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2005-08-30 Home Front: Politix

Official who criticized Halliburton contract fired

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Posted by Jackal 2005-08-30 09:57|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bunny Greenhouse....this is satire right?

Posted by Zpaz 2005-08-30 12:40|| 2005-08-30 12:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Now ya see why Rumsfeld doesn't answer questions above his pay grade?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-08-30 13:00|| 2005-08-30 13:00|| Front Page Top

#3 So far as I can tell from the public info on that award, it is the Bunny bitch who is politicizing this, not the Administration.

Halliburton holds a) the competitively awarded world wide logistics contract for DOD, b) the competitively awarded contract for security upgrades for State Dept., c) by far the highest concentration of direct expertise in oil infrastructure protection and rebuilding and d) a pool of suitable people who already had security clearances.

There is clear provision in the DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regs) for sole-source awards when it is deemed in the interests of the government and the country. Even if it had been wise to postpone getting people in-country while going through an 8-12 month competitive process, I cannot think of a single company that could really bid competitively against KRB for that task.

The fact that the existing 'indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity' umbrella contract for logistics support allowed an easy ammendment to add this task was fortunate, especially when you remember what Saddam did to the oil infrastructure in Kuwait in 92. It also prevented a lot of wasted time and money for a bid process.

Oh - and Halliburton's profit margin for this task was limited to 1% over allowed costs.

Posted by Omerens Omaigum2983 2005-08-30 13:07|| 2005-08-30 13:07|| Front Page Top

#4 hoo boy - a purchasing agent named Bunnatine A Greenhouse? I bet she's HOT

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-30 13:40|| 2005-08-30 13:40|| Front Page Top

#5 It's GREENhouse, not HOThouse.

As in

Little Bunny Greenhouse
I don't want to see youse
Chasing all the contractors
And bopping them on the head

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-08-30 14:16|| 2005-08-30 14:16|| Front Page Top

#6

The lovely Ms. Greenhouse, or your wanki...er...viewing pleasure!

Posted by Analog Roam 2005-08-30 14:57|| 2005-08-30 14:57|| Front Page Top

#7 that's Joe Frazier....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-30 15:11|| 2005-08-30 15:11|| Front Page Top

#8
For a second I thought it was Coco in a business suit!

S4

Posted by Sally sells Sea Shells 2005-08-30 15:16|| 2005-08-30 15:16|| Front Page Top

#9 No mention of course, that the Clinton Administration gave Halliburton a no-bid contract for logistical support in the Balkans. You know after the destruction of the military industrial complex in the post-Vietnam era by guess who, there remained only a very few companies left with both a track record and the means to do these contracts. So when you need it now, not 6 months later after a bidding processes, guess who's name keeps coming up?

Posted by Glavitle Slaque3075 2005-08-30 15:27|| 2005-08-30 15:27|| Front Page Top

#10
Sally, I like this image better!

Posted by Pinhead 2005-08-30 20:39|| 2005-08-30 20:39|| Front Page Top

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