North Region Small Business MATOC, Mobile District J&A Capacity Increase

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering District Mobile, is issuing a Special Notice for a Justification and Approval (J&A) to increase the ceiling of eight existing North Region Small Business MATOC contracts (W9127824D0030 through W9127824D0037) by $35,000,000 through other than full and open competition. The set-aside is Total Small Business, and responses are due November 27, 2026. The original $200 million ceiling, awarded July 2024, was depleted faster than anticipated. The increase funds the Design-Build T7 Flight Simulator Renovation at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, which must be completed by the end of Fiscal Year 2026 to use expiring Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization funds. Task orders will be funded with Army Operation and Maintenance and Military Construction funds and will continue to be competed among all eight MATOC holders. The J&A cites 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(2) and RFO 6.103-1(c)(2)(ii). Stand-alone contracting would require 251 days versus 90 days under the MATOC, and borrowing capacity from other organizations was determined infeasible. A May 2026 SAM.gov market research effort drew one response from South Eastern General Contracting, Inc., an 8(a) and HUBZone small business, but award cannot meet the 90-day timeframe. Six of the eight current holders expressed positive interest and bonding capability. The approval is contingent on availability of funds. The replacement MATOC is in Phase One proposal review, with award anticipated in early Fiscal Year 2027. NAICS is 236220 and PSC is Y1JZ.