Robin Walters to withdraw their motion to dismiss and cancel the award of the DRMO Operations to ARU Logistics.
Another competition opened on FEDBIZOPPS (SP4510-11-1008) as it should have the first time around Diettel. 2 contracting officers who didn’t re-evaluate the solicitations after the allegations are still seen on the FBO solicitation papers. They had 2 months to catch the steering of the solicitation – but didn’t. Interesting.
That led to an investigation which is ongoing. One thing has come out of it that is a behavior change effected by these protests and revelations. There is no need in today’s world to be mailing any RFP response.
If you look at the DRMO solicitation announced in Iraq – SP4510-11-R-5000 and look at Amendment 1 which changes the previous mail-in requirement as of November 2010. That is 2 months after the cancellation of the steered contract which occurred under the watch of General Joe Bass and PARC LtCol Shane Dietrich.
Amendment 001 SP4510-11-R-5000
E. Section VI, Provisions, is revised to require submission of proposals via paperless electronic media
only. As a result, two provisions, DLA DISPOSITION SERVICES 52.219-9R03, entitled
“ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL GUIDANCE (NOV 2010)” and DLA DISPOSITION SERVICES
52.215-9R06, entitled “ELECTRONIC (PAPERLESS) PROPOSAL RESPONSE REQUIRED
(MAY 2000)” are added to the solicitation as Sections VI.11.1 and VI.11.2 respectively. In addition,
Section VI.12 entitled “Proposal Submission” is revised to correlate with the newly added Sections
VI.11.1 and VI.11.2. Solicitation replacement pages with the revised Section VI.12, plus full text
versions of the added Sections VI.11.1 and VI.11.2 are attached.
There is still a story that is coming about the details of Mike Diettel’s private solicitation that cost him his warrant.
VI.11.1 ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL GUIDANCE. DLA DISPOSITION SERVICES 52.215-9R03
(NOV 2010)
(a) You must submit your offer/quote via paperless electronic media (see paragraph (b) below) with the
information required by FAR 52.215-1(c), FAR 52.212-1 and DLA DISPOSITION SERVICES
Clauses 52.215-9R05 or 52.215-9R07. Offers or quotes submitted in paper form are unacceptable
and will be returned. You must submit your electronic proposal and any supplemental information
(such as spreadsheets, backup data, and technical information), using any of the following acceptable
electronic formats:
(1) Files readable using these Microsoft Office® Products: WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT,
or ACCESS. Spreadsheets must be sent in a file format that includes all formulas, macro and
format information. Print image (scanned document that cannot show the calculations) is not acceptable.
That is progress. That is Corrective Action.
When can we see an award on DDKS and DRMO/DRMS at Camp Arifjan ?
Thursday, February 17th 2011 at 5:41 am |
Well, Well, Well, so much for DDKS moving to Baharin.
Come on Uncle Sam, pack up your Patriot Missile batteries from Al Riffa and stop backing another Saddam-like dictatorship. Where have we seen this Bu!! Shi+ before. 30% controlling 70% – Hmmm sounds like the percentages for both Iraq and Kuwait.
First suggestion to both governments. Put an axe between Mosque and State. Religion has absolutely no place in government or telling businesses how to behave, when to open or close.
Secondly, remove from any official position any person who thinks religion and government need to be mixed – that includes the leaders of the country. Dammmn Ouch.
Too Bad Uncle Sam is in the middle of spending $100 million on a port in Bahrain. Traffic is terrible and one square block for drinking. Lighten up. Prohibition never worked for U.S. and it is not going to work for Kuwait or Bahrain either.
DDKS needs to be recompeted in Kuwait. Bahrain is going down the drain and we back a bad horse.
Friday, February 18th 2011 at 3:15 am |
DDKS moving to Bahrain
Not a chance.
That Bahrain Finance Minister is talking like Baghadad Bob or Mubarak – the ruling elite there are in their own little world.
5th Fleet – what to do eh ?
U.S. Army are based there.
This reminds me of the video clips of Rumsfield being pals with Saddam. To oppose Iran – we sure have some very corrupt and abusive governments to deal with.
Maybe it just isn’t too good for their illusion that the path of the Muslim religion and all its oppression is so good when they have Americans walking on their soil showing that there really is freedom out there and the could be like the U.S. – just get rid of your leaders. You have to smile don’t you. American women are not running around blacked out and American men are in uniform or dress Western.
These Muslim countries have Western dress advertisements all over – the women are not blacked out in the advertisements – they are dressed very Western.
So what IS the message. It is they want to be Western so bad, but Saudi and Iran influence are holding back their freedoms. And there are a high percentage of expats that are NOT inclined to be like the religious zealots in the Parliaments of Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, or Qatar.
It should be a very interesting year.
DDKS is not going to Bahrain
Friday, February 18th 2011 at 5:35 am |
I agree now that Bahrain is not a valid site location with all of current turmoil. With DLA now build on Camp Arifjan? Will they remain with Agility until it’s built? How can they stay with a suspended contractor indefinitely? Highly unlikely they will re-solicit DDKS as the USG only received one proposal (not counting Agility’s which was never opened). What is DLA’s explanation. They said they were re-evaluating due to the drawdown in Iraq and changing operational requirements. Fine. When will they clarify their future intent for DDKS?
Friday, February 18th 2011 at 6:27 am |
What is KGL doing legally to challenge the DLA for not being awarded ?
The U.S. is now in a quandary for sure in Bahrain with what has been invested in U.S. tax dollars there.
Those bidders who are interested a JV should contact me for putting into DLA an unsolicited proposal so that DLA has a viable option to Agility.
Ms. Sparky knows how to reach me if you write to her.
DLA canceled KGL’s single sole source before based on what I had to show as a viable option.
If you are one of the 36 2009 bidders and interested – write if you are still available.
Friday, February 18th 2011 at 7:36 am |
DDKS Watch,
If you had a viable option, which may be a legitimate claim, why didn’t you submit a proposal for DDKS last year? Just curious. Keven Barnes, is that you?
Friday, February 18th 2011 at 8:41 am |
DLA tipped the scales by only allowing 4 months for phase in. That was not enough time for any company to build warehousing and not end up exactly like KGL is now. Leaning forward – build it for $20 Mil, and then not get awarded.
No teaming partner is going to spend money without being assured that the award allowed the time for building and DLA didn’t want any company other than Agility or KGL performing. Also, DLA took away the 5% award fee once competition was identified because “they were directed to give the award fee to KGL ” – where is the investgation on that one? Who at DLA is telling the contracting officers to give gifts of 5% award fee for just one company. We would like to know. A congressman or a DLA Exec.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 12:32 pm |
As usual, DDKS Watch, you have not a clue…
Friday, February 18th 2011 at 9:27 am |
Yes, I agree that virtually no contractor is going to build $20M worth of facilities without an award. Plus, the 4-month phase-in was extremely tight even if an awardee had the facility and the right personnel. KGL surely got screwed on this one. Not sure what DLA’s next move is now. I have lived in Kuwait for several years, where are your facilites located in relation to Agility’s DDKS facility?
Monday, March 14th 2011 at 10:07 am |
Does anyone have any information on what is going on with Agility?
KUWAIT, March 14 (Reuters) – Kuwaiti bourse halted trading in logistics firm Agility (AGLT.KW) shares on Monday, pending an announcement.
Earlier on Monday, France Telecom (FTE.PA) and Agility are to acquire a 44 percent stake in Iraqi mobile operator Korek Telecom, the firms said in a joint statement on Monday.
Friday, February 18th 2011 at 2:33 pm |
And Right on Que
Award Notice
Contract Award Date:
February 17, 2011
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=dad92409a1b402ac4acf66ac4bb32343&tab=core&_cview=0
SP310005C0020_P00050
Agility/Public Warehousing Company
Synopsis:
Added: Feb 18, 2011 9:28 am
The basic contract was modified to add a six month extension to the period of performance, extending the contract from 1 March 2011 through 31 August 2011. The six month extension is necessary to close down the current facility and operation.
Close down DDKS and move it to Bahrain – right.
Didn’t DLA see ? – even Formula 1 will be passing on Bahrain this year due to Sheik Kalifa killing his people and shooting over their heads with anti-aircraft fire.
Sunday, February 20th 2011 at 6:42 am |
FROM DDKS Watch: “Didn’t DLA see ? – even Formula 1 will be passing on Bahrain this year due to Sheik Kalifa killing his people and shooting over their heads with anti-aircraft fire.”
You are doing nothing but over-stating and exaggerating… but then, we’re all used to that from you.
Saturday, October 30th 2010 at 10:47 pm |
Iran? Seriously? I think DLA simply wants the best of both worlds: the lowest price and all the bells and whistles. Sorry USG, it doesn’t work that way. Agility is still suspended and you must find another vendor. Any word on the Agility case?
Thursday, November 11th 2010 at 12:03 pm |
Let me see if I can dig up this “certification” they’ve been claiming since “earlier this year”. We agree, I want to see the USG’s official reply to KGL. FYI. KGL’s third quarter financials were just released today to the KSE and they are in the red for the third quarter. Their stock was limit down today as well.
The rumor that the USG wants to relocate the DDKS operation to Bahrain and to its own facilities may be accurate though.
Saturday, November 13th 2010 at 9:12 am |
Pam, I will contact KGL on Sunday to request a copy of their alleged USG certification regarding Iran. I’ll even accept an official USG document posted on their website. I’ll post it here if, and when I receive it. Don’t hold your breath.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 4:42 am |
Turn it into a PDF and post on SCRIBD so that it is there for not only Ms Sparky to see, but the world’s press.
This evidence deserve the scrutiny of someone that is an outside source to be verified that it isn’t some fabrication.
We are learning that the Arabs do like to fabricate facts and manipulate the Press. The U.S. has some others looking at this who are not corrupt DLA or U.S. Army contracting officers. It is hard for the cockroaches to get away with allowing KGL to be awarded USG contracts when the spotlight is shining on them.
KGL will try to reorganize – but not divest. Just suspend them and be done with it.
Friday, November 12th 2010 at 9:17 pm |
Pam,
Agreed. If KGL possessed such documentation they would publicize it from their website and/or release it to the press. Well KGL, where is it?
Monday, December 27th 2010 at 2:54 pm |
$5 million? Was that the amount the Baragonas required to settle? I’ve read several of the stories, blogs and articles, but never saw an actual amount besides KGL’s offer to match, then double the SGLI. I’m not sure what the facts are as neither party will reveal any offers discussed or made, which is their right.
Lose $7 billion? The Prime Vendor contract was awarded to Anham on a lowest price-technically acceptable basis, not on political influence. Anham is bleeding key personnel and struggling operationally. It’s clear they underbid the contract and are now suffering, but I guess the USG got what it wanted……lowest price no matter the headaches. Oh well, such is life in the world of USG contracting and acquisitions. Very sad!