Navy Awards EJC International $50 Million Tower Inspection Contract
The Wayne, New Jersey engineering firm won a five-year deal to inspect aircraft hangars and communication towers at U.S. and overseas military bases, the Navy said.
WAYNE, NEW JERSEY — EJC International Services LLC, a veteran-owned New Jersey engineering firm, won a $50 million Navy contract to inspect aircraft hangars and communication towers at military bases worldwide, as announced on war.gov.
The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award carries a maximum value of $50 million over five years, with work expected to finish by August 2031, the Navy said. Fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds of $10,000 will be obligated at award to satisfy the minimum guarantee.
The deal supports the Navy’s specialized inspection program covering aircraft hangars and various communication and utility towers, along with the inspection and repair of select towers. Work will span military installations in the United States and abroad. Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, serves as the contracting activity.
“EJC offers A/E design, construction administration and management services to support a wide variety of telecommunications and electronic systems and facilities,” the company said in its published profile according to Google. Private-sector clients and government agencies in more than 30 countries have relied on the firm to implement communications and electronic facilities, according to tse-ejc.com.
The stakes fall on readiness. Hangars shelter aircraft, and towers carry the navigation and radio signals that keep those aircraft flying. Deteriorating structures can ground operations and raise safety risks. The Navy benefits from a single contractor tasked with tracking the condition of these assets across its global footprint, while EJC gains a steady, multi-year revenue base.
EJC International was established in 2002 by Edward J. Collora, a professional land surveyor, according to tse-ejc.com. Richard S. Lafortune, a licensed electrical engineer, joined in 2017, when Technical Systems Engineering Consulting was formed to serve New York, according to tse-ejc.com. The firm acquired the telecommunications group of Hanson Professional Services that same year. Its engineering work extends to offshore navigation, 911 systems, global radio broadcasting and military communication.
The award ranks as the first contract recorded for EJC International Services LLC in the pipeline database, establishing the company’s initial benchmark within the Navy portfolio. It brings the firm’s total 2026 contract value to $50 million. The figure sits far below the year-to-date Navy maximum of $8 billion and above the year-to-date minimum of about $9 million.
For the average reader, the contract touches the machinery of national defense rather than daily household life. Taxpayers fund the work, and the inspections protect equipment already paid for. Sound hangars and towers reduce the odds of costly failures that would demand far larger repair bills later.
This has happened before. The Navy routinely competes architect-engineer contracts for facility condition assessments, and small businesses regularly win them under set-aside rules. This award marked the 24th Department of Defense contract issued in New Jersey during 2026, and it stood among three Pentagon contracts announced nationwide on August 3, 2026.
The contracting activity, Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, will direct the next steps by issuing individual task orders under the umbrella agreement. A date for the first task order has not been announced.
Military tower inspection has drawn federal attention before, as happened after past infrastructure failures. Radio and navigation towers date back nearly a century in U.S. defense use, and neglect has carried consequences. Structural collapses and corrosion at communication sites prompted tighter inspection regimes over the decades. Engineers who documented those failures often shaped the standards that followed, turning inspection from an afterthought into a permanent line of work.
This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to EJC International Services LLC, in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $50,000,000. It is also the 24th Department of Defense contract awarded in New Jersey during 2026. Because this is the first award to EJC International Services LLC recorded in the database, it establishes the company’s initial benchmark within the Navy portfolio. Specifically, it falls between the 2026 Navy portfolio’s year-to-date minimum of $9,046,496 and maximum of $8,000,000,000. Overall, this award was announced among 3 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on August 3, 2026.
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