Contract: Harper, $30.8M

Harper Construction Co. Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded $30,817,653 for firm-fixed-price task order N6247318F4873 under a previously awarded, multiple award construction contract (N62473-18-D-5853) for construction of a F-35 simulator facility at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The facility will support six full mission simulators and support spaces including administrative, classroom, and conferences spaces. The building will also include space for other training devices as required by the Marine Corps weapons systems planning document and be in compliance with intelligence community technical specifications. Work will be performed in San Diego and is expected to be completed by May 2020. Fiscal 2018 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $30,817,653 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Five proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 08/30/18) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 integrated training center