Department of War Contracts for Nov. 13, 2026: $985 Million Base Supply Award to 12 Blind-Service Agencies Tops the List
The U.S. Department of War released its contracts for November 13, 2026. The largest award came from the Defense Logistics Agency: 12 blind-service agencies, including LC Industries, Envision Xpress, the Alabama Institute for Deaf & Blind, and Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, are sharing a maximum $985 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for base supply center supplies. The five-year contracts run through November 12, 2031, serving the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies, with awardees competing for portions of the maximum value and further awards under the same solicitation expected.
For the Air Force, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. received a $79.6 million modification for Active Electronically Scanned Array radars for F-16 aircraft, bringing the cumulative face value of that contract to $2.06 billion; work in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, is expected to be completed by December 31, 2027. The company also received a $20 million modification for RQ-4 Global Hawk sustainment, performed in San Diego, California, involving Foreign Military Sales to the Republic of Korea and Japan's Ministry of Defense.
For the Navy, Raytheon Co. received a $42.1 million modification to incorporate the mid-band extended configuration into Lot Five low-rate initial production of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band program, with work in McKinney, Texas; Forest, Mississippi; El Segundo, California; and Andover, Massachusetts, expected to be completed in May 2029.
For the Army, three engineering firms will compete for orders under a $36 million contract for bridge and waterfront facility inspection services; Head / Diaz 2022 was awarded $22.3 million to repair Mass Parking Apron Section V at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota; and Kraus Hamdani Aerospace of Hayward, California, was awarded $14.9 million to procure Battalion Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The Defense Logistics Agency also awarded a $21.3 million full-line food and beverage contract to Shamrock Foods and a $17.8 million helmet-mount contract to Wilcox Industries, while the Defense Health Agency exercised a $12.5 million option for management and expert services supporting the TRICARE Health Plan.
Source: U.S. Department of War
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Photo: 图：美国空军 F-16 战斗机，本日合同含 F-16 有源相控阵雷达改装。美国空军官方照片，公共领域，取自 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon; today's contracts include an F-16 AESA radar modification. U.S. Air Force photo, public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
