The U.S. Army of Engineers has awarded three companies positions on a potential seven-year, $200 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering Centers plan and build facilities necessary to accommodate USAF’s B-21 Raider bomber aircraft.
Jacobs (NYSE: J), the FSB-Pond joint venture and Burns & McDonnell will compete for planning, design and construction orders under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Friday.
USACE received 10 bids for the AFCEC B-21 beddown mission through an online solicitation process and expects work to conclude by March 18, 2028.
The two service branches briefed industry about new bomber complex construction opportunities at a Jan. 11 virtual event hosted by the Rapid City Military Advisory Coalition.
Ellsworth AF Base in South Dakota was chosen to house the first operational B-21 plane and formal training unit.
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) won the Long Range Strike Bomber contract in October 2015.