OCONUS contract performance is operationally distinct from CONUS work in ways that catch unprepared contractors off guard. The personnel requirements are different, the logistics are more complex, and the risk management demands are higher. GTS has structured its operations to address each of these.
Personnel Readiness
OCONUS positions typically require active security clearances, medical fitness certifications, and theater-specific training (such as Theater Security Cooperation or Contractor Orientation). GTS maintains a pipeline of cleared personnel who have completed or are eligible to complete these requirements, reducing mobilization timelines from months to weeks for most positions.
Logistics and Administration
Managing deployed personnel requires infrastructure that most small businesses do not maintain for domestic contracts: overseas pay differentials, per diem administration, R&R travel tracking, medical and evacuation insurance, and coordination with Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) requirements where applicable. GTS has established these processes through direct OCONUS contract performance and does not build them from scratch for each engagement.
Risk Management
Contingency contracts carry risks that are not present in typical garrison or office-based work: personnel safety in non-permissive environments, supply chain disruptions, and host-nation regulatory requirements. GTS’s OCONUS performance history includes crisis response engagements that required dynamic re-planning under changing operational conditions. That experience is not transferable from a capability statement. It is demonstrated through a performance record.
Agencies with OCONUS service requirements that could benefit from GTS’s experience are encouraged to contact our team to discuss fit and approach.
