KWR Construction Inc.

KWR Construction Inc., a minority-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Nogales, Arizona, delivers federal construction, repair, and infrastructure services as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) under Total Small Business set-asides, with a $1.33 billion combined potential value across 287 prime awards and two large indefinite-delivery contracts anchoring substantial future work.

KWR specializes in commercial and institutional building construction, facility maintenance, and infrastructure renovation across the Southwestern United States. The vendor's concrete capability footprint spans HVAC system replacements, electrical and mechanical upgrades, border infrastructure work, water well production, carpentry, facility renovations, and tenant improvements at federal courthouses, parks, military installations, and civilian agency buildings. Recent representative work includes a $5.67 million water well production contract at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (awarded May 28, 2024, under Total Small Business set-aside, Army Corps of Engineers), a $5.05 million reclaimed water pipeline rehabilitation project at Grand Canyon National Park (awarded September 23, 2022, National Park Service), a $4.3 million border infrastructure delivery order in Somerton, Arizona (awarded June 8, 2022, Customs and Border Protection under the Other than Concrete Border Wall Prototype IDIQ), and a $4.5 million Luke Air Force Base potable water well construction contract (awarded October 10, 2022, Army Corps of Engineers, firm fixed price, 100% small business set-aside).

Customer concentration by award count centers on military and federal facility work. The top five funding agencies account for 66% of awards: the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Los Angeles (66 awards, $112.6 million potential value), the Air Force Air Education and Training Command (38 awards, $101.2 million), the GSA Public Buildings Service Region 9 (33 awards, $53.6 million), the National Park Service Intermountain Region (32 awards, $91.3 million), and the Army Installation Management Command Southwest Region (28 awards, $16.5 million). The top-five ranking by potential value diverges significantly: the Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters anchors $500 million in combined potential value across just two large IDV awards, followed by Customs and Border Protection at $345.6 million across 15 awards, while the Corps of Engineers, Air Force, and National Park Service round out the top five by dollars. This concentration pattern reflects KWR's deep embedded position on large interior and border-security indefinite-delivery vehicles.

KWR holds two high-value parent vehicles. The Great American Outdoors Act MATOC, awarded January 1, 2022 (as the earlier award), extended June 2026, carries a $250 million ceiling for design-build and alteration construction across the Department of Interior and Forest Service nationwide; recent task orders include the $4.94 million Hoover Dam Security Response Force renovation (awarded October 1, 2025, completion December 30, 2026) and the $1.21 million Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge design-build facilities order (awarded September 20, 2024, completion May 22, 2026). A second $250 million Great American Outdoors Act MATOC, awarded April 3, 2023 (ultimate completion April 2, 2028), also supports design-build services across Interior and Forest Service installations. The Public Building Service Region 9 MACC (59 task orders, $14.9 million combined potential value) funds GSA repair, alteration, and maintenance work across Arizona and Nevada courthouses, federal buildings, and border facilities. Five smaller parent vehicles carry the remainder: an Air Force Construction MACC at Luke AFB (30 task orders, $22.8 million), Davis-Monthan AFB Construction MACC 2012–2016 (15 task orders, $18.2 million), and single-award IDCs with Army Corps of Engineers and other Interior sub-agencies. Total obligation to date sits at $212.6 million (16% of combined potential value), leaving substantial dry powder on existing vehicles.

Activity trajectory has been volatile year over year — 22 awards in 2022, declining to 8 in 2025 — with nine awards in 2026 year to date. Ten awards carrying $20.3 million in combined potential value reach ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. KWR operates as a self-performing prime across most work; SCI-reported invoicing reached $67.7 million over FY2022–FY2025, with peak invoicing of $31.4 million in FY2023. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors account for an average 28% share of contractor hours, with 14 named subs reported. Government-paid hourly rates on federal service contracts span a median of $395.41 per hour, with senior labor commanding rates through $820.59 per hour and junior support labor at the $27.75–$100 range. KWR subcontracts to Amentum Technology and Indyne Inc. on Army Electronics Proving Ground scientific and engineering support work at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.

The vendor's set-aside posture is consistent: Total Small Business designations appear on approximately 70% of named awards, with the remainder competing on unset-aside or no-set-aside delivery orders under larger vehicles. NAICS concentration is narrow — 239 of 297 awards fall under Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (code 236220) — reflecting a heavily specialized construction footprint with minimal diversification into services, engineering, or other verticals.

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