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DHS, CBP award $4.5B in new contracts under OBBB for Smart Wall construction along SW

Posted on 10/17/25 at 4:11 am
Posted by Reubaltaich
A nation under duress
Member since Jun 2006
5340 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 4:11 am
DHS, CBP award $4.5B in new contracts under OBBB for Smart Wall construction along southwest border
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Release Date Fri, 10/10/2025
New contracts will add 230 miles of barriers and nearly 400 miles of technology, delivering on the Trump Administration’s promise to secure the border.

The first 10 contracts funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (and remaining FY 2021 wall appropriations) awarded in September include:

San Diego 1 Project – Awarded to BCCG Joint Venture for $483,486,600 for the construction of approximately nine miles of new Smart Wall and approximately 52 miles of system attributes in USBP’s San Diego Sector in California.

El Centro 1 Project – Awarded to Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. for $574,000,000 for the construction of approximately eight miles of new primary Smart Wall and the installation of approximately 63 miles of system attributes in USBP’s El Centro and San Diego Sectors in California.
Yuma 1 Project – Awarded to Barnard Spencer Joint Venture for $199,508,100 for the construction of approximately 60 miles of system attributes in USBP’s Yuma Sector in Arizona and California.

Tucson 1 Project – Awarded to BCCG a Joint Venture for $606,988,300 for the construction of approximately 23 miles of new secondary border wall and approximately 66 miles of system attributes in USBP’s Tucson and Yuma Sectors in Arizona.

El Paso 1 Project – Awarded to BCCG a Joint Venture for $155,106,328 for the replacement of approximately seven miles of old barrier in the Santa Teresa Area of Responsibility with new Smart Wall and the completion of approximately 22 miles of system attributes in USBP’s El Paso Sector in New Mexico.

El Paso 2 Project – Awarded to Barnard Spencer Joint Venture for $578,926,000 for the construction of approximately 23 miles of new Smart Wall and approximately 81 miles of system attributes in USBP’s El Paso Sector in New Mexico.

El Paso 3 Project – Awarded to BCCG Joint Venture for $850,361,073 for the construction of approximately 42 miles of new primary Smart Wall, approximately 6 miles of new secondary border wall and completion of approximately 46 miles of system attributes in USBP’s El Paso Sector in Texas.

Del Rio 1 Project – Awarded to BCCG Joint Venture for $565,047,300 for the construction of approximately 22 miles of new primary Smart Wall (which includes replacing approximately two miles of old barrier) and deployment of approximately 40 miles of waterborne barrier system in USBP’s Del Rio Sector, in the Eagle Pass Area of Responsibility, in Texas.

Del Rio 2 Project – Awarded to BCCG Joint Venture for $364,325,500 for the construction of approximately 10 miles of new primary Smart Wall, approximately 23 miles of waterborne barrier system, and installation of approximately 10 miles of system attributes in USBP’s Del Rio Sector, in the Eagle Pass South Area of Responsibility, in Texas.

Rio Grande Valley Waterborne Barrier Project – Awarded to BCCG Joint Venture for $96,153,947 for the deployment of approximately 17 miles of waterborne barrier in the Rio Grande River, south of Brownsville in Cameron County within USBP’s Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas.

CBP has also awarded various support contracts totaling more than $550 million, funded by OBBB, that will support the construction of Smart Wall, and will continue to award additional Smart Wall contracts. Visit CBP’s Smart Wall webpage for a list of Frequently Asked Questions and more details on where CBP will be constructing Smart Wall.


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Posted by Reubaltaich
A nation under duress
Member since Jun 2006
5340 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 4:13 am to
Now, WHO was it saying MAGA is dead?

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The initial 10 contracts include the following:

El Paso 1 Project – $155.1 million to BCCG A Joint Venture, to replace nearly seven miles of old barrier in the Santa Teresa Area of Responsibility, west of El Paso, with new smart wall and nearly 22 miles of system attributes in New Mexico’s El Paso sector.

El Paso 2 Project – $578.9 million to Barnard Spencer Joint Venture, for nearly 23 miles of new smart wall and nearly 81 miles of system attributes in New Mexico’s El Paso sector.

El Paso 3 Project – $850.36 million to BCCG A Joint Venture, for nearly 42 miles of new smart wall, 6 miles of new secondary border wall, and nearly 46 miles of system attributes in Texas’ El Paso sector.

Del Rio 1 Project – $565.05 million to BCCG A Joint Venture, for nearly 22 miles of new smart wall – replacing nearly two miles of old barrier – and nearly 40 miles of waterborne barriers in Texas’ Eagle Pass Area of Responsibility, Del Rio Sector.

Del Rio 2 Project – $364.33 million to BCCG A Joint Venture, for nearly 10 miles of new smart wall, nearly 23 miles of waterborne barrier, and nearly 10 miles of system attributes in Texas’ Eagle Pass Area of Responsibility, Del Rio Sector.

Rio Grande Valley Waterborne Barrier Project – $96.15 million to BCCG A Joint Venture, nearly 17 miles of waterborne barrier in the Rio Grande River, in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Sector – south of Brownsville, in Cameron County.

Yuma 1 Project – $199.5 million to Barnard Spencer Joint Venture, for nearly 60 miles of system attributes in the Yuma Sector of Arizona and California.

Tucson 1 Project – $606.99 million to BCCG A Joint Venture, for nearly 23 miles of new “secondary border wall” and nearly 66 miles of system attributes in Arizona’s Tucson and Yuma sectors.

El Centro 1 Project – $574 million to Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., for nearly eight miles of new smart wall and nearly 63 miles of system attributes in California’s El Centro and San Diego sectors.

San Diego 1 Project – $483.5 million to BCCG A Joint Venture, for nearly nine miles of new smart wall and nearly 52 miles of “system attributes” in the San Diego sector.

Together, the 10 projects span four border states, with roughly half of the work taking place in Texas sectors.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem also issued two new construction waivers to “cut through bureaucratic red tape,” allowing work to proceed on nine miles of smart wall in the San Diego sector and 30 miles in New Mexico’s El Paso sector, according to the release.


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This post was edited on 10/17/25 at 4:16 am
Posted by wareagle7298
Birmingham
Member since Dec 2013
3542 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 5:01 am to
What is SmartWall
Posted by Reubaltaich
A nation under duress
Member since Jun 2006
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Posted on 10/17/25 at 5:14 am to
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What is SmartWall


Sensors, that will detect underground tunneling, motion detecting cameras that can detect movements from miles away, even yards away, which will feed back to monitoring stations so CPB can be dispatched.

Sensors that can detect sawing of steel bollards.

Lots of AI that will assist CBP in apprehending illegals, human smuggling, drug and human mules and coyotes.
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
19800 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 5:22 am to
I got some bad news. They already did this once in the 90’s and it was a complete boondoggle. Billions down the drain. They never got any of the tech to work out there.

Combination of it being so remote that there are connectivity issues, environment problems (heat, dust, etc), construction problems (remote, environment, getting shot at) and a bunch of other issues.

I predict more of the same
Posted by Reubaltaich
A nation under duress
Member since Jun 2006
5340 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 5:29 am to
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I got some bad news. They already did this once in the 90’s and it was a complete boondoggle. Billions down the drain. They never got any of the tech to work out there.


Are you cereal? Who was in power in the 1990s. We had Senior' Bushie untill 92, then ole cletus william Klinton for the rest of the 1990s.

Heres a lil secret, our politicans want an illegal invasion of millions of uneducated 3rd worlders, the RINOs want the cheapo labor and the sewer rats want the warm bodies for votes.

Why do you think the sewer rats in DC and elsewhere despise DJT?

Plus, its just not tech. There is lots and lots of physical barriers going up. Tens of thousands of NEW CBP and ICE agents are being trained and brought into the system.
Posted by HagaDaga
Member since Oct 2020
5638 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 5:37 am to
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I got some bad news. They already did this once in the 90’s and it was a complete boondoggle. Billions down the drain. They never got any of the tech to work out there.

Well damn. Scrap the plans boys, cause if 90s tech couldnt handle it, today's won't
Posted by Reubaltaich
A nation under duress
Member since Jun 2006
5340 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 5:50 am to
This is from another post I put up:

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*$46.5 billion for border barriers, including 701 miles of border wall, 900 miles of river barriers, 629 miles of secondary barriers, and 141 miles of vehicle and pedestrian barriers

•$5 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities

•$4.1 billion for hiring additional CBP personnel, including 3,000 new Border Patrol agents and 5,000 new Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at ports of entry

•$2 billion for retention bonuses and signing incentives for CBP personnel

•$2.7 billion for border surveillance technology, including surveillance towers and tunnel detection capabilities

•$500 million for grants to state and local law enforcement to track and monitor threats from unmanned aircraft systems

•$450 million for Operation Stonegarden to support cooperation between CBP and state and local law enforcement


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I will have more to add later on. I have a long day ahead of me at the job and a football game to attend.
Posted by Juan Betanzos
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2005
3566 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 6:36 am to
Ok….l like “Smart Wall” tech

Now appropriate money for “Death Wall” tech…

- Mine field
- Observation / Gun towers
- Razor wire
- Bird’s Eye drones w/ weapon capabilities
Posted by The Maj
Member since Sep 2016
30541 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 6:37 am to
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They already did this once in the 90’s


You think technology hasn't improved since the 90's?
Posted by loogaroo
Welsh
Member since Dec 2005
39368 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 6:40 am to
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Combination of it being so remote that there are connectivity issues, environment problems (heat, dust, etc), construction problems (remote, environment, getting shot at) and a bunch of other issues.


Starlink my man.
Posted by gizmoflak
Member since May 2007
11830 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 7:24 am to
Member when Congress threw a collective bitch-fit over about $5B Trump-45 wanted for the Wall


Pepperidge Farm members
Posted by Sweep Da Leg
Member since Sep 2013
2206 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 8:31 am to
We already have smart wall. Not as much for the ground sensors but we’ve had thermal imaging coverage for decades as I used to integrate them. The problem is when you have Marxists like Obama and Biden in office they shut it down. Or don’t allow them to use them.
That’s why we need a physical wall the whole way. So even in times of Marxist leadership we have a physical barrier
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
35305 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:35 am to
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Smart Wall construction

Installation of autonomous C-RAM turrets??



Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71265 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:44 am to
We have nothing holding future administrations to a bare minimum standard of border security. These improvements are great as long as they are actually used and maintained, but we have nothing that binds future leaders to doing just that.

In a perfect world we would have legislation that creates sound law to establish a minimum level of border security for future administrations to follow.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
85509 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:46 am to
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I got some bad news. They already did this once in the 90’s



It is 35 years later.

Do some of you not think before you post?


Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
85509 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:47 am to
quote:

We have nothing holding future administrations to a bare minimum standard of border security. These improvements are great as long as they are actually used and maintained, but we have nothing that binds future leaders to doing just that.


Keep voting Maga and the problem is solved. Vote for democrats and cry every time trump deports someone, well we will go right back.


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