NASCO secures Fort Hood contract
KELLOGG — Local company NASCO was recently awarded a $99 million job order contract as part of a Small Business Association approved mentor-protégé joint venture with the New Mexico-based Sedona Enterprises Inc., for work at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.
The four-year contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, is part of a job order contract (JOC) that included an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) procurement process, which is a contract for a fixed term or maximum dollar value in which a contractor is selected based on a competitive bid to perform various separate job orders over the life of the contract.
The process of procuring this type of JOC is unique in the sense that it helps the facility or group awarding the contract complete a large variety of projects in a single JOC.
NASCO has an extensive history of successful projects with the United States Armed Services, including several previous projects at Fort Hood, as well as many other bases across the country.
Fort Hood is the Army's premier installation to train and deploy heavy forces. A 214,968-acre installation, Fort Hood is the only post in the U.S. capable of stationing and training two armored divisions.
In a recent media release, NASCO highlighted their ongoing relationship with the USAS and how pleased they are to continue doing so.
“Since 2006, NASCO has completed 547 projects at Fort Hood worth over $150 million,” the release read. “NASCO supports US military operations for all branches of the military, to date they have worked on over 50 secure military bases and federal installations providing sustainment, restoration and modernization of facilities used to support US soldiers and their families. Our team is looking forward to continuing to provide our services in support of Fort Hood and the US Military.”
NASCO has been involved with the operation of the last four JOCs at Fort Hood including as recently as in 2020, where they began work on a 20,000-plus-square-foot Supply Storage Activity (SSA) Warehouse.
The project will provide a covered warehouse storage area, shipping bays, offices, men’s and women’s restrooms, and a conference room with an expected completion date of late 2021.
NASCO is a nationwide construction management firm headquartered in Kellogg specializing in the performance of IDIQ and federal construction contracts.
Their partner, Sedona Enterprises, Inc., is an 8(a) Certified and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in New Mexico that specializes in heavy civil contracting services for state and federal government clients. This arrangement combines the capabilities of two outstanding companies and offers the government the best combination of performance, cost and delivery for infrastructure improvements.
Businesses who have a mentor-protégé arrangement can form a joint venture, at which point they can then compete together for government contracts reserved for small businesses.
A joint venture can also bid on contracts that are set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, or HUBZone businesses — as long as the protégé qualifies for the contract.
In order for a joint venture to be able to bid on contracts reserved for small businesses they must meet and follow stringent requirements for receiving an exclusion of affiliation for contracting purposes.