Unlike Al Hakam, which was built as a dedicated biological warfare facility, the plant at Al Dawrah was constructed as a legitimate turnkey facility by a foreign company in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

In the area of procurement, UNOCI was able to share information on its scope of work, contracts and market data, including vendor databases and invitee lists to meet numerous requirements, such as security equipment and the turnkey fuel contract.

Unlike Al Hakam, which was built as a dedicated biological warfare facility, the foot and mouth disease vaccine plant at Al Dawrah was constructed as a legitimate turnkey facility by a foreign company in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Additional requirements resulted mainly from the unbudgeted procurement of 12 heavy trucks and 16 fuel tankers due to the fact that there were fewer contingent owned equipment transport assets than planned and the scope of the turnkey fuel contract was more limited than planned.