20261028 Market Intelligence Questions (Final).pdf

Market Intelligence Questions

Project: F-15EX 8-Bay Maintenance Hangar Complex Location: Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Harrison Township, Michigan Estimated Magnitude: $150 million–$200 million North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 236210, Industrial Building Construction Commercial and Institutional

Project Details

• Requirement: The 127th Wing requires an adequately sized, properly configured, environmentally safe, and energy-efficient aircraft maintenance hangar complex and maintenance shops, in support of 21 Primary Aircraft Authorization (PAA) F-15 EX aircraft. Functional areas include bay space for maintenance and fuel cell / corrosion control, general maintenance shops, administrative, training, equipment and material storage, and clean/dirty transition space as well as utility and infrastructure upgrades necessary to support construction of the complex.

• Details on Proposed Construction: Construct an aircraft maintenance hangar complex, utilizing conventional design and construction methods to accommodate the mission of the 127th Wing. The facility should be compatible with applicable DoD, Air Force, and base design standards. In addition, local materials and construction techniques shall be used where cost effective. This project will comply with DoD antiterrorism/force protection requirements per unified facilities criteria. Special Construction Requirements: Specialized foundation and facility requirements necessary to meet flood plain requirements. Construction may be phased into three separate phases. The first would be “Hangar 1” which includes a 2-Bay Corrosion Control and Fuel Cell Hangar. The second phase would be “Hangar 2” which includes a 4-Bay Maintenance Hangar (over the former Hangar 3 footprint).

The third would be “Hangar 6” which includes 2-Bay munitions and training (over the former Hangar 5 footprint). The order and scope of the phases may be adjusted prior to the completion of the design. Includes demolition of multiple facilities including buildings 3, 5, 117 and 120. New parking will be constructed in the footprint of the buildings 117 and 120.

Planned Acquisition Approach Under Consideration:

The National Guard Bureau is considering procurement of a fixed-price agreement utilizing an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2808a. This authority establishes a dedicated, independent Other Transaction (OT) authority specifically for facility construction and military construction (MILCON) or repair projects.

Purpose and Response Instructions

The Government is conducting market intelligence to assess industry capability and interest regarding a potential construction project for an F-15EX 8-Bay Maintenance Hangar Complex at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. The design is currently anticipated to reach 100 percent completion in early 2027.

This notice is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation, request for proposal, commitment by the Government, or authorization to incur proposal-preparation costs.

Firms should aim to limit responses to 10 to 15 pages maximum (which would include any attachments) and address the questions below. Firms may use tables, project sheets, or concise narrative responses.

Responses should be emailed to: Michael Dixon - michael.d.dixon82.civ@army.mil, David Best - david.m.best.civ@army.mil, and Amanda Bogue - amanda.m.bogue.civ@army.mil.

Questions for Interested Firms

1. Company Information and Point of Contact

Provide your firm’s legal name, business type, headquarters location, primary point of contact, email address, telephone number, and CAGE code/UEI, if applicable.

2. Interest and Role

Is your firm interested in participating in this potential requirement? Identify whether your firm anticipates participating as a prime contractor, joint venture member, major subcontractor, or other role.

3. Relevant Comparable Project Experience

Identify up to three completed or ongoing projects performed within the last 10 years that are most comparable in size, complexity, and scope. For each project, provide:

• Customer/owner

• Project title and location

• Contract or project delivery method

• Total construction value

• Construction completion date or current status

• Brief scope description

• Your firm’s role and percentage of work performed

4. Aviation, Military, and Air National Guard Experience

For the projects identified above, or other relevant projects, describe your firm’s experience delivering aviation maintenance hangars, supporting aircraft maintenance shop facilities, flightline-support facilities, or similarly complex facilities. Identify whether the customer was the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, another Department of War (DoW) component, another federal agency, or a non-federal customer.

5. Occupied Installation / Constrained-Site Construction

Describe your firm’s experience executing major construction adjacent to occupied, mission-critical, or operational facilities. Address methods used to manage, as applicable:

• Safety and access control

• Noise, dust, vibration, and utility interruptions

• Construction traffic and staging constraints

• Coordination with installation operations

• Protection of ongoing mission activities

6. Capacity and Key Trade Availability

Based on the anticipated $150 million–$200 million magnitude and an early-2027 design completion, describe your firm’s anticipated capacity to pursue and perform this project. Identify any anticipated constraints involving key personnel, subcontractors, labor availability, long-lead materials, equipment, regional market conditions, or any other constraints considering a project of this size/complexity.

7. Bonding Capacity

State the approximate bonding capacity currently available to your firm, including

(a) the maximum single-project bonding capacity and (b) the aggregate bonding capacity.

Identify any material conditions, assumptions, or timing considerations that may affect those capacities. A letter from a surety is not required at this stage.

8. Experience With Other Transaction Agreements

Describe your firm’s experience, if any, with Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) or other non-traditional Government transaction instruments for construction, facilities, or infrastructure work. If no direct OTA experience exists, describe your firm’s familiarity with commercial-style or negotiated transaction terms.

9. Preferred Transaction Terms and Conditions

For a potential OTA under 10 U.S.C. § 2808a, identify whether your firm would be comfortable proposing or negotiating its standard commercial terms and conditions. If your firm prefers an established industry framework, such as Design- Build Institute of America (DBIA) forms or another commercial construction form, identify the preferred framework and the principal reasons for that preference.

10. Phased Funding/Phased Construction Approach

The Government anticipates that funding may be provided in phases, potentially at approximately one-third of the total estimated project cost per fiscal year. Describe any concerns, risks, or constraints associated with performing the project under phased funding while maintaining one prime performer for the overall effort.

11. Pricing and Risk Management Under Phased Funding

Would your firm be able to establish pricing for the entire construction effort at the outset, subject to defined assumptions and escalation provisions? If not, describe recommended alternatives, for example, phased pricing, guaranteed maximum price structures, target-price arrangements, indexed escalation mechanisms, pre-negotiated pricing assumptions, or other approaches. Identify the relative benefits and risks to both the Government and the contractor.

12. Schedule and Execution Considerations

Identify major schedule drivers or execution risks the Government should consider for a project of this type, including (but not necessarily limited to) design maturity, long-lead equipment, seasonal construction conditions, utility coordination, installation access, aircraft/mission operations, labor availability, or funding timing.

Provide recommended mitigation measures where practicable.

13. Industry Day Preference

Would your firm be interested in attending an industry day currently anticipated for Early-Mid - December 2026? (Actual Date will be posted on SAM.gov at a later date)? Please indicate your preferred format in your firm’s response:

[ ] On-site at Selfridge Air National Guard Base;

[ ] Microsoft Teams/virtual;

[ ] Hybrid; or [ ] No preference.

If on-site, identify any specific site information, technical briefings, or facility access that would be most useful for meaningful industry feedback.

14. Additional Recommendations: What acquisition, transaction structure, design, construction sequencing, risk-allocation, or industry-engagement considerations should the Government evaluate to improve competition, affordability, schedule confidence, and successful execution?