Pentagon looks for vendors to supply pre-made bunkers within 30 days

The Defense Department is trying to quickly find vendors who are able to ship pre-made shelters to protect troops in the Middle East as the United States’ war with Iran continues. 

The department is looking for information from private contractors who can provide “prefabricated, transportable, hardened shelter systems designed to protect personnel from blast and fragmentation threats,” according to a new federal contract notice posted Monday.

The March 23 notice has a deadline of Friday and asks for companies to submit possible delivery timelines for 3 days, 15 days, and 30 days and include information about the “highest threat level” that the bunkers could withstand, like blast force, fragmentation, or ballistic impact. The bunkers will be sent to the Aqaba Air Cargo Terminal at King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan, according to the posting.

The notice is for “sources sought,” which the government uses to plan and gather vendor options before issuing a contract with funding behind it — which the National Guard did to see who could feed troops in Washington D.C. through January 2026, before their deployment was extended.

Chelsea Roberts, CEO of Collaborative Compositions LLC, a federal contractor consulting firm, told Task & Purpose that the notice indicates that the Defense Department is looking for vendors who can deliver shelters soon. She also said that the notice “seems to align” with recent Pentagon moves and comments from service officials about increasing the speed of procurement. 

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Source: Task & Purpose
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