Southern Border Horizontal Construction Services 2019

The Southern Border Horizontal Construction Services 2019 is a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support horizontal construction services along the United States-Mexico border. The contract vehicle primarily focuses on infrastructure development, including design-build and design-bid-build construction of border barriers, patrol roads, access roads, lighting, gates, drainage improvements, and related border security infrastructure. With a shared ceiling of $5 billion, the contract enables rapid deployment of construction capabilities for various Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security border infrastructure projects across multiple southwestern border sectors.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently involve border barrier and infrastructure construction, with values ranging from $2,000 minimum guarantee orders to substantial projects exceeding $1.3 billion. Frequent prime contractors include Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., SLS Co., Southwest Valley Constructors, Gibraltar-Caddell Joint Venture, and Southern Border Constructors. The majority of task orders are firm fixed-price contracts with performance periods typically spanning 12-36 months, primarily located in border states including Texas, Arizona, California, and New Mexico. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, particularly the Fort Worth District, has been the predominant funding agency, with no consistent small business set-aside designations applied. Most task orders support direct border security infrastructure development, including primary and secondary barrier wall construction, roadway improvements, and associated border patrol operational infrastructure.