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Contract Award: Southern Contracting LLC (Newbern, Tennessee) – $20,288,295

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, September 16th, 2021

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Southern Contracting LLC,* Newbern, Tennessee, was awarded a $20,288,295 firm-fixed-price contract for to repair runway pavement at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. Bids were solicited via the internet with eight received. Work will be performed in Eastover, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 16, 2022. Fiscal 2021 sustainment, restoration and modernization, Air National Guard funds in the amount of $20,288,295 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Property and Fiscal Office, South Carolina, is the contracting activity (W912QG-21-C-0002).

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