Pavement & Maintenance Facility, Grand Forks AFB, ND

This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID.  NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is conducting market research to identify sources (Small Businesses and Other-than-Small Businesses) that have the knowledge, skills and capability to perform the work concerning the potential project described below. Responses are requested only from: POTENTIAL PRIME CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS WITH COMPANY BONDING CAPABILITY (SINGLE JOB) OF AT LEAST $65M. The responses to this source sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions for this project.

Responses are to be sent via email to Scott.Dwyer@usace.army.mil and courtesy copy Jessica.R.Jackson@usace.army.mil no later than 2:00 p.m. CDT, 07 January 2025.

  Questions or concerns surrounding small business matters can be sent to cenwo-sb@usace.army.mil.  Please include the Sources Sought Notice Identification Number in the Subject line of any email submission. 

Magnitude of Construction: 

Disclosure of the magnitude of construction, as prescribed in FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204, is between $25M and $100M. This project will be primarily funded with MILCON-appropriated dollars.

Project Location and Description:

This upcoming solicitation will be executed using a design-bid-build (DBB) project delivery method, which will require the contractor to provide the Government with a complete facility and warranty based on the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Pavements & Maintenance Facility, Grand Forks Air Force Base (GFAFB), North Dakota (ND). 

This project will provide a storage and light maintenance facility to store and maintain snow removal equipment. This storage facility is approximately 60,000 SF with space to perform general vehicle maintenance.  The project also includes ground support equipment (GSE) paving. This project also includes demolition of approximately 80,000 SF of existing facilities. Supporting facilities include providing liquid storage tanks, generator, and fuel storage tanks. 

Facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, General Building Requirements and UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. Each facility must be compatible with applicable DoD, Air Force, and base design standards.  In addition, sustainable (green) construction materials and techniques shall be used where cost effective and/or where specified. 

Special construction and functional requirements: The project will be constructed near the southern end of the flightline facilities at GFAFB. As such, the project will be constructed adjacent to – and may be required to integrate with active airfield operations. Demolition of existing utilities and infrastructure – to include hazardous materials contaminated apron and soils may be required.

Project Period of Performance: 

Period of performance will be 900 calendar days from construction NTP.

Project Labor Agreement Requirements: 

Please note, this project may be subject to a project labor agreement as per Executive Order (E.O.) 14063. A separate project labor agreement survey will be posted to SAM.gov to assist with the market research of this acquisition.

Submission Details:

All interested, capable, qualified (under NAICS code 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and responsive contractors are encouraged to reply to this market survey request. Interested PRIME CONTRACTORS ONLY should submit a narrative demonstrating their experience in construction projects of similar nature for each facility as described above. Narratives shall be no longer than 12 pages. E-mail responses are required.

Please include the following information in your response/narrative:

• Company name, address, and point of contact, with (h)is/her phone number and email address
• CAGE Code and DUNS Number
• Statement certifying business size such as WOSB, SDVOSB, etc. to include any official teaming arrangements as a partnership or joint venture
• Details of similar projects within the last 8 years and state whether you were the Prime or Subcontractor
• Start and end dates of construction work
• Project references (including owner with phone number and email address)
• Project cost, term, and complexity of job
• Information on your bonding capability - SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS CAPACITIES

Details on similar projects with scope and complexity should identify experience with the following within the past 10 years.

• Construction of vehicle storage and or vehicle maintenance facilities, or similar to include associated site features, utilities, and infrastructure.
• Construction of similar clear-span type covered storage or maintenance facility (large pre-engineered metal building systems, large vehicle storage, large bay facility, etc.)
• Construction of facilities on a DoD Military Installation.
• Construction of facilities on an active airfield flightline.
• Construction of UFC 1-200-01, Building Code General Requirements
• Construction of UFC 1-200-02 High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements
• Abatement and/or remediation of asbestos, lead based paint, and/or other hazardous materials.

Responses will be shared with Government personnel and the project management team on a need-to-know basis, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

PLEASE NOTE: AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN RESPONSES FROM COMPANIES WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE PRIME CONTRACTORS WITH BONDING CAPABILITY (SINGLE JOB) OF AT LEAST $65M.

ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE SECOND / THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2026.

Telephone inquiries will NOT be accepted.