W9126G26CA011
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
Design and construction of a New World Screwworm (NWS) facility to produce 300 million sterile flies per week.
Awardee
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Edinburg, TX 78539 United States
Pricing
Fixed Price
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Full And Open Competition After Exclusion Of Sources
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
M. A. Mortenson Company was awarded
Definitive Contract W9126G26CA011 (W9126G-26-C-A011)
for New World Screwworm Sterile Insect Production Facility
worth up to $610,000,000
by USACE Fort Worth District
in March 2026.
The contract
has a duration of 2 years 6 months and
was awarded
through solicitation USDA Screwworm Facility Phase I
full & open
with
NAICS 236220 and
PSC Y1DB
via two step acquisition procedures with 2 bids received.
DOD Announcements
Mar 2026:
M. A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $610,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the Department of Agriculture's Domestic New World Screwworm Sterile Insect Production Facility at Moore Airbase in Edinburg, Texas. Bids were solicited online, with two received. Work will be performed in Edinburg, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 6, 2028. Fiscal 2026 Department of Agriculture funds in the amount of $610,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, is the contracting activity (W9126G-26-C-A011).
Mar 2026: M. A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $610,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the Department of Agriculture's Domestic New World Screwworm Sterile Insect Production Facility at Moore Airbase in Edinburg, Texas. Bids were solicited online, with two received. Work will be performed in Edinburg, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 6, 2028. Fiscal 2026 Department of Agriculture funds in the amount of $610,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, is the contracting activity (W9126G-26-C-A011).
Mar 2026: CORRECTION: The $610,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract (W9126G-26-C-A011) announced on March 6, 2026, to M. A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the Department of Agriculture's Domestic New World Screwworm Sterile Insect Production Facility, has an estimated completion date of Dec. 6, 2028, not March 6, 2028.
Mar 2026: M. A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, was awarded a $610,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the Department of Agriculture's Domestic New World Screwworm Sterile Insect Production Facility at Moore Airbase in Edinburg, Texas. Bids were solicited online, with two received. Work will be performed in Edinburg, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 6, 2028. Fiscal 2026 Department of Agriculture funds in the amount of $610,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, is the contracting activity (W9126G-26-C-A011).
Mar 2026: CORRECTION: The $610,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract (W9126G-26-C-A011) announced on March 6, 2026, to M. A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the Department of Agriculture's Domestic New World Screwworm Sterile Insect Production Facility, has an estimated completion date of Dec. 6, 2028, not March 6, 2028.
Status
(Open)
Last Modified 4/24/26
Period of Performance
3/6/26
Start Date
9/5/28
Current End Date
9/5/28
Potential End Date
Obligations
$610.0M
Total Obligated
$610.0M
Current Award
$610.0M
Potential Award
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
W9126G26CA011
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for W9126G26CA011
People
Suggested agency contacts for W9126G26CA011
Competition
Number of Bidders
2
Solicitation Procedures
Two Step
Other Than Full and Open Competition
Urgency
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item Procedures Not Used
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Individual Subcontract Plan
Cost Accounting Standards
Exempt
Business Size Determination
Large Business
Defense Program
None
DoD Claimant Code
None
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
GPXRWUEUHZ19
Awardee CAGE
0MUM7
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
W9126G W076 ENDIST FT WORTH
Funding Office
W45XMA
Created By
dianne.k.grimes@acws
Last Modified By
kevin.s.anderson.civ@sa
Approved By
nicholas.i.johnston@acws
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
Construction Wage Rate Requirements
Performance District
TX-15
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Representative
Mónica De La Cruz
Modified: 4/24/26