570628 Bliss Ready Building-Market Intelligence_23OCT26.docx

Project Information Packet (PIP) Template

1. Project Overview & Mission Goal

· Project Name/Number: Ready Building / 570628 (098834)

· Location: Fort Bliss / El Paso / Texas

· Mission Statement: This project will provide a permanent, properly sized Ready Building supporting continuous, 24-hour operations for an on-call Air MEDEVAC crew at Biggs Army Airfield. The facility will provide operational space for a five-person aircraft crew, living and readiness space for one five-person crew, and surge capacity for an additional five-person crew. The facility must enable aircraft crews to remain postured for rapid response, with direct access to the aircraft parking apron for MEDEVAC launches and weekend aircraft maintenance. The current temporary facility is undersized and not located adjacent to the apron, increasing response time and creating a life-safety mission risk.

· DBtB w/OT: To accelerate infrastructure delivery, manage complex technology interfaces, and increase flexibility the Government seeks an integrated design-build team that can maximize mission capability, quality, durability, lifecycle performance, and schedule reliability within a fixed funding constraint.

2. Functional Requirements (The "What")

· Facility Type: Emergency response facility

· Estimated Scale: Approximately 4,836 SF of permanent single-story construction.

· Primary Functional Spaces:

· Operations and dispatch space: Provide an operations area supporting dispatch and five workstations. The operations function should be located to support rapid crew movement toward the aircraft apron.

· Crew readiness, living, and sleeping space: Provide spaces supporting 24-hour occupancy, rest, hygiene, and meal functions. A combined dayroom and kitchen/break area is acceptable to support the readiness mission.

· Medical equipment storage and support space: Provide secure, organized, space for storing and supporting mission medical equipment and supplies, including:

· Refrigerator storage for temperature-sensitive medications

· Approximately 18 D-CYL oxygen cylinders

· Approximately 25 liters and backboards stored vertically

· Two mass-casualty (MASCAL) medical bags

· Charging stations for approximately eight types of equipment, such as defibrillators, portable suction devices, IV infusion sets, and portable ventilators

· Two 5-foot by 3-foot shelving units

· A lockable cabinet for medications and narcotics

· The space must also include a functional wash area for cleaning medical equipment after use.

· Building support functions: Provide support areas required for reliable 24-hour operation, including mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, sanitation, and custodial functions.

· Site and mission support: Provide on-site parking for approximately nine vehicles; paved access; fencing; site improvements; and required utility/information-system infrastructure.

· Key Performance Targets:

· Support continuous 24-hour MEDEVAC readiness operations and rapid access from the facility to aircraft parked on the adjacent apron.

· Provide durable, permanent facility designed for a minimum 25-year service life, including energy-efficient envelope and integrated building-system performance.

· Provide resilient electrical service, including standby power sufficient to sustain required mission functions during utility outages. The validated basis of design includes a 60-kW standby generator; industry may identify alternative compliant approaches that meet the required performance.

· Provide fire detection/alarm, mass notification, cybersecurity, telecommunications, energy monitoring, and utility-metering capabilities compatible with installation requirements.

· Support approximately 12 authorized network users and required mission communications

· Provide on-site parking for approximately nine vehicles; paved access; fencing; and site improvements.

3. Known Project Constraints

· Site Conditions: The approved site is adjacent to the Biggs Army Airfield aircraft parking apron. Available project documentation indicates that the site is not located within a floodplain or wetland area and that no known environmental contamination exists at the proposed location. The project site is anticipated to fall within a seismic design condition that may result in Seismic Design Category D requirements. The final Seismic Design Category will be determined by the project Designer of Record in accordance with the applicable codes and project-specific site conditions. Known project constraints and outstanding information needs include completion or verification of the site survey, geotechnical investigation, existing-utility locations, airfield coordination requirements, demolition scope and details, and applicable Fort Bliss installation criteria.

· Facility Classification and Code Compliance: The Ready Building is a Risk Category IV facility because of its emergency-response function. The project must comply with applicable Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), antiterrorism/force-protection, fire/life-safety, seismic, cybersecurity, and installation requirements.

· Security/Access: T The project will be performed on an active military installation within an airfield environment. The contractor shall comply with all Fort Bliss requirements for installation access, airfield safety, security, force protection, construction coordination, and operational procedures. The contractor shall plan and execute work in accordance with known constraints related to airfield access, permitted construction hours, laydown areas, traffic control, security procedures, and ongoing aircraft operations.

· Utilities: Fort Bliss utility systems are privatized. The project requires electric power, natural gas—or an approved alternative fuel source—water, sanitary sewer, and telecommunications service. Utility-system owners are expected to provide and retain ownership of utility connections up to the facility service disconnect or other designated point of demarcation. The contractor shall coordinate with applicable utility owners regarding existing connection points, required approvals, planned utility reroutes, available system capacity, and the fuel source for any emergency generator. The civil utility plan identifies a requirement for utility-owner rerouting of water and gas lines around the proposed lid pond. Industry should identify and address potential schedule, cost, constructability, and coordination risks associated with utility connections; utility-owner approvals and reroutes; generator fuel-source selection; site-utility work; borrow and fill requirements; and construction adjacent to active airfield operations.

· Existing Facility / Demolition and Continuity of Operations: Existing temporary facility, which currently supports the MEDEVAC crew, will remain operational until construction of the new Ready Building is complete. The temporary facility is outside the new construction footprint and is included in the project demolition scope after completion of the new facility.

4. The Construction Cost Limitation (CCL)

· The Fixed Budget: $7,200,000.00

· What it Includes: The Construction Cost Limitation includes all contractor labor, materials, design services, construction, testing, commissioning, and closeout necessary to deliver a complete and usable 4,836-square-foot Ready Building for use by Airfield MEDEVAC. The base scope includes the primary facility; diesel standby generator; Energy Monitoring and Control System (EMCS) connection; Enterprise Energy Data Reporting System (EEDRS) integration and advanced utility metering; building information systems; cybersecurity measures; fire detection and alarm; heating and air-conditioning; required antiterrorism/force-protection measures; and supporting facilities. Supporting facilities include required utility and privatized-utility connections, water and electrical utility work, paving, walks, curbs, fencing, site improvements, drainage, demolition, and related site/civil work. The contractor is responsible for providing all labor and materials required for the base scope.

· What it Excludes: The following are separately funded and excluded from this construction contract: Furniture, Fixtures, & Equipment, Communication Equipment, Other Equipment. Separately priced bid options are not included in the base CCL unless exercised at award. The current estimate identifies separate options for: (1) natural-gas service to the building and associated work, (2) the landscaping beyond that required for disturbed areas, and (3) Off-installation borrow/fill material at contractor expense; base concept assumes available on-site borrow/fill. The base facility is planned as an all-electric facility supported by a diesel emergency generator and must remain complete and usable if no options are awarded.

· The DBtB Challenge: The Government seeks an integrated design-built team that can deliver a complete, durable, and operationally effective Ready Building within the stated Construction Cost Limitation (CCL). The proposed solution must satisfy the Government’s non-negotiable mission, safety, seismic, force-protection, utility, cybersecurity, and schedule requirements while maximizing mission capability, quality, lifecycle performance, and schedule reliability. Industry feedback is requested on the feasibility of establishing a reliable, fixed price following an initial collaborative design-refinement period; key costs and schedule drivers; supply-chain and constructability risks; and opportunities to provide the best mission value without reducing essential MEDEVAC readiness functions.

5. Proposed Project Schedule

· Solicitation Release: 2 March 2027

· Contract Award: 21 May 2027

· Period of Performance: 365 Calendar Days from Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Critical Milestones: Beneficial Occupancy Date (BOD) required by 5 July 2028. The Government is seeking industry solutions that shorten the overall delivery timeline while maintaining required mission capability, safety, quality, code compliance, and cost control. A fast-tracked design-build approach is acceptable that appropriately overlaps design refinement, procurement of long-lead materials and equipment, site preparation, utility coordination, construction, commissioning, and turnover activities. Fast tracking may include phased or early-release work packages for activities with stable requirements and manageable interfaces, such as site/civil work, utility coordination, demolition planning, foundations, building systems, and long-lead equipment procurement.

6. The Procurement Process (The "Collaborative Path")

Design-Build to Budget

Design-Build to Budget (DBtB) is a collaborative project-delivery approach in which the Government establishes the project budget as a primary design constraint at the outset. The objective is to develop a technically acceptable, mission-ready solution that meets defined performance requirements within the established budget.

The defining characteristics of this approach are:

· Budget as a Primary Driver: Rather than allowing the completed design to establish the final cost, the Government establishes a budget objective and challenges the Design-Builder to develop the best-value technical solution within that constraint. The Project Delivery Team and Design-Builder will use iterative design, estimating, risk management, and scope alignment to maintain affordability.

· Performance-Based Requirements: The Government defines the mission need, operational requirements, performance objectives, quality expectations, and fixed requirements. The Design-Builder is responsible for developing and validating the design solution, consistent with the Scope of Services, the OT Agreement, and applicable requirements.

· Collaborative Refinement: The Government and Design-Builder will engage in structured, collaborative Phase 1 activities, including design workshops, risk reviews, constructability assessments, open-book estimating, and scope refinement. These activities support informed decisions before Budget Lock and before any Government decision to authorize Phase 2.

· Other Transaction Agreement: This requirement will be executed as a non-FAR OT Agreement under 10 U.S.C. § 2808a, not as a Federal Acquisition Regulation-based procurement contract. The OT Agreement and tailored Division 01 specifications will establish the project-specific requirements, roles, pricing structure, payment milestones, risk allocation, and governance procedures.

The Government intends to execute this requirement using a Design-Build to Budget (DBtB) delivery approach under a non-FAR Other Transaction (OT) Agreement authorized by 10 U.S.C. § 2808a.

The Government is seeking market intelligence to refine the DBtB acquisition approach, assess industry capability and commercial practices, and identify risks and opportunities that may affect successful project delivery within the established budget.

· Potential Agreement Type: The Government intends to execute this project through a non-FAR OT Agreement under 10 U.S.C. § 2808a. The Agreement will support facility repair or construction activities, including associated planning, design, engineering, and execution. Industry feedback is requested to inform the Government’s understanding of market capability, commercial practices, delivery risks, and potential approaches for achieving the project’s mission, scope, budget, and schedule objectives.

· Qualifications-Based Selection Process: The Government anticipates using a collaborative, qualifications-based selection process. The Government will evaluate submitted Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) to identify the most qualified firms based on the criteria stated in the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), such as relevant experience, technical capability, past performance, and demonstrated collaborative delivery capability. The Government may down-select the most qualified firms for pitch presentations and other structured collaborative exchanges before selecting a Design-Builder for Phase 1 of the OT Agreement. Construction price will not be an evaluation factor for selection.

· Two-Phase Selection: Under an OT or qualifications-based collaborative model, a two-phase selection process will be utilized. Phase 1 will evaluate and select the most qualified teams based on various factors such as technical capability, past performance, and collaborative execution history. Phase 2 will evaluate final technical and price proposals.

· Interactive Discussions: The Government intends to conduct two to three confidential, proprietary collaborative sessions with shortlisted firms during the qualifications-based selection process, as described in the RFQ and Evaluation Plan. These sessions may address preliminary concepts, project risks, constructability, and alignment with the Government’s mission, budget, and schedule objectives. The sessions will provide a structured opportunity for firms to refine their approaches before pitch presentations and final selection.

· Stipends: The Government is evaluating whether to offer a fixed stipend to eligible, unsuccessful shortlisted firms that participate in required collaborative sessions and submit the required preliminary conceptual design information. Any stipend approach will be subject to applicable approvals and the terms stated in the RFQ, including eligibility requirements, submission requirements, and the Government’s rights in submitted materials.

· Performance and Schedule Incentives: The Government is evaluating whether performance- or schedule-based incentives would support the project’s objectives. Industry feedback is requested on commercially proven approaches that establish measurable outcomes, promote appropriate risk allocation, and support successful delivery of comparable facility projects. Any incentive structure is subject to negotiation and will apply only if expressly included in the executed OT Agreement.