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Contract Option Exercises — April 30, 2026

Contract Option Exercises

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6 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

This digest covers $1,188,107,721 in contract option exercises across 6 civilian awards (0 defense-related) from April 30, 2026 to April 30, 2026, dominated by Department of State, DHS, HHS, and NSF spending in construction, IT services, UAS maintenance, health R&D, waste disposal, and inspection equipment repair.

Highest-conviction bullish signals emerge from Caddell Construction's $328.5M State embassy build and Booz Allen Hamilton's $254.5M NSF IT delivery order, both fully obligated via full and open competition with multi-year visibility to 2028 and 2025. Rapiscan's $81.4M DHS contract adds border security tailwinds for OSI Systems. Key risk: High firm-fixed-price execution risks on Caddell ($328.5M), Inmar ($100.3M), and Rapiscan ($81.4M) amid low-to-moderate outlays; watch option exercises and outlay progress across all.

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Investment Signals (4)

  • Caddell Construction Secures $328.5M State Embassy Contract (HIGH)

    Caddell Construction Co. (DE), LLC awarded $328,507,039 firm-fixed-price definitive contract by Department of State for Praia embassy construction, fully obligated with 4-year performance to 2028-11-08 under full and open competition.

  • Booz Allen Hamilton Lands $254.5M NSF IT Delivery Order (HIGH)

    Booz Allen Hamilton Inc received $254,534,977 obligation (base + options $256.9M) from NSF for IT services, with $179.6M outlayed to date and performance to 2025-01-15 via full and open competition.

  • Rapiscan (OSI Systems) Wins $81.4M DHS Inspection Equipment Contract (MEDIUM)

    Rapiscan Systems Inc (OSI Systems subsidiary) awarded $81,416,250 firm-fixed-price contract by DHS/CBP for non-intrusive inspection maintenance, $42.7M outlayed with options to $153M and performance to 2027-04-26.

  • General Atomics $272.6M DHS UAS Contract with Low Outlays (MEDIUM)

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc's $272,580,354 cost-plus-fixed-fee DHS/CBP UAS services contract shows only $34.3M outlayed against $275.9M base + options, post-2023 performance end.

Risk Flags (3)

  • Execution [HIGH RISK]

    High firm-fixed-price risk on Caddell Construction's $328.5M State contract and Inmar RX's $100.3M HHS waste disposal with low initial outlays ($0 and $24.7M respectively).

  • Budget [MEDIUM RISK]

    General Atomics' $272.6M DHS UAS contract ended 2023-04-18 with only $34.3M outlayed vs $272.6M obligation, signaling potential non-exercise or delays.

  • Execution [MEDIUM RISK]

    Rapiscan Systems' $81.4M DHS contract carries high firm-fixed-price risk despite $42.7M outlayed.

Opportunities (3)

  • Booz Allen Hamilton's $254.5M NSF IT order with $179.6M outlayed offers near-term revenue visibility to 2025-01-15.

  • Rapiscan Systems' $81.4M DHS contract with options to $153M supports OSI Systems border security expansion.

  • Caddell Construction's fully obligated $328.5M State embassy project provides 4-year revenue to 2028-11-08.

Sector Themes (2)

  • DHS/CBP awards to General Atomics ($272.6M UAS services) and Rapiscan Systems ($81.4M inspection maintenance) highlight ongoing needs in air support and equipment repair.

  • HHS awards $150.8M to Boston University (BARDA antibacterial R&D) and $100.3M to Inmar RX (ASPR medical waste disposal) with significant subawards and options.

Watch List (4)

  • 👁

    {"entity"=>"Caddell Construction", "reason"=>"$328.5M State contract fully obligated but $0 outlayed to date", "trigger"=>"outlay progress and modifications to 2028-11-08 end"}

  • 👁

    {"entity"=>"Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)", "reason"=>"$254.5M NSF IT order with $179.6M outlayed and options for $2.45M more", "trigger"=>"option exercise status to 2025-01-15"}

  • 👁

    {"entity"=>"OSI Systems (OSIS) / Rapiscan", "reason"=>"$81.4M DHS obligation with $42.7M outlayed and $153M ceiling", "trigger"=>"option exercises to 2027-08-26 potential end"}

  • 👁

    {"entity"=>"General Atomics", "reason"=>"$272.6M DHS UAS post-2023 end with low $34.3M outlays", "trigger"=>"post-2023-04-18 status or modifications"}

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