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  • Sealed bidding helps expedite contract awards for Afghanistan

    On Nov. 19, the Middle East District employed a process it rarely uses to accelerate a contract award by holding a sealed bid opening for a construction project in Afghanistan. The sealed bidding process uses competitive bids, public opening of bids, and timely contract award to the contractor with the lowest priced, responsive bid.

  • Middle East District uses sealed bidding to help expedite contract awards for USACE missions in Afghanistan

    On Nov. 19, the Middle East District employed a process it rarely uses to accelerate a contract award by holding a sealed bid opening for a construction project in Afghanistan.

  • Middle East District Awards Phase V Construction to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a contract for phase five of the Kandahar Air Wing at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The $6.8 million contract was awarded to METAG Insaat Ticaret A.S., of Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 10.

  • Assuring quality construction for the benefit of Afghans’ security

    Through NATO’s primary objective in Afghanistan is to enable the Afghan authorities to provide effective security across the country so it can never again be a refuge for terrorists. In addition to conducting security operations and mentoring the Afghan National Security Forces, building adequate facilities where ANSF may live, work and train is vital to promoting a strong defense against threats.

  • USACE's military construction program in southern Afghanistan winds down

    The United States and its coalition partners sent military forces to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in October 2001. A six-person U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Forward Engineer Support Team deployed with the U.S. Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps to provide engineering, construction, planning, contracting and real estate services.

  • District employees celebrate St. Baldrick's Day with the flair of no hair

    Strength, character, and courage. "Living these values has always been the message to the Corps family," said the Middle East District's Erick Stillman. "I want to be able to proudly say to children living with cancer and to their parents watching them endure: 'I am here to help and lighten the load.'"

  • Jerry Henry: The Man Who Stares at Goats

    As a Supervisory Information Technology Specialist, Jerry Henry spends his workday surrounded by computers and other electronics. At the end of the day, however, he returns to his farm where he is surrounded by plants and animals.

  • District completes Humanitarian Assistance Project in Lebanon

    U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Mills travelled to Jezzine, Lebanon, Nov. 16 to join community leaders in celebrating the opening of a sewage water network.

  • Two border guard posts open in Tajikistan

    Representatives from the U.S. and Tajikistan governments celebrated the opening of two border guard posts – in Sayod and Ribhoz, Tajikistan – during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 6. The Middle East District constructed the facilities under the Department of Defense’s counternarcotics program.

  • Middle East District Awards a Contract for Tractors and Trailers in Egypt

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a contract on Nov. 6 for tractors and trailers to be provided to the Egyptian Engineering Authority to support its operations. The award went to Daimler Trucks North America, LLC of Portland, Ore., for $8.5 million. The period of performance includes a one year warranty period after acceptance of equipment.