Contract: Walsh Federal, $184.8M

Walsh Federal LLC, Chicago, Ill., is awarded an $184,794,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The work provides for the construction of a two-story, low rise, two squadron maintenance hangar for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft, including a high bay space, crew and equipment space, and administrative space. The contract also contains seven unexercised options, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $206,064,819. Work will be performed in Havelock, N.C., and is expected to be completed by June 2025. Fiscal 2022 military construction (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $50,000,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract is incrementally funded with the first increment of $50,000,000 being allocated at the time of award. The second increment will be funded in fiscal 2023 at $99,000,000. The third increment will be funded in fiscal 2024 at $35,794,000. This contract was competitively procured via the beta.sam.gov website with four non-price proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity (N40085-22-C-0016). (Source: DoD, 04/26/22) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of an F-35 training center and reprogramming labs.