United States, April 8 -- BL Harbert International LLC, Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for construction of an approximately 25,000-square-foot, three-bay aircraft maintenance hangar to support the bed down of the F-35 aircraft in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The amount of this action is $40,857,635, with a total cumulative face value of $41,780,759. Bids were solicited via the internet with seven received. Work will be performed in Fort Smith, Arkansas, with an estimated completion date of March 23, 2028. Fiscal 2026 military construction, defense-wide funds in the amount of $40,857,635 were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, is the contracting activity (W9127S-26-C-A...