Navy Lifts Training Curriculum Contract to $160 Million for Three Firms

A. Harold and Associates, Carley Corp. and Miltrain JV received modifications adding $70 million in ceiling, sustaining curriculum work at 31 Navy and Marine Corps sites worldwide through April 2028.

First Published: July 27, 2026, 1:18 PM ET

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — The Navy raised the ceiling on a curriculum-services contract by 78%, keeping three firms at work training sailors and Marines at bases across the globe, as announced on war.gov.

The modifications add an estimated $70 million to a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, lifting the total ceiling from $90 million to $160 million, according to war.gov.A. Harold and Associates LLC of Jacksonville, Florida,Carley Corp.of Orlando, Florida, and Miltrain JV LLC of North Las Vegas, Nevada, each hold shares of the award and compete for individual task orders.

The money funds curriculum revision and maintenance services, the work of updating and sustaining the coursework used to train personnel. These services support programs at 31 Navy and Marine Corps sites around the world and cover additional approved Foreign Military Sales cases, according to war.gov. A. Harold and Associates specializes in curriculum development, according to aha-llc.com.

Work spans installations at Whidbey Island, Washington; Norfolk, Virginia; Lemoore, California; Oceana, Virginia; North Island, California; Mayport and Jacksonville, Florida; Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; and Marine Corps air stations at New River and Cherry Point, North Carolina; Miramar and Camp Pendleton, California; and Beaufort, South Carolina. Percentages of work at each location remain unknown until task orders issue, according to war.gov.

The stakes fall on the training pipeline that keeps aircrews, maintainers and support staff current. Contractors that write and refresh course material benefit from a larger ceiling and steadier order flow. Taxpayers carry the added cost, though the Navy obligated no funds at award and attaches money to individual orders as they issue, according to war.gov.

The award marks the first 2026 contract recorded for each of the three firms, setting an initial benchmark within the Navy portfolio, according to firestore records. It ranks as the 50th Department of Defense contract awarded in Florida during 2026, one of four Pentagon contracts issued nationwide on July 27, 2026. The combined ceiling sits between the 2026 Navy portfolio’s year-to-date range of $9 million and $8 billion.

Carley Corp.has held larger awards before. Its record contract stands at $218.2 million, well above the value tied to this modification, according to firestore records.

For the average reader, the contract touches national defense readiness rather than daily household costs. Better-maintained training material shapes how quickly pilots and technicians reach proficiency at bases that anchor local economies in states from Washington to Florida.

This has happened before. The Navy routinely extends indefinite-delivery contracts through ceiling modifications rather than new competitions, a mechanism that lets it add task orders without restarting the bidding. The firms won the original contracts through competition, according to war.gov.

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida, serves as the contracting activity and will decide future task orders. The ordering period is expected to be completed in April 2028. A date for the next individual order has not been announced.

Military training has long relied on outside instructors and course designers, as happened before. The Navy stood up its first formal aviation training program at Pensacola, Florida, in 1914, when a handful of officers learned to fly seaplanes. By World War II, that base graduated tens of thousands of aviators each year. The demand for structured curricula turned classroom design into a lasting industry that firms such as today’s contractors continue to serve.

This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to A. Harold and Associates LLC, Jacksonville, Florida (N6134021D0005- P00008), in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $70,000,000. It is also the 50th Department of Defense contract awarded in Florida during 2026. Because this is the first award to A. Harold and Associates LLC, Jacksonville, Florida (N6134021D0005- P00008) 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 4 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on July 27, 2026. This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to Carley Corp., Orlando, Florida (N6134021D0007-P00008), in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $70,000,000. While this is not the largest contract ever awarded to Carley Corp., Orlando, Florida (N6134021D0007-P00008), whose record stands at $218,176,356, it is notable within the Navy portfolio. This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to and Miltrain JV LLC, North Las Vegas, Nevada (N6134021D0008-P00009), in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $70,000,000. Because this is the first award to and Miltrain JV LLC, North Las Vegas, Nevada (N6134021D0008-P00009) recorded in the database, it establishes the company’s initial benchmark within the Navy portfolio. This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to A. Harold and Associates LLC, Jacksonville, Florida (N6134021D0005- P00008); Carley Corp., Orlando, Florida (N6134021D0007-P00008); and Miltrain JV LLC, North Las Vegas, Nevada (N6134021D0008-P00009), in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $70,000,000. Because this is the first award to A. Harold and Associates LLC, Jacksonville, Florida (N6134021D0005- P00008); Carley Corp., Orlando, Florida (N6134021D0007-P00008); and Miltrain JV LLC, North Las Vegas, Nevada (N6134021D0008-P00009) recorded in the database, it establishes the company’s initial benchmark within the Navy portfolio.