Architect-Engineer Design Services in Support of the B-21 Bed Down

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Kansas City established this Master IDIQ on March 19, 2021, to procure architect-engineer design and construction-oversight services in support of Air Force B-21 beddown at multiple installations, with ordering authority extending through March 18, 2028 (20 months remaining). The vehicle carries a $200 million shared ceiling and has awarded 52 task orders with combined potential value of $147.6 million, of which $128.6 million (87 percent) is obligated.

Task orders span design, Title II construction-phase services, and planning charrettes for B-21 beddown facilities including corrosion control/fuel cell maintenance hangars, fighter hangars, aircraft maintenance units, airfield crash rescue and fire stations, flight simulator and training facilities, squadron operations centers, weapons training facilities, engine test shops, and administrative and ancillary support facilities at multiple Air Force bases. Recent orders focus on squadron operations and maintenance facilities at Dyess AFB (Texas), radio frequency facilities at Dyess and Whiteman AFB (Missouri), environmental protection shelters, alert aprons, weapons load trainers, and field training detachments at Ellsworth AFB (South Dakota) and Whiteman AFB.

Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Company, Inc. dominates the vehicle, holding 26 of 52 orders worth $95.6 million in combined potential value (approximately 65 percent of vehicle volume). Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. holds 15 orders valued at $33.6 million, and FSB - Pond Joint Venture holds 11 orders valued at $18.4 million; these three firms account for all task orders. Customer concentration is led by the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Omaha with 18 orders and $59.8 million potential value, followed by Kansas City District with 14 orders and $31.8 million, and Air Force Materiel Command Installation and Mission Support Center Civil Engineer Center with 8 orders and $9.3 million. All 52 task orders are unrestricted—no set-asides are designated. Task-order values range from under $300,000 for planning charrettes to $12.8 million for design-build-bid squadron operations work. Ordering momentum slowed in 2025 (7 orders) and declined further in 2026 (1 order as of January 21), signaling either project completion phases or funding deceleration as beddown planning matures.

The required A-E services are for design or repair/renovation of facilities and associated infrastructure related to the Air Force B-21 Bed Down Mission, such as: Corrosion Control/Fuel Cell maintenance hangars; Fighter Hangar/Aircraft Maintenance Unit facilities; Airfield Crash Rescue/Fire Stations; Flight Simulator/Training facilities; Squad Operations facilities; Weapons Training facilities; Engine Test Shop facilities; Administrative facilities; and ancillary related aircraft support systems or related program facilities such as industrial facilities, barracks, ranges and runways.