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DHS Homeland Security Contracts — October 23, 2026

DHS Homeland Security Contracts

By Gunpowder Editorial ·

4 total filings analysed

Executive Summary

Four DHS contracts totaling $291,717,811 in obligations were reviewed, all civilian with zero defense-related awards. The dominant theme is homeland security facilities and services spending across CBP, CISA, ICE, and FLETC rather than defense modernization.

The largest award, Clark Construction Group LLC's $117,000,000 firm-fixed-price CBP delivery order for a Border Patrol Station in Las Cruces, NM, is the most material but carries a weak, unquantified link to parent-company revenue. The highest-conviction signal is the sole-source $83,417,225 AWS cloud hosting award from CISA, which signals durable federal cloud demand, though the data shows $0 outlayed so far. The key watch item is outlay conversion: several awards show little or no realized spending (Clark $0, AWS $0), and the SALIENT CRGT award has only $59.5M of its $154.7M base-plus-options value obligated.

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Investment Signals (4)

  • Clark Construction Group LLC wins $117,000,000 CBP Border Patrol Station build in Las Cruces, NM (MEDIUM)
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    The firm-fixed-price delivery order runs from 2026-09-29 to 2029-09-01 under full and open competition, with $0 outlayed to date. Parent Clark Construction LLC's public status and financials are not provided, so revenue impact cannot be sized beyond an illustrative ~$39M per year.

  • Amazon Web Services wins sole-source $83,417,225 DHS/CISA cloud hosting delivery order (MEDIUM)
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    The non-competed firm-fixed-price order covers AWS cloud hosting for CISA through 2027-08-31, with a potential end of 2028-08-31 if options are exercised. The award reinforces sustained federal cloud demand, though it is modest relative to AWS's scale and $0 has been outlayed.

  • SALIENT CRGT's $59,511,872 ICE ERO award has most of its ceiling unfunded (MEDIUM)
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    Obligations of $59,511,872 cover only about 38% of the $154,741,529 base-plus-options value, with $25,277,066 outlayed (about 42% of obligations). Labor-hours pricing ties revenue to staffing, and full realization depends on future option exercises or incremental funding.

  • Adelante Development Center's $31,788,713 FLETC sole-source award is nonprofit and not equity-investable (LOW)
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    The sole-source firm-fixed-price dormitory management contract at Artesia, NM has $19.2M of potential option value unobligated and roughly 60% of obligations outlayed. The recipient is a nonprofit AbilityOne participant, limiting direct equity implications.

Risk Flags (3)

  • Execution [MEDIUM RISK]
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    Zero outlays recorded on the largest award (Clark Construction, $117M) and the AWS award ($83.4M) at the time of data, so obligations have not yet converted to realized revenue.

  • Budget [MEDIUM RISK]
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    The data provides no DHS or sub-agency appropriations trend, so the durability of these civilian awards cannot be tied to budget direction. Contracts awarded in Sep-Oct face Continuing Resolution exposure for the FY2027 cycle.

  • Concentration [LOW RISK]
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    Unfunded ceilings are large relative to current obligations on the SALIENT CRGT (38% funded) and Adelante (62% funded) awards, making headline values overstate near-term revenue.

Opportunities (3)

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    AWS retains a sole-source position on a DHS/CISA cloud hosting order worth $83,417,225, which could extend to 2028-08-31.

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    Clark Construction's $117M CBP facility build opens a three-year construction pipeline in border infrastructure, potentially followed by additional CBP station awards.

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    SALIENT CRGT's ICE ERO analytic services order has $95.2M of unobligated base-plus-options value that could be added through funding actions.

Sector Themes (3)

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    The CBP award to Clark Construction Group for a $117M Border Patrol Station signals continued capital investment in border facilities. The data does not state multi-year appropriation levels, so the durability of this theme cannot be confirmed from these contracts alone.

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    The sole-source $83.4M CISA cloud hosting award to AWS indicates ongoing DHS reliance on hyperscale cloud infrastructure. Revenue recognition is pending, as no outlays are recorded.

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    The SALIENT CRGT ICE analytic services award and the Adelante FLETC custodial contract both reflect labor-intensive civilian service spending, with revenue scaling to staffing and option exercises.

Watch List (3)

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    {"entity" => "Clark Construction Group LLC / Clark Construction LLC", "reason" => "$117,000,000 CBP delivery order with $0 outlayed; parent financials and public status not provided, so materiality to parent revenue is unverified.", "trigger" => "First outlay activity and option or modification notices on the Las Cruces Border Patrol Station order before 2029-09-01"}

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    {"entity" => "Amazon.com, Inc. (AWS)", "reason" => "Sole-source $83,417,225 DHS/CISA cloud order with $0 outlayed and a potential end date of 2028-08-31.", "trigger" => "Option exercise and initial outlays ahead of the 2027-08-31 current end date"}

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    {"entity" => "SALIENT CRGT, Inc. / GOVCIO, LLC", "reason" => "Only $59.5M of $154.7M base-plus-options value obligated; outlays are $25.3M to date under labor-hours pricing.", "trigger" => "Incremental funding or option exercise on the ICE ERO order, and the 2028-01-23 current end date"}

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