BALTIMORE DISTRICT

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1917, it covers 72,500 acres and is the Army’s oldest active proving ground.  The Baltimore District supports its over 60 tenant units including: the U.S. Research, Development and Engineering Command, the Army Test and Evaluation Command Headquarters, and the Public Health Command. It is a center for Army materiel testing, laboratory research and military training. As a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act, the District performed construction work worth over $1 billion. Currently, the district is finishing construction on the $280 million U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense in the APG Edgewood area. It opened 2015 with phased occupancy throughout 2016. In October 2015, officials from the Corps and Defense Health Affairs broke ground on the new $248 million Public Health Center laboratory replacement in the APG Edgewood area. Other key projects include the 20^th CBRNE Command and Control facility, an Army Reserve Center, and the Electromagnetic Interference Facility.

The 185-acre installation is located in Adelphi, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., and is part of the Army Research Laboratory. The Center provides research, effects simulation, electronic equipment development, engineering services and other operations for the Army. As requested, the Baltimore District serves as the design and construction agent for new or renovated facilities and infrastructure. The current support is a $1 million facility upgrade.

Fort Detrick, in Frederick, Maryland, covers approximately 1,200 acres and is divided among three areas. Area A is the largest and is the Baltimore District’s primary construction area. The Forest Glen Annex, in Silver Spring, Md., also falls under the operational control of Fort Detrick. The current Baltimore District design/construction program is approximately $800 million and features the $677 million U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases facility. This is the only Department of Defense high-containment biological laboratory, and it will be the cornerstone of the National Interagency Biodefense Campus. The balance of the projects cover multiple organizations (four cabinet-level agencies) focusing on advanced bio-medical research and development, medical materiel management, and long-haul telecommunications for the White House, Defense Department and other governmental agencies. 

Located near Odenton, Maryland, along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Fort Meade provides a base of support for numerous strategic, tactical and support organizations. The installation provides support and services for more than 78 partner organizations including the National Security Agency and the Asymmetric Warfare Group (ASW) Complex. In 2016, the District completed the $35 million renovation and expansion of the Defense Information School. Other major work includes constructing two electrical utility plants, the $38 million ASW Complex, a $29 million chiller plant upgrade, and $38 million in building renovations and upgrades.

Often called "The Gateway to the Nation's Capitol," Andrews is where not only our own military and government leaders but kings, queens, and prime ministers and military leaders from more than 50 nations fly in and out of as the travel to the National Capital Region.  Home to Air Force, Navy, Marine, Army and Civil Air Patrol units, approximately 13,000 people, including active duty, guard and reserve personnel and their families, civilian employees, and contractors live and/or work at Andrews, performing both routing and exceptional duties. As requested, the Baltimore District serves as the design and construction agent for renovated facilities and infrastructure. Current support include building upgrades, dormitory renovations, taxiway improvements, and a $34 million drainage repair project.

Fort Belvoir encompasses over 8,600 acres, primarily along the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, as well as satellite locations within Springfield, Alexandria and Charlottesville.  Fort Belvoir's reach is worldwide because of the more than 45,000 military personnel, federal employees, contractors and volunteers who work there every day to fulfill the missions of more than 145 defense organizations.  Under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act, USACE districts within the North Atlantic Division collectively supported the successful design and construction of facilities valued at over $3 billion to provide new facilities supporting the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the Washington Headquarters Service (WHS at the Mark Center - Alexandria), the Missile Defense Agency, the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, the Joint-Use Intelligence Analysis Facility (Rivanna Station - Charlottesville) and many infrastructure improvements to accommodate the influx of workers.Current projects include a $6.5 million fire station at Fort Belvoir South; an $88 million secure administration and operations facility; more than $43 million in renovations to bldgs. 3245 and 3246; building the NGA parking lot for $6.2 million; renovating bldg. 1417 for just under $6 million, and replacing the roof on the DLA headquarters building for $4.7 million. Several of these projects will be completed in 2016.Now, the Corps office at Fort Belvoir is working on projects at the Pentagon. They are designing and constructing two new vehicle and personnel access control points to replace temporary facilities. 

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall provides installation services and support to military members, civilians, retirees and their families at Fort Myer and Henderson Hall in Virginia. On Fort Myer, the District is replacing and repairing the water distribution system ($156,000) and renovating the historic barracks facility ($23.5 million) to bring it into compliance with the Army's Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing project.  On Fort McNair, the District supports the Military District of Washington and the Joint Forces Headquarters/National Capital Region (NCR) to facilitate deployment of forces for Homeland Defense and Defense Support to Civil Authorities in the NCR.  Fort McNair is a 100-acre U.S. Army post located on the peninsula at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Current projects include a $10 million vehicle storage building, more than $2.2 million in facility renovations, updating classrooms at National Defense University ($2.2 million), and a unique project to repair the installation’s seawall in a $2.4 million project. 

Located in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, the DLA Distribution - Susquehanna covers approximately 850 acres. Its multiple missions include the distribution of military and commercial repair parts, clothing and textiles, medical supplies and industrial and electronic components to military customers in the United States and around the world.  Under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act, the District constructed two general purpose warehouses for $64 million with 570,000 square feet of storage capacity. In 2015, Corps and DLA officials cut the ribbon on a new $25 million general purpose warehouse that replaced two World War 1-era facilities. Current work includes the $83 million regional Defense Logistics Agency headquarters (opening in 2016), upgrading access control points ($17 million), replacing the communications building ($12 million) and replacing the installation wastewater treatment plant ($10 million).

Carlisle Barracks, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is approximately 400 acres and is managed by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to support the Army War College and other agencies. The district currently has a $208,000 renovation project in bldg. 650. At Fort Indiantown Gap, the district team is working a unique project convert the installation boiler plant from fuel oil to natural gas in a $651,000 project.      

Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD) is located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. At over 19,000 acres, it is the number one provider of air defense and tactical missile system support for the Department of Defense and foreign allies. LEAD is DoD’s only organic solution for one-stop service for tactical missile maintenance, modification and integration. The Baltimore District is completing the $14 million Component Rebuild Facility and working on a $1.2 million roof repair.

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