contract_awardAwarded Friday, July 31, 2026Analyzed

MILITARY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON STATE: $27.1M Department of Defense Grant

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Summary

The $27.1M cooperative agreement to the Washington State Military Department for Army National Guard facilities programs is a routine state-level contract with no direct public company beneficiary. It supports infrastructure maintenance and opening operations for the Guard, but does not create material exposure for publicly traded defense or construction firms.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1.No publicly traded company is directly or indirectly benefiting from this contract.
  • 2.The award is a routine state-level cooperative agreement for Army National Guard facilities.
  • 3.Investors should not expect any stock price movement from this contract.

Market Implications

This contract has no direct market implications because the recipient is a state government entity, not a publicly traded company. No tickers are affected, and no supply chain beneficiaries can be identified. The award is too small and routine to influence sector-level sentiment in defense or infrastructure.

Full Analysis

This contract award of $27.1M is a cooperative agreement from the Department of the Army to the Military Department of Washington State for Army National Guard facilities programs. The award covers the fiscal year 2026 period (October 2025 to September 2026) and is described as an 'opening modification' with an estimated award value, entered late due to a government shutdown. The NAICS code is not specified, indicating this is a general facilities support agreement rather than a specialized procurement.

Because the recipient is a state government entity, there is no publicly traded parent company or subsidiary to attribute this contract to. The analysis cannot map this award to any specific ticker, and doing so would produce false positives. The contract does not flow through a prime contractor that is publicly listed; it is a direct federal-state cooperative agreement.

No related legislation in the provided bill signals directly authorizes or appropriates funds for this specific contract. While bills like S5189 (gender neutral standards for armed forces) touch on defense personnel, they do not address facilities programs. The contract appears to be funded through standard DoD appropriations for National Guard operations and maintenance.

Supply chain beneficiaries are not identifiable from the contract details. The work likely involves local construction, maintenance, and facility management services provided by Washington-based firms, but no specific subcontractors or suppliers are named. The contract is too small and localized to generate significant downstream revenue for publicly traded companies.

Historically, state-level National Guard facilities contracts are routine and recurring, funded annually through the defense budget. They do not typically move markets or create investment catalysts. The $27.1M value is modest relative to the overall defense facilities budget, and the lack of a public company recipient means this award has negligible stock market implications.

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Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

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Contract Details

Recipient

MILITARY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON STATE

Award Amount

$23,291,168

Awarding Agency

Department of Defense

Sub-Agency

Department of the Army

Contract Type

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (B)

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