As our Nation commits increased attention and resources towards securing the Federal and commercial infrastructure of the United States, Arrowhead provides a variety of services to assist our clients in achieving these goals. Arrowhead is familiar working in highly secure Federal / DoD environments and frequently coordinates with military escorts and/or base security personnel. Arrowhead also provides unique insight into the coordination and scheduling requirements associated with security upgrades with impacted building occupants. As most security enhancements are highly intrusive to ongoing operations and missions, carefully planned work sequencing and coordination is critical to success. Arrowhead also has a proven track record of successfully working with specialty A/E design teams, product manufacturers and dedicated DoD Centers of Excellence.
As a Team Member under a NAVFAC prime contract, Arrowhead is providing a broad range of design-build construction services at multiple U.S. Department of Defense facilities throughout the U.S. and abroad. Construction services involve a state-of-the-art chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection systems and associated Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C41) equipment.
Under Task Order 1 of this contract entitled the Guardian Installation Protection Program, Arrowhead provided construction services to install a variety of CBRN detection and response systems to protect critical missions at Andrews AFB including the Presidential Air Group.
Arrowhead was also required to coordinate several aspects of construction activities with Base Security Forces. During our remodel and upgrade of existing facilities, as well as several new construction tasks, Arrowhead craft labor was frequently required to work under the oversight of an armed military escort. These particular tasks also requires close communication with building occupants to ensure electrical power outages and HVAC change outs did not adversely impact critical military operations.
As a Team Member under a USACE prime contract, Arrowhead was awarded a fixed-unit rate subcontract to provide a variety of pre-construction and construction phase security enhancement services at DOD Recruiting Center offices located throughout the country.
During Phase 1 of the project, Arrowhead mobilized personnel to 60 Recruiting Centers in the Central and Northeastern U.S. to perform pre-construction site inspections. Utilizing USACE Protective Design Center guidance procedures, Arrowhead inspected each facility for security deficiencies. The results of these inspections established the extent of future mitigation measures to be implemented and facilitated the ordering of goods and materials required to bring each center into compliance.
During Phase 2 of the project, Arrowhead provided a nationwide network of field teams to implement and manage field construction activities at 950 Recruiting Centers. The primary scope of work elements included: Blast-proofing exterior windows with fragmentation film, exterior door and locks, roof access control, basement crawl space control, entry detection systems, exterior window protection, window blinds, and perimeter lighting.
A significant challenge associated with the management of this effort was the sequencing of work and scheduling with local Recruiting Officers. Many of the designated facilities were not always occupied and involved multiple points of contact for access to various parts of the building. As such, maintaining frequent communication and accurate schedules with locale stakeholders was of paramount importance.
As a Team Member under a USACE Design-Build Homeland Security MATOC, Arrowhead was awarded a firm-fixed price subcontract to construct a variety of physical security enhancements and install a dam failure warning system at Tuttle Creek Dam in located in Manhattan, Kansas. This project had the added challenge of multiple stakeholders requiring coordination with engineers and policy makers across multi-jurisdictional boundaries including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Kansas Department of Transportation, and other state entities.
Primary scope of work elements included construction of a new 4000-square foot pre-engineered building, traffic barriers and controls, and a closed circuit television monitoring system. The Dam Failure Warning System involved extensive trenching and included boring and jacking conduits through and across the right-of-ways of the earthen dam. Arrowhead installed over 12,000 linear feet of Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) cable and low permeability grout backfill along the toe and crest of the Dam. This cable network was tied into an integrity monitoring system which would provide early detection/warning in the event of movement within the earthen dam structure.
Located in the Flint Hills of Kansas, Tuttle Creek Lake is situated in the largest remaining expanse of Tallgrass prairie on the continent. Tuttle Creek Lake also serves a vital role in flood control within the Kansas River Basin, as it impounds and mitigates fluctuations of the Big Blue River and further helps to buffer the effects of localized drought. Tuttle Creek Lake is credited with preventing over $3 billion in flood damages since its construction.
Under a Multiple Award Task Order Contract with the USACE Kansas City District, Arrowhead was awarded a task order to implement a variety of security upgrades at the Chemical Defense Training Facility (CDTF) located within Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Arrowhead's scope of work took place in three buildings within the CDTF identified as the Guardhouse, Operations Center, and Classroom.
Because the CDTF is an active facility, minimizing the impact of construction operations on scheduled military training classes was a critical issue. Work sequencing, dust barriers, noise reduction and constant client coordination was paramount. Significant portions of the work were required to be completed during evening hours and many locations within the CDTF required special security precautions including armed guards and /or government escorts.
Primary elements of work associated with the upgrade included replacement of existing windows and exterior glass panels with a level 5 bullet resistant glass and frame system. The Guardhouse interior was also upgraded to a level 5 safe enclosure through Kevlar sheeting and installation of a stainless steel standard drop in reception tray and a level 3 protection stainless steel communication device was installed in the visitor reception area.
Guardhouse upgrades also included the installation of two interior and four exterior close circuit television (CCTV) cameras, three HDTV monitors and a new multiplexing system with the future capability to connect 48 cameras and monitors. Arrowhead installed over 3000 feet of RG11 cabling in galvanized steel conduit. Additionally, all new cameras and monitors where wired through surge / lightning devices prior to connection to the end unit and controller key pads where provided at all designated programming locations.
The four exterior cameras provided identical performance capability, although mounted on 15 foot steel poles. The cameras were concealed in tinted domes and modified with microwave sensors for automatic motion detection alarms. The project also included several sidewalk modifications and construction of a non-load bearing split block retaining wall to visually conceal emergency power generators and fuel tanks.
Offutt Air Force Base HVAC Retrofit
As a Team Member under a USACE prime contract, Arrowhead was awarded a firm-fixed price subcontract to provide design and construction of a mechanical system upgrade involving chemical, biological, and radiological filtration within secure sub-grade operations offices at STRATCOM Headquarters located on Offutt AFB, Nebraska.
Arrowhead provided design build services and filter construction for the retrofit of five HVAC systems at within Building 500. The scope of the contract included the design, fabrication, and installation of radial flow and modified vertical bed HEPA and GAC filters. Each system provides capacity in excess of 6,600 cubic feet per minute.
During the initial design phase of the project, Arrowhead worked closely with USACE Omaha District PDC staff to evaluate existing site conditions and construction challenges posed by the limited site access and sub-surface depth of the mechanical rooms. To overcome these obstacles, Arrowhead employed a modular design approach to the filter systems which provided the ability to lower the units through existing air ducts and complete final fabrication within each mechanical room.
Arrowhead was also required to coordinate several aspects of construction activities with Base Security Forces. During our remodel and upgrade of existing facilities, as well as several new construction tasks, Arrowhead craft labor was frequently required to work under the oversight of an armed military escort. These particular tasks also requires close communication with building occupants to ensure electrical power outages and HVAC change outs did not adversely impact critical military operations.
DoD Recruiting Centers Security Upgrade 
Tuttle Creek Dam Security Upgrade and Warning System 
Primary elements of work associated with the upgrade included replacement of existing windows and exterior glass panels with a level 5 bullet resistant glass and frame system. The Guardhouse interior was also upgraded to a level 5 safe enclosure through Kevlar sheeting and installation of a stainless steel standard drop in reception tray and a level 3 protection stainless steel communication device was installed in the visitor reception area. 