Contract specialist: exercise support specialist
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 15A00026FABP00226
- 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
- $8,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $8,000.00 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
- 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 an $8,000 firm fixed-price task order to Matthew G. Abowd, operating as Matt's Explosives Instruction, a sole proprietorship based in Friendswood, Texas. This award, issued on March 4, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 14, 2026, is designated as a total small business set-aside and falls under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) valued at $500,000 with a May 13, 2026 completion date. The contractor will provide exercise support specialist services in support of the ATF's training and operational requirements at the performance location in Friendswood, Texas.
Matt's Explosives Instruction specializes in delivering technical expertise in explosives safety, regulation, incident response, and post-blast investigation to support the ATF's critical mission. Since establishing the BPA in May 2021, Abowd has received over 50 prime contract awards exclusively from the ATF, performing all work directly without significant subcontractor involvement. The BPA framework enables the agency to efficiently acquire specialized explosives instruction, exercise support services, and subject matter expert consulting as needed, with individual task orders typically ranging from several days to one month in duration.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 15A00026FABP00226?
15A00026FABP00226 was awarded to Abowd, Matthew G by Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (Department of Justice) on March 4, 2026.
How much is contract 15A00026FABP00226 worth?
The government has obligated $8,000 on 15A00026FABP00226.
Is contract 15A00026FABP00226 an order under another contract?
Yes. 15A00026FABP00226 is a BPA call under 15A00021AAQA00273, a blanket purchase agreement.
Was contract 15A00026FABP00226 competed?
The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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