Conti Federal Makes History with the US Army’s First OTA FORGE Contract
This $169.1M award could redefine the future of military construction
Conti Federal Services, LLC, a leading federal construction and design-build firm, has been awarded the first contract of its kind by the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) using the new Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for military facility construction and repair, securing a $169.1M firm-fixed price contract to execute the FORGE (Facilities, Operations, Readiness, Growth and Experience) Facilities Modernization Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Tacoma, Washington.
Under the FORGE Facilities Modernization Program, Conti Federal and lead Designer of Record, Pond & Company, will complete 19 projects forged together under one contract aimed at rapidly enhancing the infrastructure and operational capabilities of the US Army and Air Force to support force projection in the Indo-Pacific region. The project scopes include construction and modernization of operational facilities, energy resilience, training and housing modernization, as well as airlift and infrastructure deployment supporting I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing. The program also includes developing advanced training environments such as simulation centers and specialized training areas.








