Two Alabama defense contracts awarded to companies in Huntsville and Birmingham are worth more than $115 million in potential value, reinforcing the state’s growing role in missile defense engineering and military infrastructure development.
Huntsville-based Gray Analytics Inc. and Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie LLC were among the firms awarded contracts announced Feb. 19 by the U.S. Department of War, supporting missile defense engineering and military construction projects.
Gray Analytics Inc., a Huntsville small business specializing in advanced systems engineering, received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of $59,525,000 from the Missile Defense Agency.
The contract includes an initial task order of $8,800,000, with work to be performed in Huntsville through Feb. 18, 2031.
Under the agreement, Gray Analytics will support the digitization, modeling, and automation of systems engineering processes using a secure, model-based framework. The work will incorporate model-based systems engineering, data engineering, cybersecurity, and machine learning technologies designed to support missile defense systems development and lifecycle management.
The contract was competitively procured and funded with fiscal year 2026 research, development, test, and engineering funds.
The award further strengthens Huntsville’s position as a central hub for missile defense development, where the Missile Defense Agency maintains its headquarters and numerous defense contractors operate.
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, headquartered in Birmingham, was awarded a $55,506,189 firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mobile District.
The contract covers the design and construction of laboratory and office buildings, along with site utilities and pavement infrastructure, in Auburn, Alabama.
Construction is expected to be completed by May 19, 2028. The project was competitively bid, with three proposals submitted.
Funding for the project comes from Department of Agriculture Buildings and Facilities appropriations.
Brasfield & Gorrie is one of Alabama’s largest construction firms and frequently performs federal and military construction projects across the Southeast.
These Alabama defense contracts underscore Alabama’s continuing importance in federal defense operations, particularly in missile defense engineering and military infrastructure.
Huntsville has become one of the nation’s leading centers for missile defense, aerospace, and military technology, while Alabama-based construction firms play a key role in building and maintaining federal facilities nationwide.
Federal defense spending remains one of Alabama’s most significant economic drivers, supporting thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity annually.
Sherri Blevins is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You may contact her at [email protected].
