Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS)

The Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a comprehensive support services vehicle established by the United States Department of State to provide critical operational capabilities in Afghanistan. The contract encompasses a wide range of life support services, including food operations and logistics, fire protection, vehicle maintenance, laundry services, medical services, warehouse operations, and miscellaneous workforce support personnel. These services are designed to sustain and support U.S. government operations in a challenging overseas environment, with task orders focused on providing essential infrastructure and logistical support for diplomatic and security missions.

The task orders under the ALiSS IDIQ demonstrate a consistent pattern of large-scale, fixed-price delivery orders ranging from approximately $2 million to $339 million, with performance periods typically spanning three to five years. Two primary contractors, Amentum Services, Inc. (including its EG&G division) and DynCorp International LLC, have been the predominant awardees of these task orders. The contracts are consistently awarded by bureaus within the U.S. Department of State, including the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and Bureau of Overseas Building Operations. All task orders are designated as "No Set-Aside Used" and are exclusively for overseas contract performance in Afghanistan, reflecting the vehicle's specialized focus on supporting U.S. government operations in that region. The pricing mechanisms are predominantly firm fixed-price and fixed-price level of effort, indicating a structured approach to managing complex, long-term service requirements in a challenging operational environment.