Contract specialist: exercise support specialist
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 15A00026FABP00129
- Awardee
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Abowd, Matthew G UEI PNGFCKFGURM3
- Awarding agency
-
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives
Department of Justice
- Obligated
- $4,317
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $4,316.62 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Friendswood, TX 77546, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $317 | |
| Original award | $4,000 |
About this award
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) awarded a $4,316.62 firm fixed-price task order call to Matthew G. Abowd, operating as Matt's Explosives Instruction, a Friendswood, Texas-based sole proprietorship. This award, made on February 1, 2026, with completion targeted for February 7, 2026, is designated as a total small business set-aside and falls under an existing Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) established May 14, 2021, with a $500,000 ceiling. The contract specialist classification of "Exercise Support Specialist" indicates this task order involves specialized support services related to explosives-related training exercises and operations. Performance will be conducted in Friendswood, Texas.
Abowd has maintained a sustained contract relationship with the ATF since 2021, receiving over 50 prime federal contract awards exclusively from the agency for explosives instruction, post-blast investigation training, explosive device recognition, and exercise support services. Operating as the sole prime contractor with no subcontractor involvement, Abowd delivers specialized expertise directly to support ATF's regulatory, law enforcement, and training missions, including instruction at the ATF National Academy. This task order represents a routine call under the existing BPA framework, through which the ATF efficiently acquires Abowd's explosives-related expertise for varying operational and training needs on a firm fixed-price basis.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 15A00026FABP00129?
15A00026FABP00129 was awarded to Abowd, Matthew G by Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (Department of Justice) on February 1, 2026.
How much is contract 15A00026FABP00129 worth?
The government has obligated $4,317 on 15A00026FABP00129.
Is contract 15A00026FABP00129 an order under another contract?
Yes. 15A00026FABP00129 is a BPA call under 15A00021AAQA00273, a blanket purchase agreement.
Was contract 15A00026FABP00129 competed?
The extent of competition for 15A00026FABP00129 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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