Naval Submarine Base New London Construction MACC 2016-2021

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic) established an 8(a)-set-aside Design-Build / Design-Bid-Build Master IDIQ for construction at Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, and Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, with ordering closed on September 29, 2021. The vehicle is no longer active; the last date to place orders has passed by nearly five years.

The MACC contracted general building construction including new construction, demolition, repair, alteration, and renovation of buildings, infrastructure, and systems encompassing civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and communications work. Task-order scope spans HVAC retrofits, boiler and chiller replacements, roof repairs, building envelope restoration, facility demolition, underground fuel tank replacement, electrical and safety upgrades, and design-build additions such as the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Building 1371 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle addition.

Asturian Group, Inc. heavily dominated the vehicle, capturing 35 of 83 task orders and $50.7 million in combined potential value (55 percent of the vehicle total). Tantara Associates Corp held 28 orders and $23 million (25 percent), and Kisan-Maron held 14 orders and $15 million (16 percent). The remaining two firms combined for roughly 4 percent of activity. Naval Facilities Engineering Command placed 57 orders (69 percent of awards), followed by Naval Sea Systems Command with 12 orders and Naval Installations Command with 9 orders.

Task orders were approximately evenly split between competitive 8(a) awards (54 percent of orders) and unrestricted competition (36 percent), with small-business set-asides representing 10 percent. Individual delivery orders ranged from under $57 thousand to $8.8 million, with firm-fixed-price pricing throughout. The vehicle's combined task-order potential value was $91.9 million, with $91.2 million obligated (99 percent). Activity peaked in 2018 with 29 awards but declined sharply thereafter (15 orders in 2019, 1 in 2020, and 9 in 2021), reflecting the approaching ordering deadline. Work was performed at Naval Submarine Base New London and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Groton, Connecticut, and Naval Station Newport and associated facilities in Newport, Rhode Island.

NAVFAC Mid Atlantic has awarded an 8(a) set-aside Design-Build / Design-Bid-Build Master IDIQ for activities within the mid-Atlantic region of the United States including support to Naval Submarine Base New London, CT and Naval Station Newport, RI. Construction projects to be performed under this MACC will primarily consist of general building type projects and may be either be design-bid-build or design-build. General construction includes new construction, demolition, repair, alteration, and renovation of buildings, systems and infrastructure and may include civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and communication systems.