U.S.
Pentagon asks for pre-made bunkers that can be quickly shipped to the Middle East
Stars and Stripes
March 28, 2026
Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four guide a pre-fabricated concrete bunker into position at Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, October 2011. The Department of Defense on Monday, March 27, 2026, issued a call for vendors to provide pre-fabricated bunkers to the Middle East on short notice. (U.S. Navy)
A Pentagon exploratory call for potential contracts posted this week asked for “pre-fabricated transportable bunkers” that can be quickly sent to the Middle East.
The notice, which was published Monday and had a Friday deadline, aimed “to determine if there exists an adequate number of interested and qualified contractors” that can provide the bunkers.
Interested vendors were asked to submit three options for different estimated time frames: 3 days, 15 days and 30 days. All of the options had to be deliverable to King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan.
Each response was required to identify the level of protection provided by the bunkers, including the highest level of threat that the bunker is designed to withstand, such as a ballistic impact.
The notice said the “total quantity requirement is currently unknown,” but that vendors are “encouraged” to give pricing structures reflecting “any available economies of scale.”
It comes as U.S. bases in the region have sustained damage. A New York Times report published earlier this week described many as effectively uninhabitable. It also comes as thousands of Marines and paratroopers are headed to the region and as the Pentagon reportedly weighs deploying an additional 10,000 ground troops to the area.