JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command closed fiscal year 2026 with more than 21,450 contracting actions valued at approximately $6.8 billion, including $2.9 billion awarded to American small businesses, as the command expanded its role in Army modernization and innovative acquisition.
The command also managed more than 299,000 Government Purchase Card transactions valued at more than $520 million, providing additional purchasing power in support of Soldiers, installations and mission partners across the Army.
The results reflect over a $1 billion increase in contracting obligations over fiscal 2025, driven largely by growing facility modernization requirements, expanded acquisition authorities, and adding 410th Contracting Support Brigade to MICC’s portfolio in January.
“Some growth was expected as we welcomed the 410th Contracting Support Brigade into the command,” said Command Sgt. Maj. JennyAnne Bright, MICC command sergeant major, in the MICC command team Oct. 1 message to the workforce.
“But $1 billion in growth reflects the growing demand for your expertise and your ability to deliver contracting solutions to Soldiers and our mission partners at the point of need.”
David Markelz, deputy director of MICC Contracting Operations, attributed much of the increase to facility modernization initiatives that have expanded the command’s contracting responsibilities.
“New legislation and updated Department of War guidance have enabled MICC to directly support construction and modernization requirements historically managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,” Markelz said. The command responded by employing a broader range of acquisition authorities, including Other Transactions Authorities (OTAs), Small Business Innovation Research Phase (SBIR) III and Multiple Award Task Orders (MATOCs) to address complex, multilayered regional requirements and expand opportunities for collaboration with industry.
“By employing a broader array of acquisition authorities, the MICC is better positioned than ever to meet the evolving needs of the Army and deliver timely, mission‑focused results.”
Among the year’s major accomplishments were the Facilities, Operations, Readiness, Growth and Experience, or FORGE, initiatives, which consolidated multiple modernization requirements into larger, coordinated acquisition efforts that bundled related requirements to deliver effective outcomes instead of isolating projects due to rigid processes.
At Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, MICC awarded a $169.1 million Other Transaction agreement supporting 17 modernization projects. At Anniston Army Depot, Alabama, another MICC FORGE initiative established approximately $987 million in modernization efforts, with about $658 million initially obligated to support critical military construction and improvements to the Army’s Organic Industrial Base.
Other notable MICC efforts included a roughly $201 million OTA for the Fort Polk Rotational Unit Billeting Area (RUBA), using construction-scale additive manufacturing, and a similar approximately $13 million OTA billeting effort at McGregor Range, New Mexico.
MICC also established its first enterprise-wide architect-engineer contracting capability, awarding 20 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts across five geographic regions to support planning, design and construction-related services.
Additional enterprise solutions included the National Capital Region MATOC, providing seven Army garrisons access to competed regional construction and repair capacity, and two SBIR III contracting vehicles through Field Directorate Office, Fort Eustis, Virginia with a combined $800 million ceiling for training support and human-performance infrastructure.
“You showed that the MICC is prepared to meet demands differently,” said Brig. Gen. Freddy Adams, MICC commanding general, in the command’s fiscal year-end message. “You helped us expand our use of innovative acquisition tools, including Other Transaction Authorities, Small Business Innovation Research Phase III pathways and enterprise contracting solutions that help us move faster and deliver capability where it matters most.”
Beyond modernization, MICC continued its longstanding commitment to American small businesses, exceeding its assigned small business goals for the 12th consecutive year despite workforce reductions and increasingly complex requirements.
“Exceeding our small business goals across the board for a 12th consecutive year is a phenomenal achievement by our contracting and small business professionals,” said Luis Trinidad, director of the Army Contracting Command-MICC Office of Small Business Programs. “Operating with a 30% reduction in personnel, our team rose to meet a more demanding workload.”
With the growth year in contracting, Trinidad said the command’s small business-eligible dollars also increased by $104.8 million, requiring more detailed reviews of higher-value and increasingly complex acquisition packages.
“By conducting thorough, detailed reviews on every single opportunity,” Trinidad said, “our team ensured we met all of our targets while delivering vital small business capabilities and services that directly support the Warfighter."
Looking ahead to fiscal year 2027, MICC anticipates continued growth in modernization requirements, increased demand for enterprise contracting solutions and greater use of innovative acquisition authorities tailored to specific mission and Soldier needs.
MICC Deputy to the Commanding General, Clay Cole also praised the workforce in the closeout message for helping the command achieve priorities align with the command’s 2026-2027 Campaign Plan, emphasizing people and forging contract experts, readiness, mission execution and transformation.
“Together, we established our first enterprise-wide architect-engineer contracting capability, spanning the continental United States and Puerto Rico; accelerated critical sustainment, restoration and modernization requirements; and expanded housing, barracks and other quality-of-life support,” Cole said.
“Those accomplishments demonstrate what happens when contracting professionals are empowered to innovate, collaborate, and stay focused on the warfighter.”
The fiscal year closeout also coincided with the contracting command’s 18th anniversary. Established under the Army Contracting Command as the Installation Contracting Command Oct. 1, 2008, and redesignated as MICC the following day, the organization has evolved into a critical contracting powerhouse for Army readiness and modernization.
As the command enters fiscal year 2027, the command team also emphasized that the long list of accomplishments since its inception reflects the expertise and dedication of contracting professionals across its geographically dispersed workforce.
“In just two short decades, MICC has grown into an indispensable element of the Army’s mission, and that legacy is entirely due to the hard work and excellence of professionals like you,” Adams said.
The leaders thanked the MICC workforce and Soldiers, urging them to take a moment to reflect on all that they accomplished while maintaining the positive momentum as they begin the new fiscal year.
About the MICC
Headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command consists of about 1,500 military and civilian members who are responsible for contracting goods and services in support of Soldiers as well as readying trained contracting units for the operating force and contingency environment when called upon. A subordinate command of the Army Contracting Command and the Army Materiel Command, MICC contracts are vital in feeding more than 200,000 Soldiers every day, providing many daily base operations support services at installations, facilitate training in the preparation of more than 100,000 conventional force members annually, training more than 500,000 students each year, and maintaining more than 14.4 million acres of land and 170,000 structures. See also the MICC Fact Sheet.
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