Core Engineering & Construction, Inc.

Core Engineering & Construction, Inc., a Winter Park, Florida–based HUBZone-certified small business, supplies design-build and general construction services, facility renovation and repair, mechanical systems upgrades, and hazardous materials remediation to Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor on 99% of its recent awards. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation holding SBA HUBZone certification and competes predominantly on non-set-aside delivery orders, though it holds multiple total small business set-aside IDIQs that anchor a significant portion of its pipeline.

Core Engineering's customer footprint centers on the southeastern United States military and federal infrastructure. The top three funding agencies by potential value are the Department of the Air Force Space Command (17 awards, $768.6 million), the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Mobile (18 awards, $619.4 million), and the Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command (26 awards, $603.2 million), collectively representing 94% of combined potential value. By award count, Naval Facilities Engineering Command leads (26 awards), followed by Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District (18 awards) and Air Force Space Command (17 awards) — a concentration reflective of the company's established footprint at southeastern military installations. Recent representative work includes a $4.48 million design-build delivery order from Naval Facilities Engineering Command for Entry Control Facility upgrades at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia (April 2026, under a total small business IDIQ), a $1.9 million repair order for Building 1771 at Naval Base Pensacola (September 2025, non-set-aside), a $1.33 million crane refurbishment order at Naval Station Mayport (September 2025), and a $10.1 million delivery order from Air Force Space Command for emergency backup generator replacement at Patrick Space Force Base (January 2022).

Core Engineering holds four significant prime IDIQs anchoring its competitive posture. The NAVFAC SE Gulf Coast Area MACC ($249 million ceiling, total small business set-aside, through May 2029) and the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Georgia Mini MACC ($99 million, total small business set-aside, through September 2028) fund the majority of Navy task orders; the Space Coast Multiple Award Construction Contract ($750 million, awarded to Core Engineering May 2021, through October 2031) serves as the vehicle for Air Force Space Command work across Florida; and an indefinite delivery contract with the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (W9127809D0004, 18 task orders, $38.4 million combined potential) funds significant southeastern regional construction and remediation work. Core Engineering self-performs a minimum of 15% of work on MACC task orders per contractual requirement. Its award portfolio spans facility renovation, roof replacement, mechanical system upgrades (chillers, cooling towers, boilers, pumps, variable frequency drives), structural repairs, hazardous materials surveying and remediation, interior renovations, LED lighting installation, and design-build new construction across aviation hangars, warehouses, administrative facilities, and operational infrastructure at military installations.

Activity has remained steady, with 9–14 awards per year over the past five years and 134 total prime and sub awards across the data window. However, only one award has been issued in 2026 (the April MCLB Albany delivery order), suggesting recompete and repricing pressure at the start of the fiscal year. Eight awards worth a combined $22.8 million reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating both recompete exposure and near-term cash collection focus. The Service Contract Inventory dataset reflects minimal SCI-reportable activity — three records across FY2022–FY2024, all tied to construction delivery orders rather than labor-intensive service contracts — indicating that Core Engineering's federal footprint is dominated by construction IDIQs and delivery orders (capital/project-based work) rather than time-and-materials or cost-plus service contracts.

Core Engineering appears as a subcontractor on two awards under hazardous materials survey and remediation work for the Sherlock, Smith & Adams joint venture (prime contractor), suggesting limited sub-engagement and a business model built on prime contracting relationships. The company's HUBZone certification is the primary SBA lever in its competitive positioning; its awards split roughly 50–50 between total small business set-asides (on Navy and Air Force vehicles) and full-and-open competition, with the HUBZone designation providing weight in both pathways.

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