Otie-Merrick JV LLC

Otie-Merrick JV, a tribally-owned, minority-owned limited liability company partnership based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, provides Title I and Title II architect-engineer design services, construction support, and infrastructure planning for military installations as a prime contractor, competing in full and open competition with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint. The joint venture is a child entity of Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises LLC (Otie), itself a tribally-owned firm certified as a self-certified small disadvantaged business and Indian small business economic enterprise.

Otie-Merrick JV's capability portfolio centers on specialized architect-engineering services for military facilities modernization and infrastructure projects, grounded in work under two principal vehicles. The $2 billion Architect-Engineering Services for Design and Construction Support for the Air Force Construction Program (AE NEXT) IDIQ anchors 24 task orders valued at $28.1 million combined, covering Title I and Title II design, feasibility studies, construction inspection, and project management for Air Force bases globally. Representative AE NEXT work includes a $2.78 million delivery order from Pacific Air Forces for architect-engineer services in Japan (ultimate completion October 2028), a $2.84 million hospital modernization project at Misawa Air Base (ultimate completion February 2026), a $3.19 million aircraft fuel cell maintenance hangar design and inspection contract from the Air National Guard (ultimate completion February 2026), and a $1.25 million unaccompanied personnel housing design task from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Japan District (ultimate completion April 2027). The $249 million Japan Multiple Architect-Engineer Services to Support Military Engineering indefinite delivery contract, awarded by the Army Corps of Engineers Japan District on October 15, 2024, with an October 14, 2031 completion date, enables Otie-Merrick JV to provide integrated planning, design-bid-build services, and construction oversight for U.S. military installations throughout Japan, with project values between $500,000 and $250 million.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Air Force commands and Army Corps of Engineers facilities in Japan. Pacific Air Forces drives 15 awards totaling $17.6 million in combined potential value; the Air Force Materiel Command Installation and Mission Support Center Civil Engineer Center holds 3 awards carrying $2 billion combined potential value (anchored by the long-term family housing project at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, with a February 2031 completion); the Army Corps of Engineers Japan District holds 2 awards valued at $250.2 million; Air Mobility Command holds 3 awards valued at $2.3 million; and the Defense Health Agency holds 2 awards valued at $3.6 million. These five customer entities account for 93% of award count and 100% of combined potential value across all awards.

Award activity shows a spike from 2022 to 2023 (8 awards per year) followed by significant contraction to 2 awards per year in both 2024, 2025, and 2026 to date. Three awards (combined potential value $4 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating near-term recompete exposure. The combined potential value across all 27 prime awards stands at $2.28 billion, but obligated dollars total only $28.8 million—1% of potential value—reflecting the predominance of indefinite delivery vehicles and the early-stage execution posture of recent large awards. The portfolio shows geographic concentration on Japan-based military installations, with place of performance spanning Pacific Air Force bases (Misawa, Yokota, Kadena, Okinawa), the Army Corps of Engineers Japan District footprint, and select U.S. CONUS installations (Edwards Air Force Base, McGuire Air Force Base, and facilities in the Northeast).