700 CONS releases record-breaking contract

Photo By Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker | Members of the 700th Contracting Squadron team that worked on the most substantial contract the squadron has ever produced work on Kapaun Air Station, Germany, Jan. 15, 2020. Approximately 20 personnel from seven squadrons across the Kaiserslautern Military Community worked together to draw up the contract. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)  

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, GERMANY

01.21.2020

Story by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker 

86th Airlift Wing

The 700th Contracting Squadron released its most substantial contract to date, totaling $425 million, Jan. 15, 2020.
The five-year contract covers a broad range of construction, maintenance and renovation projects for the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Spangdahlem Air Base and supporting installations throughout Germany. A majority of the projects it encompasses will be residential and commercial facility maintenance.
As installation housing, offices, restaurants and other facilities age, the mission must progress with the continued assurance of standards for personnel. The 700th CONS team is dedicated to ensuring bases receive timely, efficient maintenance and renovation.
The most significant aspect of the contract is it allows for much faster acquisition times,
“Reduced acquisition time means faster delivery,” said Elizabeth Preston, 700th Contracting Squadron construction flight team lead. “Faster contract execution and delivery mean that we provide the wing the gateway to the world by enabling air mobility, keeping military members and their families safe and improving the quality of their lives."
The contract is a multiple award construction contract, or MACC. This means six contractors, selected through a competitive process, will bid for each project. Since the 700th CONS now has a selected pool of contractors to work with, less time is spent on contractor decisions which can alolw projects to begin sooner. The result? Personnel and families will see faster maintenance, renovation and construction around base.
“The MACC is the true backbone of the KMC and Spangdahlem Air Base,” Preston said. “There will be a number of quality of life improvements that will be made possible by this contract. Some of the big and complex construction projects done under the MACC in the past include maintenance on airfield infrastructure, family housing, dorms, gyms, sports fields, playgrounds, Hercules Theater, PF Chang’s, Macaroni Grill and others.”
Over time, the construction needs around the KMC and Spangdahlem AB have grown, Preston said. In order to accommodate that growth, the new MACC is three times larger than the previous one. This is the largest construction contract in U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. The 700th CONS team also added contractors under the new MACC to accommodate the higher volume of construction projects.
The squadron will begin awarding contracts within two weeks. Construction, maintenance and renovation will commence across the KMC and Spandahlem AB. Projects are designed to effect buildings in sections rather than all-at-once, resulting in minimal disruptions to the mission.

• Date Taken: 01.21.2020
• Date Posted: 01.21.2020 04:51
• Story ID: 359740
• Location: RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE