Supporting military operational readiness, modernizing live-fire training complex infrastructure, and ensuring environmental sustainability across defense installations, R. Ward & Associates LLC has been awarded a $49,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The specialized range support vehicle finances services for the Western Hemisphere Command Sustainable Range Program managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District.
Contract Details: At A Glance
| Contractor: | R. Ward & Associates LLC |
| Award Date: | September 25, 2026 |
| Contract Value: | $49,000,000 (Maximum Capacity) |
| Project: | Western Hemisphere Command Sustainable Range Program IDIQ |
| Location: | Work locations determined with each order (Managed via Savannah, Georgia) |
| Contract Number: | W912HN-26-D-A018 |
| Awarding District: | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District |
District Context & Mission Impact
This major range sustainability contract is administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. The Savannah District manages extensive military construction, civil works, and specialized range support programs across the Southeastern United States and oversees critical infrastructure initiatives supporting U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) and U.S. Army Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) missions. The Sustainable Range Program (SRP) ensures military training lands, small-arms target complexes, and heavy maneuver impact areas remain operationally viable, ecologically sound, and fully compliant with environmental regulations. Awarding this $49 million IDIQ capacity enables USACE to rapidly issue task orders for target system maintenance, range land management, erosion control, and training facility maintenance through autumn 2031.
Contractor Spotlight & Industry Context
Headquartered in Ozark, Missouri, R. Ward & Associates LLC is a specialized small business prime contractor delivering technical engineering, range maintenance, environmental management, and logistics support services for Department of Defense training complexes. Bids were solicited via the internet with four competitive proposals received. Supporting live-fire military training ranges requires expertise in target mechanism maintenance, automated target scoring infrastructure, unexploded ordnance (UXO) safety coordination, maneuver land repair, and environmental compliance monitoring. Partnering specialized technical contractors with USACE range engineers ensures armed forces maintain realistic, safe, and sustainable training environments.
