Construction Services Mississippi National Guard

The Department of the Army Mississippi Army National Guard awarded a total small business set-aside Master IDIQ for construction services with a $40 million shared ceiling and ordering authority through November 30, 2027, leaving approximately 16 months for additional task orders.

Established December 1, 2022, the vehicle has exhausted its combined task-order potential value: $13.2 million in obligated dollars represents 100 percent of the $13.2 million combined potential across 27 task orders, with the most recent award issued November 11, 2025. Ordering momentum peaked in 2023 with 23 awards but dropped sharply to 1 order in 2024 and 3 in 2025, signaling a contracting slowdown. The vehicle remains open but faces declining activity.

Scope covers interior and exterior renovations, HVAC and mechanical systems, roofing, electrical and lighting, fire suppression and alarms, masonry, concrete and asphalt work, demolition, and limited environmental remediation. Recent task orders reflect this mix: facility renovations (aircraft maintenance shops, fire station HVAC, building floors), lighting upgrades, hangar repairs, chiller replacement, and a $5.6 million base fitness center construction award.

Competition concentrates heavily among five primes holding 74 percent of task orders. Drace Construction Corp dominates by value, capturing $7.1 million across 4 orders (54 percent of combined potential value). Tony Watson Electric Inc. follows with $1.7 million; J & J Contractors Inc. and Gottfried Contracting LLC each hold roughly $1.2–1.6 million. The long tail of five additional primes holds the remaining 26 percent.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Department of the Air Force (including Air National Guard) placed 26 of 27 orders representing $10.8 million, with Air National Guard alone accounting for 15 orders at $2.4 million. The Mississippi Army National Guard itself generated minimal ordering.

Task orders split approximately 56 percent total small business set-aside versus 44 percent unrestricted. Individual delivery orders range widely from minimum guarantees of $2,000 to a $5.6 million ceiling. All work performs in Mississippi.

The vehicle's practical life cycle shows early momentum exhausted and declining new order activity despite 16 months of remaining authority. Pursuit viability depends on repositioning with top-tier incumbents or identifying underserved work streams within the Air Force's declining Mississippi construction requirements.

The work includes, but is not be limited to: interior and exterior renovations, heating and air-conditioning, HVAC controls, plumbing, fire suppression, interior and exterior electrical and lighting, fire and intrusion alarms, communications, limited utilities, site-work, landscaping, fencing, masonry, roofing, concrete, asphalt paving, storm drainage, limited environmental remediation, construction of new facilities, surveys, studies, demolition of facilities and other related work.