DEL-JEN’s 130 support personnel operate and maintain the Rock Island Arsenal’s hydroelectric plant that provides one-third of the electricity used at the Arsenal. DEL-JEN also operates and maintains key Arsenal features including; the overhead electrical distribution system; the steam generation plant (providing steam for heating and manufacturing); the water treatment plant (capable of producing over 1,000,000 gallons of potable water per day for personnel and manufacturing); and the 100-year-old swingspan bridge that provides vehicle and rail passage over the Mississippi River.
DEL-JEN’s unscheduled services department ensures contracts are delivered to the client in a timely manner and meet budgetary constraints. DEL-JEN provides for operations, maintenance, repairs, alteration, and minor construction on real property facilities and installed equipment.
The U.S. Army benefits from DEL-JEN’s ability to respond on a moment’s notice – utilizing its resources, operations knowledge, and vendor base established in the eleven years DEL-JEN has been on the Rock Island Arsenal as Base Operations Contractor. This includes being on the front line during the three last major floods, taking the lead on directing contractors and reporting to the client on the status of levees and resources. DEL-JEN provides environmental management support in the collection of data to support the client’s ability to receive air emission permits required to operate all particulate emitting equipment used in the manufacturing of war-critical supplies.