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Contract Award: Walsh Federal LLC (Chicago, Illinois) – $148,978,000

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

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Walsh Federal LLC, Chicago, Illinois, was awarded a $148,978,000 firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of a nuclear command, control and communications alert campus. Bids were solicited via the internet with eight received. Work will be performed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 5, 2026. Fiscal 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 military construction, Air Force funds in the amount of $148,978,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska, is the contracting activity (W9128F-23-C-0013).

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