$40.8M F-35 Hangar Construction Contract Awarded to BL Harbert, USACE – April 3, 2025

BL Harbert International LLC, from Birmingham, Alabama, has been awarded a $40,857,635 firm-fixed-price contract action on April 3, 2025, for the construction of an approximately 25,000-square-foot, three-bay aircraft maintenance hangar to support the bed down of the F-35 aircraft.

Contract Award Details

Contractor: BL Harbert International LLC
Award Date: April 3, 2025
Contract Value: $40,857,635 (Action)
Cumulative: $41,780,759
Project: Construction of a Three-Bay Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (F-35 Support)
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Contract Number: W9127S-26-C-A006
Awarding District: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

Bids were solicited via the internet with seven received. Work will be performed in Fort Smith, Arkansas, with an estimated completion date of March 23, 2028. Fiscal 2026 military construction, defense-wide funds in the amount of $40,857,635 were obligated at the time of the award.


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