Over the Horizon Radar (OTHR) Infrastructure
Army Corps of Engineers · W071 ENDIST KANSAS CITY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W912DQ279A001 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
****20260830 Update - Providing Draft Documents**** This program is moving untypically fast. The current plan is to issue the Request for White Papers NLT 3 September 2026 with short suspenses for providing them as well as Step 2. In acknowledgement of this, we are attached the DRAFT Solicitation document and Request for White Papers. These are DRAFT and the official ones will be issued NLT 3 September 2026. PROGRAM Notification For Construction Manager at Risk (CM@R) under Other Transaction (OT)Project: Over the Horizon Radar (OTHR) Infrastructure, Oregon. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (US… (show all)
ACE) is issuing this notice to industry that this requirement will be solicited for preconstruction services and construction of the OTHR infrastructure using Construction Manager at Risk under 10 USC 2808a Other Transaction for Construction. This notice is provided for informational purposes to allow interested parties to be aware of the change in strategy. Project Overview Project Title: OTHR Infrastructure Location: Oregon Agency: USACE, Kansas City District (NWK) NAICS Code: 236220-Commerical and Industrial Building Construction Project Description. This OTHR system requires two sites, a Transmitting site and a Receiver site, located approximately 125 miles apart that are interdependent and must be executed concurrently. Acquisition Strategy (Pre-Award)USACE will use a streamlined competitive selection process: Step 1-White Papers: Interested parties will submit a Statement of Qualifications (max 10 pages). The government intends to down-select up to three Companies to proceed to Step 2. Step 2-Pitches: Selected Companies will participate in pitch meetings. One company will be selected as the Construction Agent for award of the initial preconstruction services with a modification for construction award. AwardThe agreement will be awarded to the most qualified Construction Agent to provide preconstruction services and construction. Post-award Phase 1 of the CM@R includes Pre-construction services and Post-award Phase 2 includes the construction. The agreement will be Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). The FFP for construction milestones will be agreed to as the design is finalized and funds are available. Key Qualifications that will be used for the a. Demonstrated experience with heavy civil construction in remote locations. (Experience specific to radar arrays, other OTHR systems, and work with Tribal observers will be given more consideration)b. Demonstrated experience in remote locations requiring establishing and maintaining man camps.c. Demonstrated experience with work in remote locations requiring a tight schedule.d. Demonstrated experience with work in remote locations requiring heavy logistical coordination.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W071 ENDIST KANSAS CITY), same NAICS 236220.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $11.6M to $33.0M, median $17.0M; range $1.6M to $75.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conti Kight JV LLC | 1 | $75.0M | Sep 9, 2026 |
| GUARANTEE INTERIORS, INC. | 1 | $19.0M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| K & K INDUSTRIES INC | 1 | $15.0M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| J WEST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LLC | 1 | $1.6M | Dec 9, 2024 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 22, 2026K & K INDUSTRIES INC$15.0MB-21 WEAPONS RELEASE SYSTEM STORAGE (WRSS) CONSTRUCTIONNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 9, 2026Conti Kight JV LLC$75.0MConstruction of B-21 Radio Frequency (RF) HangarNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 15, 2026GUARANTEE INTERIORS, INC.$19.0MICT Swing Space and Utility RelocationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 9, 2024J WEST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LLC$1.6MVA John Cochran Construction SupportNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.