CTI Companies Wins $40 Million Davis-Monthan Communications Squadron Headquarters Contract

CTI Companies LLC of Ogden, Utah, has won a $40.4 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct a communications squadron headquarters at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The planned 45,025-square-foot building will house communications operations and support functions for the base’s 355th Communications Squadron. The Army Corps’ Los Angeles District expects the work to be completed by May 2, 2028.

Communications Headquarters Facility Details

CTI will design and build a permanent headquarters with a reinforced-concrete foundation and slab, a structural-steel frame and a standing-seam metal roof. Portions of the building must meet Intelligence Community Directive 705 standards for secure facilities. The project specifications also require the design to meet applicable Air Force and Defense Department standards for wind and seismic resistance and antiterrorism protection.

The project includes a 500-kilowatt generator, utilities, communications infrastructure and site improvements, along with pavement, parking and sidewalks needed to make the headquarters usable. Under the construction solicitation, CTI is to complete the work within 730 calendar days after notice to proceed.

The Air Force’s project justification describes the planned headquarters as space for the squadron command section and most administrative functions, as well as SIPRNet and NIPRNet network hubs, radio maintenance and control, an alternate command post and an alternate crisis-action team room. Those functions give the building a broader role than administrative offices alone.

Davis-Monthan Mission Transition Background

The Air Force says the headquarters will replace space used by the communications squadron in a former aircraft hangar converted to administrative use in 1985. Its project justification ties the new facility to communications requirements for incoming Air Force Special Operations Command missions and says moving the squadron would free flightline space for flying missions. The project comes as Davis-Monthan shifts away from its A-10 mission; Air Combat Command reported that the base completed its final A-10 engine build in May 2026.

Award and Contractor Background

The Army Corps received three bids for the unrestricted procurement. The solicitation called for a best-value evaluation of technical and price proposals rather than selection solely on the lowest price.

CTI also holds a $16.6 million Army Corps contract to design and construct Davis-Monthan’s South Wilmot Gate, a separate project involving a multi-lane entrance and commercial-vehicle inspection facilities. That contract’s listed potential performance end was May 2026.

This award was disclosed by the DoW in its daily press release. Additional contract details will be available on HigherGov in approximately 90 days under W912PL26CA032 after the contract is formally disclosed by the government.