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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $165.7 million design-build-bid fixed-price-award-fee construction contract, November 18, to Walsh Federal LLC, of Chicago, Illinois, for an engineering test facility at the Naval Ordnance Testing Unit (NOTU) located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
This major project will modernize and consolidate the command’s mission into a single facility, consisting of a single 132, 000 square foot building on an approximately 33.5-acre site.
“The Resident Officer in Charge of Construction (ROICC) Space Coast field office was built to deliver this fast-tracked, 26-month construction project to support the Navy’s D5 Trident II missile Life Extension program,” said Lt. Cmdr. Pete Fovargue, ROICC Space Coast. “The importance of the project centers around supporting, updating and maintaining the weapon systems that will arm the Navy’s new Columbia class nuclear-powered submarines through the year 2084.”
Work to be performed includes, but is not limited to, construction of a high bay, single story building with a mezzanine on a reinforced concrete foundation with a steel frame superstructure and reinforced concrete exterior wall panels.
The building will consist of large laboratory and test areas. The facility will be supported by other administration, mechanical, electrical, communications, and building services spaces throughout. Several areas will require high-bay construction for either overhead bridge cranes, storage racks, or to house tall vertical elements.
“We have assembled a talented team and are ready to deliver this research and development facility for the first land-based test missile launches,” said Fovargue. “We are eager to partner with this contractor to meet the high standards required for this one-of-a-kind engineering test facility.”
The contract includes two unexercised options that could increase its total value to $168.2 million. It was competitively procured via the federal contracting website, with two offers received. Walsh Federal was selected using the Best Value Trade-Off Source Selection process.
Work will be performed in Brevard County, Florida, and is expected to be completed by January 2028.
About Naval Ordinance Testing Unit, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
The Naval Ordnance Test Unit was created in 1950. The command directly supports the mission capability and readiness of the United States Navy's Trident Submarines as well as the Fleet Ballistic Missile program of the United Kingdom. The command operates the Navy Port at Port Canaveral, supporting submarines and surface ships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and foreign navies and assets of the Military Sealift Command.
About Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Southeast, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, provides planning, design, construction, contracting, environmental services, public works, real estate and facility maintenance for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, Space Force, and other federal agencies across the Southeast. Its area of responsibility covers installations from Charleston, South Carolina, to Corpus Christi, Texas, and extends south to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
| Date Taken: | 11.19.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.19.2025 08:32 |
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