BOS contract awarded for NS Guantanamo Bay

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems

Command Southeast

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command(NAVFAC)Southeastawardeda $41.3 millionfixed-price-award-fee,indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, April 27 to Vectrus Systems Corporation for base operations support (BOS) at Naval Station(NS)GuantanamoBay,Cuba.

BOS contracts support the daily opera-

ByTwillaBurns

Commander Navy Region Southeast

This year COMREL consisted of visits to veteran and senior facilities, school performancesandclinicsbyNavyBandSoutheast, visits to a number of local schools, supporting local YMCAs and hosting a “STEM” summit inside one of the Port Everglades Terminals.

Sailors attached to theUSS Indiana (SSN 789), USS Cole (DDG 67), USS New York (LPD-21) andMarinessupportingtheships participatedinthetwoorthreecommunity service projects each day Tuesday through Saturday

During a visit to the Alexander “Sandy” Nininger Veterans Nursing Home, Sailors spenttimetalking,diningandplayinggames with the residents Before leaving the nursing home residents serenaded the Sailors withtheGodBlessAmerica.

After the visit Lt j.g. Nichol Klee who serves on the USS Cole (DDG-67) said “I tionsofmilitaryinstallations

Theseservices are essential to maintaining the readiness and well-being of military and civilian personnel,andtheirfamilies

“Overall, BOS contracts are critical to the success of military operations, especially in a remote location such as NS Guantanamo Bay,” said NAVFAC SoutheastDirector ofPublicWorksDannyVillafane “BOS contracts include a wide range of services, such as utility system operations, facilities management and repairs, and transportation.

Facilities management is a crucial aspect of BOS. It involves the maintenance and upkeepofthephysicalinfrastructureofthe installation. This includes everything from repairing buildings and roads to managing utilitiesandwastedisposal.

BOS services to be performed in this contract include family housing facility management,facilityinvestment,custodial pestcontrol,integratedsolidwastemanagement,swimmingpoolmaintenance,grounds maintenance and landscaping, utilities management,electrical,wastewater,water, andbasesupportvehiclesandequipment.

Thiscontractwascompetitivelyprocured by means of the Contract Opportunities SAM.gov website with two proposals received.

Work will be performed at NS Guantanamo Bay and is expected to be completed byNovember2024