The Department of War announced Army and Navy contracts and contract changes worth about $1.6 billion on Friday, Nov. 6, led by two $500 million Army Corps of Engineers emergency-response modifications, according to its daily contracts list (TBR calculation of the listed amounts).
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Army
Ashbritt Inc. of Deerfield Beach, Florida, and ECC Constructors LLC of Burlingame, California, each received a $500 million modification to extend ordering periods and raise capacity for emergency response work, the list said. Both run through Feb. 17, 2027.
Watterson Construction Co. of Anchorage won a $123.8 million contract to build barracks for 320 soldiers at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. MSM Group North America of St. Petersburg, Florida, received a $105.8 million change for a 155mm load, assemble and pack facility at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, bringing that contract to $741 million.
Navy
Vigor Marine LLC of Portland, Oregon, won $222.5 million to maintain and modernize the destroyer USS Gridley in Seattle, the list said. BAE Systems won $56.6 million for USS Cincinnati, and Austal USA won $43.4 million for USS Canberra, both in San Diego.
Heckler & Koch Defense’s ceiling for M27 infantry automatic rifles rose by $45.4 million to $84.6 million, with 70% of the work in Oberndorf, Germany. Lockheed Martin of Syracuse, New York, received $10.3 million for submarine electronic warfare engineering.
How the total was counted
The $1.6 billion figure adds the face values of the nine Nov. 6 awards, including the Heckler & Koch ceiling increase, which obligated no funds at award. No Massachusetts company appeared on the list. More coverage is on the War News hub.
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