Facilities services government contractor J&J Worldwide Services has officially begun work on a four-year contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for operations and maintenance duties at Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, or ATAMMC.
The Franklin, Tennessee-based company told ExecutiveGov on Tuesday that it was awarded the contract in late December and transitioned its team to start the responsibilities on Monday.
“We look forward to building a strong partnership with ATAMMC in support of the National Capital Region Medical Directorate,” anticipated Steve Kelley, CEO and president of J&J.
The contract comes from USACE via the Defense Health Agency. Its expectations include O&M services throughout the hospital as well as its grounds and marginal facilities. For the last six years, J&J has been performing the same services at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Kelley commented that he and the company are energized by the chance to expand their presence to the Fort Belvoir area, and deepen their presence in the Capital region overall.
Alongside Water Reed, ATAMMC offers medical support to U.S. service members and their families in and around Washington, D.C.
ATAMMC was formerly known as Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and was recently rechristened to recognize the eponymous lieutenant, colonel and doctor, who holds a number of historical benchmarks: the Union Army’s highest-ranking Black officer, Howard University’s first Black professor of medicine and the first Black officer to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Just two weeks ago, at the start of the year, J&J won another DHA-affiliated contract, under which it is conducting O&M for a military medical education and training campus in San Antonio, Texas.