Federal Opportunities in

Bahrain

9

open solicitations

Bahrain hosts Naval Support Activity Bahrain, headquarters of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the Navy's Fifth Fleet, which drives most federal contracting in the country.

Base operations, ship support, construction and military supplies make up much of the buying, alongside the U.S. Embassy in Manama.

Open solicitations sourced directly from SAM.gov and DIBBS.
Last Updated from SAM: October 26, 2026 at 5:05AM ET

Top Agencies

Agencies with the most open opportunities in Bahrain.

1 Department of Defense 9 100%

Top
Sectors

The most active sectors for current open opportunities with performance in Bahrain.

7 Manufacturing (31-33) (77.8%)
2 Transportation (22.2%)

NAICS
Breakdown

The most popular NAICS codes for current open opportunities with performance in Bahrain.

2 Industrial valve manufacturing • 332911 (22.2%)
2 Marine cargo handling • 488320 (22.2%)
1 Rubber and plastics hoses and belting manufacturing • 326220 (11.1%)
1 All other miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing • 332999 (11.1%)
1 All other miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing • 327999 (11.1%)
1 Nonferrous forging • 332112 (11.1%)
1 All other miscellaneous electrical equipment and component manufacturing • 335999 (11.1%)

Contract Language (Buzzwords)

18 phrases • Bahrain

The terms appearing most often across Bahrain's open solicitations, tracked daily over the last 30 days. Each figure is how many of those days the phrase appeared — the language an agency uses consistently says more about what it buys than any single day does.

Consistently used

liquid quantity17/30quantity transmitter17/30kingdom15/30

Newly appearing

asry3/30breakbulk3/30↑convoy3/30cult3/30↓facilitated3/30khalifa3/30mina3/30onward3/30riffa3/30salman3/30↑shaikh3/30stevedoring3/30tallying3/30↓tiedown3/30transiting3/30

Open Solicitations

Open federal contracting opportunities in Bahrain, posted on SAM.gov. These are projects and services an agency is seeking bids or information for, from early notices through full solicitations.

Showing 1–2 of 2 open solicitations for Bahrain

Title Type NAICS Agency Posted Deadline
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Kingdom of Bahrain S&RTS
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Marine Cargo Handling 488320
Department of Defense
Sep 29, 2026 Oct 29, 2026
2 days left
Summary Bahrain S&RTS Contract for Stevedoring and Related Terminal Services
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Kingdom of Bahrain S&RTS
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Marine Cargo Handling 488320
Department of Defense
Oct 23, 2026 Nov 13, 2026
17 days left
Summary Bahrain S&RTS Contract for Stevedoring and Related Terminal Services

DIBBS Requests

Recent DIBBS listings in Bahrain. DIBBS is the official product procurement database for the Department of Defense, and typically involves products, not services.

Showing 1–7 of 7 DIBBS requests for Bahrain

Title Quantity Type NAICS Agency Posted Deadline
DIBBS Request Nonmetallic Hose Assembly
5 EA DIBBS Request
Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing 326220
Department of Defense
Oct 13, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Nonmetallic hose assembly with Cummins part number
DIBBS Request Gate Valve
5 EA DIBBS Request
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 332911
Department of Defense
Oct 15, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Gate valve manufactured by Roda Deaco Valve Inc
DIBBS Request Nonmetallic Hose Assembly
2 EA DIBBS Request
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 332999
Department of Defense
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 30, 2026
3 days left
Summary Nonmetallic hose assembly with Eaton Aeroquip part number
DIBBS Request Knob
3 EA DIBBS Request
All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 327999
Department of Defense
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 30, 2026
3 days left
Summary U.S. Military Specification Knob
DIBBS Request Electrical Receptacle Connector
2 EA DIBBS Request
Nonferrous Forging 332112
Department of Defense
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 30, 2026
3 days left
Summary Electrical Receptacle Connector DCX-Chol Enterprises approved P/N 225571P23545
DIBBS Request Electrica Special Purpose Cable Assembly
1 EA DIBBS Request
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing 335999
Department of Defense
Oct 22, 2026 Oct 30, 2026
3 days left
Summary Electric Special Purpose Cable Assembly by Oshkosh Defense
DIBBS Request Safety Relief Valve
7 EA DIBBS Request
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 332911
Department of Defense
Oct 20, 2026 Nov 2, 2026
6 days left
Summary Lockheed Martin Corporation C1058A1-R5 or CIRCOR Aerospace safety relief valve

Recent Bahrain Winners

The vendors awarded the most for federal work performed in Bahrain from Oct 2025 – Jun 2026, ranked by obligated dollars each month. A vendor holding the top spot every month is an incumbent; gaps and movement are where the competition is.

Vendor Jun
26
Feb
26
Jan
26
Dec
25
Nov
25
Oct
25
Total Contracts
HQ: Houston, Texas
· 1 1 8 · · $7.9M 11
Bapco Refining B.s.c. Closed
HQ: Awali
1 3 3 4 2 3 $6.6M 311
HQ: Jacksonville, Florida
9 2 · 2 · · $5.6M 4
HQ: Annapolis, Maryland
· · · · · 1 $3.6M 1
HQ: Chatham
· 6 4 5 1 7 $3.3M 36
HQ: White Plains, New York
· · · 3 · 2 $2.9M 3
Tsp Tankers Holdings Llc
HQ: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
· · · 1 · · $2.6M 1
HQ: Hidd
· · 2 · · · $1.3M 7
HQ: Orlando, Florida
· · · · · 4 $769K 1
United Parcel Service Co.
HQ: Louisville, Kentucky
· · · · · 5 $690K 1
HQ: Ypsilanti, Michigan
· 4 · · · · $655K 1
HQ: Sterling, Virginia
· 5 · · · · $628K 2
HQ: Estero, Florida
· · · · · 6 $480K 1
HQ: Colorado Springs, Colorado
· · 5 · 9 · $452K 3
Proelite International Trading Wll
HQ: Manama
· 7 · · · · $351K 1
Baker Jacobs Jv
HQ: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
· 8 · · · · $292K 1
Bahrain Bellport Services Station W.l.l
HQ: Hidd
4 · 10 10 4 8 $289K 21
Exxonmobil Marine Limited
HQ: Leatherhead
· · 6 · · · $220K 1
HQ: Manama
2 · · · · · $204K 2
HQ: Manama
7 · · 6 · · $200K 7
HQ: Arlington, Virginia
3 · · · · · $138K 1
HQ: Hidd
· · 7 · 6 · $128K 2
HQ: Manama
· 9 · · · · $118K 2
HQ: San Diego, California
· · · 7 · · $111K 2
Lite Cart Corp
HQ: Largo, Florida
· 10 · · · · $103K 1
HQ: Riyadh
· · 8 · · · $95K 3
HQ: Manama
5 · · · · · $76K 2
Bahrain Tourism Company - Crowne Plaza Bahrain W.l.l.
HQ: Manama
· · · 9 · · $58K 2
HQ: Dubai
6 · · · · · $58K 1
HQ: Reston, Virginia
· · 9 · · · $53K 1
HQ: Virginia Beach, Virginia
· · · · 3 · $43K 1
HQ: Salmabad
8 · · · · · $19K 1
HQ: Sharjah, Sharjah
· · · · · 9 $18K 1
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
HQ: Washington, District Of Columbia
· · · · 5 · $11K 1
HQ: Pottstown, Pennsylvania
· · · · · 10 $3K 1
Relyant Global Llc
HQ: Maryville, Tennessee
10 · · · · · $0 1
HQ: Portsmouth, Virginia
· · · · 7 · $0 1
HQ: Manama
· · · · 8 · $0 1

Each cell is that vendor's rank for the month; a dot means they weren't in that month's top ten. Hover a rank for the month's dollars and contract count.

Procurement Outlook

What is coming for Bahrain: early signals of work that reaches SAM.gov and DIBBS later, often a year or more out.

Arms sales notified to Congress

Each one signals the parts, services and support that follow — often years of them.

Last 12 months
5 notices
10 on record since 2022
Notified value
$3.7 billion
last 12 months
Parts & services
57%
rather than major defense equipment
July 31, 2026 Update Navy

Update: AH-1Z Attack Helicopters

$253 million
July 27, 2026 Update Navy

Update: AH-1Z Attack Helicopters

$950 million
Major defense equipment $600 million · Other $350 million
May 1, 2026 Update Army

Update: Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles

$1.63 billion
December 1, 2025 Air Force

F-16 Sustainment

$445 million
All parts, services & other equipment
Case BA-D-QDH Read the notice →
November 24, 2025 Update Navy

Update: items and services in support of Follow-On Technical Support (FOTS) for the Royal Bahrain…

$430 million
August 14, 2025 Army

M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

$500 million
Major defense equipment $400 million · Other $100 million
Case BA-B-ULR Read the notice →

A notice is a possible sale reported to Congress, not a contract — some take years to be signed and some never are. Source: Federal Register arms sales notifications.