NCBC Gulfport Supply Department on the Move Again
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Story Number: NNS090402-12
Release Date: 4/2/2009 6:17:00 AM
From Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast Public Affairs
GULFPORT, Miss. (NNS) -- The new Operational Expeditionary Logistics Facility (OELF) on board Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport is now open and the supply department is poised to start consolidating many supply functions into one facility.
The warehouse, or OELF, will support the shipment of containerized warfighting equipment to support Naval Construction Forces and consolidate the operations of three existing obsolete and damaged facilities.
"At last, all physical distribution functions are under one roof. This consolidation will greatly improve our ability to support the warfighter," said Paul Darden, physical distribution manager of Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Jacksonville, Detachment NCBC Gulfport.
The project involved approximately 230,000 square feet of new construction and 20,000 square feet of renovated space along with 370,000 square feet of demolition, thus resulting in more efficient receipt, storage, preparation and shipping/receiving operations.
The resulting design successfully incorporates all relevant military and local installation design standards as well as many of the sustainable design features related to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system that encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices.
The $33.4 million OELF project is part of a larger
$42.3 million dollar package. The contract was awarded to BE&K Government Group of Birmingham, Ala. on Dec. 6, 2006.
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