High-Value Federal Grants ($5M+) — May 14, 2026

Caddell Construction Co. (DE), LLC won a $698,061,227 firm-fixed-price contract from Department of State for commercial/institutional building construction, fully obligated with performance through 2027-10-24 under full and open competition.

S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., LLC received a $176,962,279 Department of Defense contract, signaling competitive strength in defense-adjacent construction despite civilian aggregate classification.

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company secured a $131,865,944 firm-fixed-price delivery order from DHS Coast Guard for Pier Papa recapitalization at USCG Base Charleston, fully obligated through 2026-11-21.

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. won a $79,261,970 cost-plus-award-fee delivery order from GSA Federal Acquisition Service for NEBULA engineering services (NAICS 541330), with base + options at $340,084,820 through potential 2029.

Pfizer Inc.'s $68,359,692 cost-no-fee contract with HHS BARDA for biotechnology R&D (performance through 2025-09-30) has $18.7M outlayed, with $25M options pending exercise.

High firm-fixed-price risk in Caddell ($698M, $0 outlayed), Whiting-Turner ($132M, $0 outlayed), and V3Gate ($134M VA IT, high pricing risk) exposes contractors to cost overruns without reimbursement.

$0 outlays despite full obligations in Caddell ($698M State), Whiting-Turner ($132M DHS), and Acuity-CHS ($81M State medical) signal funding delays or early-stage execution risks.

DHS awards 22% of total value across Whiting-Turner ($132M Coast Guard), ITC Federal ($62M ICE IT), and Noblis ($62M S&T), heightening agency-specific budget vulnerability.

Booz Allen Hamilton's GSA order offers $340M ceiling via option exercises, with $71.5M subawards already indicating scalable engineering revenue.

McCallie Associates' NASA contract has $298M ceiling with $51.7M outlayed on $63M obligation, plus 115 subawards totaling $137M, for GN&C systems engineering.

ITC Federal's DHS ICE IT order has $80M ceiling with $45.7M outlayed on $62M obligation through 2027-05-08.

Construction dominates with $1.1B (67%) across Caddell ($698M State office buildings), S.J. Amoroso ($177M DOD), Whiting-Turner ($132M DHS pier), and TEPA ($88M Interior school), all NAICS 236220 firm-fixed-price awards through 2026-2027.

DHS allocates $255M (15%) to IT/engineering via Whiting-Turner ($132M infrastructure), ITC Federal ($62M ICE platforms), and Noblis ($62M S&T management), with $46M+ outlays signaling execution.

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