Explosives specialist
Ended Blanket Purchase Agreement Awarded
- Contract number
- 15A00021AAQA00273
- Awardee
-
Abowd, Matthew G UEI PNGFCKFGURM3
- Awarding agency
-
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives
Department of Justice
- Task orders
- 60 $450,664 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
- $459,164 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- IDV ceiling 90% used
- $500,000.00
- Maximum order
- $500,000.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement to Matt's Explosives Instruction for instructor services in support of the agency's explosives training programs. Task orders issued against the BPA call for explosives instruction, exercise support specialist services, and related specialties to be provided by Matthew G. Abowd doing business as Matt's Explosives Instruction. Services are to be performed primarily in Friendswood, Texas with some tasks taking place in Alabama, Washington D.C., and other locations. Task orders range in value from $0 to $14,500 with periods of performance from single days to one month in length through May 2026. The preponderance of task orders are set aside for total small businesses with some containing no set aside designation. The BPA and associated task orders aim to provide specialized instruction and subject matter expertise to ATF personnel nationwide in support of the agency's mission to regulate and investigate matters related to explosives, firearms, arson, and other regulated commodities and crimes.
The BPA and subsequent task orders awarded seek to obtain instructor-led training, exercise support, and special consulting services from a private sector provider with experience in explosives safety and ordnance. Matthew G. Abowd doing business as Matt's Explosives Instruction is identified as the prime contractor across all orders. Services include explosives and post-blast investigation instruction, support for ATF exercises and initiatives, and specialized instruction at the ATF National Academy facility in Friendswood, Texas which provides advanced training. The BPA and task orders aim to efficiently obtain expertise and specialized services critical to ATF's regulatory, public safety, and law enforcement responsibilities.
Task orders
Show 40 more
Latest 50 of 60 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 15A00021AAQA00273?
15A00021AAQA00273 was awarded to Abowd, Matthew G by Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (Department of Justice) on May 14, 2021.
How much is contract 15A00021AAQA00273 worth?
Orders under 15A00021AAQA00273 have obligated $450,664. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $459,164. 15A00021AAQA00273's own ceiling is $500,000. A single order can be worth up to $500,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 15A00021AAQA00273?
60 orders have been placed under 15A00021AAQA00273, the latest on April 13, 2026.
Who can order from contract 15A00021AAQA00273?
15A00021AAQA00273 is a multiple award blanket purchase agreement. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
On GovTribe
See this IDV's full record
- Every order and transaction
- The awardee's other awards and teaming partners
- Similar IDVs and recompete opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this IDV