Dates- In 2001, an Iraq Reconstruction Contract Was Announced

[liveoaktx]

http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm

Someone in the Pentagon noted the US Army posted this contract announcement on the Internet. No one in the media except Chuck Spinney's website took note. Here are three parts:

The U.S. had grounds to believe Saddam was planning to destroy Iraq's own oil infrastructure in the event of hostilities.

The planning effort was done by Brown & Root Services (BRS)* under a task order issued under the Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) contract. The Commander, CENTCOM, identified a requirement for contingency planning for repairing and providing for continuity of operations of the Iraqi oil infrastructure. This included planning for extinguishing oil well fires and assessing damage to oil facilities in the immediate aftermath of hostilities.

*The government contracted with BRS to perform the planning effort because BRS is the Army's contractor for the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP). The LOGCAP contract is used to develop plans to address such requirements of Combatant Commanders. When a specific plan is needed, a task order is issued under the contract. The current LOGCAP contract was awarded to BRS on December 14, 2001, after a competitive source selection process.

Note the date, December 14, 2001, almost a year before the Bush administration began to alert Americans that urgent action was required to eliminate Saddam Hussein, which later included all "Baathists" in Iraq, and then the entire Iraqi Army. Brown & Root Services is part of the Halliburton Corporation which has won dozens of lucrative Iraqi reconstruction projects awarded without competitive bidding. Vice President Dick Cheney was CEO of Halliburton for five years before quitting to join President Bush's campaign in 2000. He left Halliburton nearly bankrupt after a disastrous oil deal in Brazil and a merger with dying Dresser Industries. Nevertheless, Cheney received $20 million in severance pay from Halliburton, and continues to receive deferred compensation of around $150,000 a year.

[AllyCat]

1. Link to military website not working on the q2mil site. Wish is was

there to check this. Interesting if true.

[Roland99]

6. Archive.org to the rescue!!

http://web.archive.org/web/20030513082223/http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/cepa/iraq/factsheet.htm

THE MISSION
- Prior to the commencement of hostilities in March 2003, the Department of Defense (DoD) had planned for the repair and continuity of operations of the Iraqi oil infrastructure. This planning encompassed the full range of activities that might need to be performed to restore or continue the operation of this industry, which is of vital importance to the health of the Iraqi economy.

- The U.S. considered such contingency planning necessary because of Saddam Hussein's actions in Kuwait in 1991, when Iraqi forces damaged 750 wells. That destruction resulted in an environmental disaster as well as a tremendous blow to Kuwait's oil production capability. The U.S. had grounds to believe Saddam was planning to destroy Iraq's own oil infrastructure in the event of hostilities. Such destruction, especially if it extended beyond oil wells to pipelines, pumping stations, or other elements of the infrastructure, could have drastically reduced the Iraqi oil industry's capability to produce income on which the Iraqi people depend. Destruction of the oil fields would result in potential loss of $20 to $30 billion a year in oil revenues for Iraq, as well as an estimated cost of between $30 and $40 billion to recreate the infrastructure.

- When the war began, some wells were sabotaged and set ablaze by Saddam Hussein's forces, but coalition forces were successful in securing most oil fields and infrastructure before major damage could occur. The Department put its planning to use immediately, and the well fires were extinguished and the associated environmental damage was limited. The results of ongoing assessments of the condition of oil facilities throughout the country will determine what actions need to be taken to repair and restore the oil infrastructure. These activities may include extinguishing oil fires; assessing the condition of oil-related infrastructure; cleaning up oil spills or other environmental damage at oil facilities; engineering design and repair or reconstruction of damaged infrastructure; assisting in making facilities operational; distribution of petroleum products; and assisting the Iraqis in resuming Iraqi oil company operations.

PLANNING FOR THE MISSION
- The planning effort was done by Brown & Root Services (BRS) under a task order issued under the Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) contract. The Commander, CENTCOM, identified a requirement for contingency planning for repairing and providing for continuity of operations of the Iraqi oil infrastructure. This included planning for extinguishing oil well fires and assessing damage to oil facilities in the immediate aftermath of hostilities. The competitively awarded LOGCAP contract is used to develop plans to address such requirements of Combatant Commanders. When a specific plan is needed, a task order is issued under the LOGCAP contract.

- The Army Field Support Command also issued a letter contract to the planning contractor, BRS, that was primarily for pre-positioning of fire fighting equipment and the staffing and training of damage assessment teams that could be ready to deploy on short notice. This effort was necessary to enable rapid response to oil well fires. The estimated cost plus fixed fee of this contract is $37.5 million.

[NMDemDist2]

2. if it was awarded on 12-14-01 how long did the bid process take

was the bid put out pre or post 9-11?

[liveoaktx]

3. Reworded title-it looks to me like the bid was put out in 2001

and awarded in 2002.

[salin]

4. no bid?

[Botany]

5. DSM x 1000 = smoking gun

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