Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS)

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs established the Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS) Master IDIQ on September 30, 2014, with a last date to order of January 20, 2020—the vehicle is no longer accepting new orders as of June 2020. This is a closed vehicle supporting legacy operations; all task orders have been terminated or completed.

ALiSS contracted life support services across Embassy Kabul operations, including food services, fire and medical services, transportation and shuttle services, IT infrastructure support, facility management and engineering support, television and internet services, waste management, and workforce augmentation. Twenty-one task orders were awarded between September 2014 and September 2018, with ordering momentum peaking in 2015 (six orders) and declining thereafter. The most recent order was placed in September 2018, nearly eight years ago.

Amentum Services, Inc. dominated the vehicle, holding 14 of 21 awards totaling $632.8 million of combined potential value—approximately 81 percent of the vehicle's $780 million combined potential value. Global Development Support Services, LLC received four orders worth $93.5 million, and three additional domestic awardees split the remainder. Nearly all ordering activity—19 of 21 orders—funded the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; the Bureau of Diplomatic Security placed two orders.

All 21 task orders were unrestricted (no set-aside designations applied). Combined task-order potential value reached $780 million, with $605.8 million obligated (78 percent utilization). Orders varied widely in scope and value. The largest single order—SAQMMA14D0151-SAQMMA15F0686 for food services—carried a ceiling of $339.3 million. Major orders for fire and medical services, chief of mission operations and maintenance support, and television and internet services ranged from $31.8 million to $92.1 million in potential value. Smaller orders for RSO support, staff augmentation, and waste management fell between $3.5 million and $14.1 million. Nearly all orders were firm fixed price or fixed-price level-of-effort structures. Performance occurred entirely in Afghanistan (Embassy Kabul and subordinate locations).

The United States Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide life support services in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Life Support Services (ALiSS) program includes: Food operations and logistics; Fire protection; Vehicle maintenance services; Laundry services; Medical services; Warehouse operations, and miscellaneous workforce support personnel.