Nye County Seeks Bids for Two 12,000-Gallon Fuel Slab at Tonopah Airport

Nye County has formally invited bids to install a concrete slab to support two 12,000-gallon AVGAS and Jet A fuel systems at Tonopah Airport, a move that could improve fuel infrastructure for pilots and military, commercial, and general aviation that use the remote field. The solicitation is listed as Bid No. 2025-11 and appears with project code PWP-NY-2025-312 in county notice materials published January 29, 2026.

The county requires sealed responses delivered to the Nye County Finance Department, 101 Radar Road, Tonopah, with all proposals due by 2:00 p.m. on February 26, 2026; the bid opening will commence at the same address and time. The official notice states, "NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Nye County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the County of Nye, State of Nevada, invites responses and will receive proposals (bids), to Install Concrete Slab for Two 12,000 Gallon AVGAS and Jet A Fuel Systems located at Tonopah Airport, Nye County, Nevada." It also instructs that "All responses must be in a sealed envelope clearly marked Bid No. 2025-11/PWP-NY-2025-312: Install Concrete Slab for Two 12,000 Gallon AVGAS and Jet A Fuel Systems located at Tonopah Airport, Nye County, Nevada. No verbal, e‑mailed, or facsimile transmitted responses will be accepted or considered."

County bid packet excerpts include additional submission requirements: bidders are expected to use the provided forms, submit one original and one copy of their proposal, and include the bidder’s name, address, and license number on the envelope where applicable. The packet also preserves older sample envelope-marking language tied to past Tonopah Airport 2013 improvement materials and the FAA AIP identifier; bidders should follow the current Bid No. 2025-11 marking language unless instructed otherwise in official addenda. Importantly for logistics, the county advises contractors that "Please note that Tonopah is considered remote and overnight deliveries are not available."

The solicitation is subject to federal compliance rules. The packet reiterates that "The proposed contract is under and subject to Executive Order No. 11246, as amended, of September 4, 1965, and to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Federal Labor Provisions." The public materials do not reproduce technical slab specifications or an engineer’s estimate; full Plans and Specifications and bid forms must be obtained from Nye County Purchasing/Finance.

The fuel-slab bid arrives amid a flurry of county airport work tied to FAA grants. Nye County has recently approved contingent awards for runway reseal and taxiway lighting upgrades at Tonopah and Beatty, and Comptroller Stephanie Elliott confirmed "available local assistance funding (local assistance and tribal consistency fund) that would cover the required match and said NDOT (Nevada Department of Transportation) aviation division may provide additional match support on some schedules." Contractors and pilots should also note that Tonopah Airport hosts other specialized activities under county access agreements; one county document requires strict coordination for rocket development and test activities and states in part, "Aviation Safety. Aviation Safety shall be paramount in all Pythom operations at Tonopah Airport."

For local contractors this is a clear opportunity to bid on airport infrastructure work; for pilots and airport users it signals steps toward more reliable fuel services at a remote field. Bidders should confirm the correct mailing P.O. Box and any addenda with Nye County Purchasing/Finance, obtain the full Plans and Specifications, and plan deliveries around Tonopah’s limited overnight service. The February 26 bid opening will determine which firms move forward to build the slab that will support the new 12,000-gallon AVGAS and Jet A tanks.