USACE starts Patrick SFB Hangar 985 modernization for State Department aviation operations
USACE is modernizing a 1952 aircraft-support hangar at Patrick Space Force Base under a design-build contract scheduled for completion in April 2029.
At a glance
- Design-build award date
- 2026-07-30
- Scheduled completion
- April 2029
- Photograph capture date
- 2026-11-03
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville District has begun modernizing Hangar 985 and related aircraft-support facilities at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida for the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
The 1952 hangar supports INL aircraft maintenance, flight support, life-support and ground-support functions. The project is intended to consolidate work now spread across the base and a leased office in Melbourne, including moving life-support functions from Building 990 and ground-support functions from Building 984 into Hangar 985.
USACE said the design-build scope covers the roof, windows and exterior envelope; lead-paint and pigeon-guano abatement; energy-efficiency upgrades; impact-glazed windows; roof reinforcement; waterproofing; anti-terrorism and force-protection measures; and separation and rerouting of utilities shared by Buildings 985, 986 and 988. The work will preserve historic architectural features of facilities eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
The design-build contract was awarded July 30, 2026, and construction is scheduled for completion in April 2029. The reviewed announcement does not identify the contractor or disclose the contract value, and it does not announce an open procurement.
Source report: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, November 5, 2026. Reviewed November 10, 2026.
What happens next
Construction is scheduled for completion in April 2029.
Source for this milestone →Why it matters for the industry
The design-build program consolidates aviation-support functions and upgrades a 1952 hangar for resilience, safety and independently served utilities; the announcement is not an open procurement.
Supporting source →Sources & reporting
- USACE project announcement · 2026-11-05
- DVIDS photograph record · 2026-11-03
Sources checked 2026-11-10.