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I think the $45 was the cost of product, not delivery. If AAFES can sell soda at 1/3 the price using the same contracted shipping KBR should be able to.

I could start on some of the KBR waste and fraud I've seen over here where they would s-over soldiers in order to get extra $ but I'm not going to start. Let's just say I've had to sleep on floor because of KBR removing all a base's 1-yr old furniture before the 'new contract' furniture arrived. I found an Army cot but when I left after 7 weeks the much promised 'new contract' furniture hadn't arrived yet the previous, (1-yr old) contract furniture had all been haulded away. The KBR employees had their own 'new contract' furniture from the start btw.

KBR needs competition and they need new or better management. Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. are not the places to pull the sole-source contractor billing scams.

?????!!!!! Iraq and Afghanistan were the perfect places to pull the sole source no-bid contracts, for the initial part of the conflict anyway. I certainly understand a few years down the road putting the services out for bid, I think the argument can be made that they should have been bid prior to now, and I won't disagree.

I stated earlier the if KBR wants they will be one of the 3 companies that will win the bid, they can just do it cheaper than anyone else, unfortunately from what you are saying they aren't doing it better, or even well from your experiences. Certainly you don't take away furniture without replacement being available. It sounds like, either someone poorly wrote the contracts (has to be moved at xx date, no flexibility built in particularly if shipping new was involved), someone was on a power trip, or shortcuts are going on, (hopefully ongoing audits will catch some of the "short cuts" or fraud). I wish your time overthere had been less problematic, thanks for going.

"I think the $45 was the cost of product, not delivery. If AAFES can sell soda at 1/3 the price using the same contracted shipping KBR should be able to."

Boy do I have news for you AAFES is no bargan AT ALL, they sell a case of soda (12 oz bottles)for $22 and every combat soldier needs a 42in Plasma tv in theater (not a movie theater I mean theater of operation, I.E. Iraq) I especially liked the diapers and vanilla extract in the Liberty exchange.

Their motto is "We go, where you go" and should say in fine print...

"We go, where you go"(and charge you 30% more than the exchange's in Washington DC)

Wow, another disgruntled KBR employee. I ahve worked with KBR for 16 months now, and I have still not understood why these contractors whine about everything. "I have to sleep in a tent. I have to sleep on a cot." Maybe they should get a kleenex company to come over here and work for KBR. All I hear is complaining. Get over it! You chose the job, close your mouth and do it. We work for the militray, so if that means they get a bed and we sleep on the floor, so be it. You are not entitled to the American standard of living.

A KBR employee whining over here is like dust in Iraq. It's everywhere and you can;t do anything about it.

KBR neds competition? Do you realize that pulling 40,000 employees out of Iraq and replacing them with a new company would be a huge mistake, money and business wise? I don't know where these complaints from Army officials are coming from claiming we aren't getting the job done. The numbers speak for themselves in that area. The bases were built by KBR. the elctricity is produced by KBR. HVAC, DFAC's, HAZMAT, CARPENTRY,. The list goes on and on! How are you continue to put down a company with so many accomplishments. I believe this is purely political and KBR will get the majority of the contracts again. Smoke and mirrors for the Liberals.

As I said, another disgruntled KBR employee. Wow, surprising. The military is over here outside the wire bsting their asses to keep us KBR employees safe back on the post, without a word. Grow up and do the damn job you signed up to do. Don't like it? Go home.