Contract specialist: exercise support specialist
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 15A00026FABP00135
- Awardee
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Abowd, Matthew G UEI PNGFCKFGURM3
- Awarding agency
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Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives
Department of Justice
- Obligated
- $8,500
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $8,500.00 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.
About this award
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) awarded a firm fixed-price task order valued at $8,500 to Matt's Explosives Instruction, a Friendswood, Texas-based sole proprietorship operated by Matthew G. Abowd. This contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, was issued on February 18, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2026. The work will be performed in Friendswood, Texas, and is being executed as a call against Abowd's existing Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the ATF, which carries a $500,000 ceiling and extends through May 13, 2026. The contractor will serve as the exercise support specialist, with no significant subcontractor involvement.
Abowd's BPA with the ATF, originally awarded in May 2021, represents the primary vehicle through which the agency efficiently procures specialized explosives-related training and consulting services. Since 2021, Abowd has received over 50 prime contract awards from the ATF, ranging from several thousand to approximately $19,000 per task order, with the vast majority designated as small business set-asides. Services delivered under this BPA framework include instructor-led training in post-blast investigation, explosive device recognition, explosives safety education, exercise planning and coordination, and specialized instruction at the ATF National Academy. This arrangement has provided the ATF consistent access to Abowd's subject matter expertise in support of the agency's critical explosives regulatory, law enforcement, and training missions.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 15A00026FABP00135?
15A00026FABP00135 was awarded to Abowd, Matthew G by Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (Department of Justice) on February 18, 2026.
How much is contract 15A00026FABP00135 worth?
The government has obligated $8,500 on 15A00026FABP00135.
Is contract 15A00026FABP00135 an order under another contract?
Yes. 15A00026FABP00135 is a BPA call under 15A00021AAQA00273, a blanket purchase agreement.
Was contract 15A00026FABP00135 competed?
The extent of competition for 15A00026FABP00135 was competed under sap. The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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