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Contract Award: BL Harbert International LLC (Birmingham, Alabama) – $61,350,000

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

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BL Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded a $61,350,000 firm-fixed-price contract to construct an Academic Training Center facility for the F-35 program, supporting multiple countries simultaneously, including all incidental related work. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $62,425,000. Work will be performed in Fort Smith, Arkansas, with an estimated completion date of March 21, 2028. Fiscal 2010 construction, Corps of Engineers, civil funds in the amount of $61,350,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, is the contracting activity (W9127S-26-C-A001).

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