contract_awardAwarded Tuesday, May 19, 2026Analyzed

PARAGON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC: $12.8M Department of Defense Contract

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Summary

This $12.8M contract to private entity Paragon Professional Services LLC for EPA remediation work at a DoD site is too small and opaque to drive public market moves. No publicly traded parent or clear supply chain beneficiaries are identifiable.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1.Private entity award with no public parent company.
  • 2.Contract size ($12.8M) is too small to move any public company's stock.
  • 3.No clear supply chain beneficiaries or subcontractors disclosed.

Market Implications

No market implications. The contract is a routine environmental remediation task order to a private firm. Investors should focus on larger, publicly disclosed contracts with clear parent companies or prime contractors.

Full Analysis

The contract is a $12.8M delivery order from the Department of the Army to Paragon Professional Services LLC for environmental remediation services under EPA Region 7 SEMO for the 2026 season. Paragon is a private limited liability company with no publicly traded parent or subsidiary relationship found in EDGAR filings. The award amount is modest and the work is specialized environmental cleanup, not a high-margin defense technology contract. Without a public company link, this contract does not provide a direct catalyst for any stock. The related bill signals are mostly healthcare-focused and do not directly support this contract's funding. The Defense-related resolutions (HCONRES86, HCONRES102, HRES1228) are neutral and procedural, not authorizing new spending. The contract likely draws from existing appropriated funds for environmental remediation at Army installations. No historical pattern of similar awards moving public markets exists because the recipient is private and the contract size is below materiality thresholds for any diversified defense or environmental services firm.

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Contract Details

Recipient

PARAGON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC

Award Amount

$12,832,705

Awarding Agency

Department of Defense

Sub-Agency

Department of the Army

Contract Type

DELIVERY ORDER