Project Information

Bid Title

Construction Airfield Blast Shield

Issuing Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Location

Texas

Published Date

Aug 5, 2026

Closing Date

Aug 7, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

FA466126R0008

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Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Project Description

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Notice ID

FA466126R0008

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Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE

Major Command

AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND

Office

FA4661 7 CONS CD

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General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
• Original Published Date: Aug 05, 2026 04:01 pm CDT
• Original Response Date: Aug 07, 2026 04:00 pm CDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
• Original Inactive Date: Aug 22, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
• Product Service Code: Y1BZ - CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER AIRFIELD STRUCTURES
• NAICS Code:
  • 238120 - Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
• Place of Performance:
  Abilene , TX
  USA

Description

Work under this project shall consist of providing all plant, labor, equipment, appliances, materials, and performing all operations required to cover the fabrication and erection of new Blast Deflector Fences for the B1-B. All work shall comply with the contract specifications and shall be in accordance with the latest International Building Code (IBC), National Fire Codes, Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Engineering Technical Letters (ETL’s), and all applicable Federal, State and local regulations/codes.

The blast deflector shall be of the curved, non-perforated, galvanized, corrugated type, with corrugations running in a horizontal direction. The Lynnco Type GS-20-2 as manufactured by Blast Deflectors, Inc shall beconsidered as the standard for this work. At the option of the Contracting Officer, alternate types of blast deflectorsmay be considered provided the drawings and specifications of alternate types are approved by Contracting Officer.The blast fence shall be furnished and installed by a manufacturer/contractor with blast fence experience. The blastfence shall be capable of withstanding the afterburner throttle at 30,000 lbs thrust of a B1-B Bomber engine nozzle 90 ft/ (min.) from front of deflector foundation. Extrapolated temperature is approx. 1400 ℉ velocity @ 900 MPH.

Haul Route: Approved haul route is from the Tye Gate, Third Street, Ave E, Second Street, to Flightline. Haul Route subject to change based on Flightline Restrictions. Contractors are required to use the Tye Gate for all access.

Construction Storage Yard & Contractor Limits: Contractor shall store all equipment and material within the designed laydown yard. Contractors shall restore this area to pre-construction conditions. Regardless of the area,the yard shall be fenced. Contractor shall keep the fence well maintained and the site clean and mowed. Contractor shall obtain approval for any project limits changes prior to construction commencement from 7 CES through the Contracting Officer. The approved laydown yard will be provided at the pre-construction meeting.

Contractor shall provide material submittals for all materials & products used in the project on an AF Form 3000. All PDFs shall be from original electronic documents; no scans allowed due to file size.Work is located in a restricted area. The contractor shall submit a two-week schedule to the Escort POC at least one week prior to work starting to ensure escorts are assigned. The schedule should include start/end times for each day, crew sizes, and work locations.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• CP 325 696 2285 381 3RD ST
• DYESS AFB , TX 79607-1581
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• James Lynch
• james.lynch.18@us.af.mil
• Phone Number 3256961457

Secondary Point of Contact

• Abigail Spiers
• abigail.spiers@us.af.mil
• Phone Number 3256963862

History

• Aug 05, 2026 04:01 pm CDTSources Sought (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC YConstruction of Structures and Facilities

• NAICS 238120Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

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