Navy Picks 10 Firms for $15B IDIQ Guam Construction Contract

The U.S. Navy chosen 10 contractors to compete for work beneath a $15-billion indefinite supply/indefinite amount multiple-award development contract Sept. 10, and individually chosen 5 companies for one more $1.5-billion IDIQ contract protecting work at a facility within the British Indian Ocean Territory.

The $15-billion, eight-year contract awarded by Naval Services Engineering Techniques Command (NAVFAC) Pacific principally pertains to development initiatives in Guam, in keeping with a U.S. Dept. of Protection discover. The chosen companies embrace BL Harbert Worldwide LLC; Black Building-Tutor Perini JV; Conti Federal Companies LLC; Core Tech-HDCC-Kajima LLC; ECC Expeditionary Constructors LLC; Gilbane Federal JV; Granite-Obayashi 3, a JV; Hensel Phelps Building Co.; Nan Inc.; and SLSCO Ltd.

13 companies submitted proposals for the contract, in keeping with the division. 

Tasks beneath the IDIQ contract might embrace new development or additions onto barracks, administrative workplaces, communications services, colleges, hospitals, industrial websites, warehouses, transportation infrastructure and different base developments, in keeping with NAVFAC. The contract comes because the U.S. has been building up its military facilities in Guam. 

“Award of this contract marks a major milestone for our NAVFAC staff and the Division of Protection mission because it represents a long-term funding in Guam’s crucial infrastructure, enhancing our potential to ship resilient, trendy and strategically vital services,” stated Capt. Brent Paul, vice commander of NAVFAC Pacific, in a press release. 

NAVFAC Pacific additionally awarded the primary process order beneath the contract to SLSCO Ltd. The $41.8-million firm-fixed-price process order covers development of a low-rise faculty age facility at Andersen Air Pressure Base in Guam. Work on that mission is ready for completion by August 2028. 

Assist Facility Contract

The second DIQ contract awarded Sept. 10 covers new development, renovation and upkeep initiatives at Navy Assist Facility Diego Garcia, situated on an atoll within the Chagos Archipelago within the Indian Ocean that “offers logistic help to operational forces ahead deployed to the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf,” stated the Navy.

NAVFAC Far East obtained 5 gives for the contract, and chosen 5 companies. They’re CBRE/JJ UK JV LLC; DGC JV; ECC Diego Garcia LLC; MVL Diego Garcia JV LLC; and Black Building/MACE Worldwide JV. Officers additionally chosen Black Building/MACE Worldwide VJ for an unspecified $6.1-million seed mission, in keeping with a Protection Dept. discover.

The contract has a five-year base interval plus an possibility for 3 extra years.