Does the Air Force have any BRAC properties that it is privatizing or plans to privatize cleanup for FY05 and FY06?
The Air Force has executed performance-based contracts at several BRAC installations. In FY04, It awarded a contract in Texas (Reese), and FY05 in Ohio (Rickenbacker, Gentile, and Newark) and California (Davis Site near Sacramento). This initiative will also be implemented in Michigan (KI Sawyer and Wurtsmith), Illinois (Chanute), and Indiana (Grissom) in FY06. The Air Force will achieve a cost avoidance in excess of $40M over the life cycle cost-to-complete for the first two rounds of performance-based contracts. It is anticipated a similar percentage of cost avoidance may be achieved for future performance-based contract awards. The Air Force is currently pursuing privatization at certain closed facilities and will continue to pursue privatization initiatives at locations where it is economically feasible. 12.6 What is the Air Force doing to address the issue of reopened sites causing the need for additional remediation due to emerging contaminants? Specifically, explain the steps ta
