Contracts for Oct. 30, 2026

View Online FOR RELEASE AT 5 PM ET Contracts For Oct. 30, 2026 ARMY AECOM Technical Services Inc., Los Angeles, California (W91238-27-D-A001); RJH Consultants Inc.,* Englewood, Colorado (W91238-27-D-A002); LH&J/Arcadis JV LLP,* Metairie, Louisiana (W91238-27-D-A003); MGE Engineering Inc.,* Sacramento, California (W91238-27-D-A004); HDR Engineering Inc., Omaha, Nebraska (W91238-27-D-A005); Cornforth – Gannett Fleming JV,* Beaverton, Oregon (W91238-27-D-A006); Kleinfelder – Stantec USACE JV, San Diego, California (W91238-27-D-A007); GFT Arcadis SPK CW JV, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (W91238-27-D-A008); GEI–Tetra Tech Federal JV, Rancho Cordova, California (W91238-27-D-0009); and Black and Veatch–Geosyntec Civil Works JV, Overland Park, Kansas (W91238-27-D-A010), will compete for each order of the $238,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for architectural and engineering services, primarily for horizontal design. Bids were solicited via the internet with 27 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 29, 2031. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, California, is the contracting activity (W91238-27-D-A001). V2X Systems LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded a $104,641,327 modification (P00080) to contract W91RUS-21-C-0001 for operation, maintenance and defense of Army communications supporting Army operational base communications information systems and infrastructure. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $813,128,030. Work will be performed in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Qatar, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2028. Fiscal 2027 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $16,164,488 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W91RUS-21-C-0001). Versar Inc., Washington, D.C., was awarded an $80,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Task Force Safety Assessments of Fire and Electricity, and Unified Facilities Criteria assessments. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2032. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, is the contracting activity (W912ER-27-D-A001). Dominion Privatization Texas LLC, Richmond, Virginia, was awarded a $61,011,748 firm-fixed-price contract with a total cumulative face value of $61,532,140 for construction of a microgrid system. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed at Fort Hood, Texas, with an estimated completion date of May 7, 2029. Fiscal 2027 military construction, defense-wide funds in the amount of $61,011,748 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-27-C-A002). Chimes District of Columbia Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, was awarded a $50,577,780 firm-fixed-price contract for base operations support services. One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be performed at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2033. Fiscal 2027 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $1,671,327 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Field Directorate Office, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is the contracting activity (W5168W-27-C-A001). Butt Construction Co. Inc., Dayton, Ohio, was awarded a $23,579,400 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a total cumulative face value of $23,971,200 for facility expansion and renovation. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 21, 2029. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky, is the contracting activity (W912QR-27-F-A007). Benaka Inc.,* New Brunswick, New Jersey, was awarded a $16,803,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of an F-16 mission training center facility. Bids were solicited via the internet with eight received. Work will be performed in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2028. Fiscal 2025 military construction, Army funds in the amount of $16,803,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Property and Fiscal Office, New Jersey, is the contracting activity (W50S8F-27-C-A010). Khotol Services Corp.,* Warrensburg, Missouri, was awarded a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repair, maintenance and minor construction services in support of Army Reserve requirements. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 5, 2031. Army 419th Contracting Support Brigade, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, is the contracting activity (W911SA-27-D-A002). G&G Steel Inc.,* Russellville, Alabama, was awarded a $14,016,810 firm-fixed-price contract for fabrication and delivery of a new steel connector bridge and related components. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Memphis, Tennessee, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 15, 2028. Fiscal 2027 civil construction funds in the amount of $14,016,810 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Tennessee, is the contracting activity (W912EQ-27-C-A001). Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $10,439,315 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (PATRIOT) Advanced Capability-3 guidance processor unit redesign, Seeker Block V flight test support. One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2027. Fiscal 2027 missile procurement, Army funds in the amount of $10,439,315 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-27-F-A004). Wright Tool Co. LLC,* Warren, Michigan, was awarded a $9,718,553 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Standard Automotive Tool Set Base in Mobile systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Warren, Michigan, with an estimated completion date of March 2, 2027. Fiscal 2027 Army working capital funds in the amount of $9,718,553 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W912CH-26-C-A092). NAVY Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $114,692,840 fixed-price-incentive, firm-fixed-price, and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00001) to a previously awarded contract (N0001926C0140). This modification exercises an option for the H-1 structural and power improvements for Next-Gen Effects Phase III effort to procure 15 A-kits, four mission kits, nine aircraft installations, long-lead and time-critical components, associated materials and labor, and spares in support of electrical power upgrades and structural improvements to the Marine Corps AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (38.1%); Amarillo, Texas (28.7%); Tempe, Arizona (6.3%); Grand Rapids, Michigan (4.5%); Stilwell, Oklahoma (2.6%); Anaheim, California (2.2%); Phoenix, Arizona (1.5%); Lebanon, New Hampshire (1.5%); Crestview, Florida (1.4%); Chicago, Illinois (1.1%); various locations within the continental U.S. (11%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (1.1%), and is expected to be completed in June 2028. Fiscal 2027 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $114,692,840 will be obligated at the time of award. This modification was not competitively procured. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $23,805,339 firm-fixed-price modification (P00004) to previously issued delivery order (N0001925F0280) against basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0006). This modification exercises options to procure 64 Distributed Targeting Processor-Networked (DTP-N) A-Kits and 32 DTP-N B-Kits, as well as provides associated cybersecurity and obsolescence support in connection with F/A-18 aircraft service life modifications for the Navy. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Florida (60%); and St. Louis, Missouri (40%), and is expected to be completed in January 2028. Fiscal 2027 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $23,805,339 will be obligated at the time of award. This modification was not competitively procured. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Detyens Shipyards Inc.,* North Charleston, South Carolina, is awarded a $20,454,460 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220527C0012) for the 152-calendar day shipyard availability for the Regular Overhaul and Drydocking of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195). This contract includes a base work package and four unexercised options for additional work and time, which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative value of this contract to $23,210,140. Work will be performed in North Charleston, South Carolina, beginning Jan. 20, 2027, and is expected to be completed by June 20, 2027.  Fiscal 2027 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $20,454,460 are obligated and will expire at the end of the fiscal year.  This contract was a small business set-aside with proposals solicited via the Government wide Point of Entry website and four offers were received. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity. Lockheed Martin, Mission Systems and Training, Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded a $13,444,766 cost-plus-award-fee order (N6278626F1000) against the previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-19-G-2319) to provide engineering and management services for USS Cleveland (LCS 31) post shakedown availability. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Mississippi (60%); and Mayport, Florida (40%), and is expected to be completed by August 2027. Fiscal 2026 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $13,444,766 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair, Bath, Maine, is the contracting activity. AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin Corp., Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $95,000,000 modification (P00208) to previously awarded contract FA8807-18-C-0009 for fully funding the Zero Buy request for equitable adjustment. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $4,728,023,341 from $4,633,023,341. Work will be performed at Littleton, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 27, 2026. Fiscal 2025 and 2026 procurement funds in the amount of $95,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Satellite Communications and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.   LIFT Airborne Technologies LLC,* Carson City, Nevada, has been awarded an $83,400,000 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for delta development, qualification, production, and fielding of the next generation fixed-wing helmet. This contract provides for delta development, qualification, production, and fielding of helmets for various Air Force mission defense aircraft. Work will be performed in Carson City, Nevada, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 30, 2036. This contract is the result of a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III follow-on acquisition. Fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $4,095,959 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8606-27-D-B002).    AMETEK Programmable Power Inc., San Diego, California, has been awarded a maximum $29,779,727 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for Versatile Diagnostic Analog Test Station (VDATS) kits. This contract provides for kits required to assemble VDATS stations. The VDATS is an organically designed test station with open architecture and VME Extensions for Instrumentation technology. Work will be performed in San Diego, California; and Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 29, 2031. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins AFB, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8579-27-D-0001).   Pratt & Whitney, Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded a $25,193,724 ceiling cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the component improvement program for secondary power systems and small gas turbine engines. This contract provides for engineering services and research and development to improve the safety, reliability, and maintainability of parts used to start main engines. Work will be performed in West Palm Beach, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 27, 2036. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. No funds are being obligated at the time of award; fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds will be incrementally obligated over the next 10 years. The Air Force Sustainment Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8252-27-D-B001). (Awarded on Oct. 28, 2026). *Small Business

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Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns Home After Lengthy Northern Patrol

View Online Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns Home After Lengthy Northern Patrol Oct. 30, 2026 |  By U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Stratton returned to their home port in Alameda, California, Oct. 24, after a 103-day patrol in the Arctic and Bering Sea, where they worked to reinforce maritime safety, security and national sovereignty in one of the most demanding operating areas in the world.  The Stratton conducted maritime security operations and training alongside regional partners under Operation Frontier Sentinel and Operation Tundra Merlin.  "I am proud of this crew for the professionalism they showed during a long and demanding patrol in the Arctic and Bering Sea," said Coast Guard Capt. Matthew Press, the Stratton's commanding officer. Whether conducting search and rescue response, safeguarding U.S. sovereignty, completing joint operations or engaging with Alaskan communities, the crew delivered presence and readiness where it mattered most.  The cutter conducted flight operations with a Coast Guard MH-60T Jay Hawk helicopter off the coast of Alaska, Aug. 11, building proficiency between cutter and aviation crews for search and rescue and maritime response. That same day, the cutter conducted a joint sail with the Canadian offshore patrol vessel HMCS Max Bernays in the Bering Strait, strengthening interoperability in the Arctic region.  On Aug. 24, the Stratton held a change of command ceremony while anchored off Kotzebue, Alaska. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Jeffrey Novak, Coast Guard Southwest District commander, presided over the event as Press assumed command from Coast Guard Rear Adm. Dorothy Hernaez.   The Stratton also conducted a live-fire gunnery exercise with its Mark 110 57 mm gun off the coast of Unalaska, Alaska, Sept. 30. The crew engaged multiple targets to test the cutter's weapons systems and practice gunnery skills. On Oct. 6, the ship conducted a simulated fueling training while anchored with the Coast Guard cutter Storis in Broad Bay, Alaska. The training demonstrated the Storis' ability to refuel other Coast Guard cutters while at anchor and expanded logistical flexibility for assets operating in remote Alaskan waters.  While on patrol, the Stratton's crew spent 26 days north of the Arctic Circle, earning the Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal. The crew visited Seattle, several Alaskan cities, and Victoria, Canada. In Seattle, the cutter participated in the Fleet Week Parade of Ships and provided tours to more than 2,500 members of the public.   The Stratton also hosted a flight-deck reception during Seattle Fleet Week for guests from the Coast Guard, Navy and Royal Canadian Navy, along with civic leaders from the Seattle area.

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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: South Carolina, Part 2

View Online Signers of the Declaration of Independence: South Carolina, Part 2 Oct. 30, 2026 | By David Vergun   Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain are all considered Founding Fathers. South Carolina had four delegates. This week's profile features Arthur Middleton and Edward Rutledge. Arthur Middleton   Arthur Middleton was born June 26, 1742, on a rice plantation near Charleston, South Carolina. He was the eldest son of Henry Middleton and Mary Baker Williams; six of his siblings survived to adulthood. His father later served as the second president of the First Continental Congress, and his sister Henrietta married signer Edward Rutledge in 1774. Middleton's family was wealthy; he had private tutors and attended a private school in Charleston. When he was 12, he was sent to London to attend the Harrow School, followed by the Westminster School. In 1757, he was admitted to study law at Middle Temple in London, but first he studied classical literature at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, until he was 18. After graduation, he moved back to London to study law at Middle Temple but did not graduate. He was distracted by the loss of his mother in 1761, so he traveled Europe for two years before returning to South Carolina in December 1763. Upon returning home, he ran the family's estate, Middleton Place, which he inherited because it was part of his mother's dowry. On Aug. 19, 1764, he married Mary Izard, and they moved into Middleton Place. Their children who survived to adulthood were Henry, Maria, Eliza, Emma, Anna, Isabella, Septima Sexta — whose name in Latin means seventh child, sixth daughter — and John. Middleton was elected to the South Carolina House of Commons in 1765 and served until 1768. He and his wife traveled Europe for three years, and when he returned, he was a leader in the "American Party," which supported independence. He helped draft South Carolina's constitution in 1776 and codesigned the state's official seal, which is still used today. He took his father's place at the Second Continental Congress and signed the declaration. During the Revolutionary War, Middleton chose to serve as a private in the state militia, turning down an offer to be commissioned. He and many others, including two other South Carolina signers, were captured by British forces during the Siege of Charleston May 12, 1780. In July 1781, all three signers were freed during a prisoner exchange. From 1783 to 1784, he rebuilt his war-torn estate. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1785 to 1786. Middleton contracted a fever in the winter of 1786 and died Jan. 1, 1787, when he was 44 years old; his wife died July 12, 1814. Both are buried in Middleton Place, a National Historic Landmark with a museum that's open to the public. During World War II, the attack transport USS Arthur Middleton was named in his honor and launched in 1941. In Brooklyn, New York, Middleton Playground is named for him and is located near Middleton Street. Edward Rutledge   Edward Rutledge was born Nov. 23, 1749, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was the youngest child of John, a physician who emigrated from Ireland, and Sarah Hext. His six siblings were John, Hugh, Andrew, Thomas, Sarah and Mary. His father died when Rutledge was an infant, but his mother's wealth and independence ensured he and his siblings were well-educated. He had a private tutor and learned law from his oldest brother. When he was 20, he sailed to England, studied at London's Middle Temple and was admitted to the English bar in 1772. The following year, he returned to South Carolina, was admitted to its bar, and began a successful law practice while running the Philips Plantation in Christ Church Parish near Charleston.  In March 1774, he married Henrietta Middleton, the sister of future fellow South Carolina signer Arthur Middleton. They had two children who survived to adulthood, Henry and Sarah. His wife died in April 1792, and six months later, he married Mary Shubrick Eveleigh. At 24, he was elected to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and then to the South Carolina House of Representatives the following year. At 26, he was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence.   During the Revolutionary War, Rutledge served as a captain in the Charleston Artillery Battalion. He was captured by British forces May 12, 1780, alongside Arthur Middleton and another signer, and he was freed in July 1781. From 1782 to 1798, he served in the South Carolina state legislature, and he was elected the state's governor in 1798. Rutledge suffered a stroke while in office and died Jan. 23, 1800; he was buried at St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Charleston. His second wife died in 1837 and was buried alongside him. Rutledge College, the oldest building on the University of South Carolina campus, opened in 1805. The building is named for John and Edward Rutledge. The transport ship USS Edward Rutledge launched in 1942 and carried troops overseas to support World War II. In 1980, the SS Edward Rutledge was built for the U.S. Maritime Administration; it is still active today but was renamed as the container ship George II after its modernization. This is the 22nd and final installment in a series of articles about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. The 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress, representing the 13 colonies, are all considered Founding Fathers.

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