The U.S. Army Special Operations Command awarded a $400K firm fixed-price purchase order to Almacenes Vidri S.A. De C.V., a San Salvador-based construction materials supplier, on April 11, 2025, for construction materials supporting Fuerzas Comando 2025, a multinational military exercise held in El Salvador. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of July 15, 2025, is not set aside for any specific business category. Almacenes Vidri will supply a comprehensive range of construction materials for facility renovations at CEAT and PBA Base in Ilopango, including windows, doors, plumbing supplies, ceiling tiles, paints, roofing, and electrical components to support barracks, bathrooms, guard stations, and training areas across multiple base facilities.
Almacenes Vidri, a 100-year-old Salvadoran entity with active System for Award Management registration through January 2026, was selected through a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection method following a full and open competition. The vendor brings established experience supplying construction materials to U.S. government agencies in the Western Hemisphere, including previous work with the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement and Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Performance is scheduled from March 1 through July 15, 2025, with all materials to be delivered to San Salvador and subject to joint inspection by Comando de Ingenieros de la Fuerza Armada El Salvador.