P1577 Sources Sought Notice.pdf

Notice Type: Sources Sought Notice Solicitation No.: N4008527R0005 Response Date: 19 October 2026 Classification Code: Y1FB, Construction of Recreational Buildings NAICS Code: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS

AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Mid-Atlantic is seeking eligible Small Businesses, HUB Zone Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses capable of performing design and construction services for Design-Build (DB) P-1577, Combat Water Survival Training Facility, Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, NC as described below.

This project constructs a combat water survival training facility. The facility includes one indoor combat survival pool with dive tower and concrete decking, and one indoor combat training pool with Underwater Egress Training (UET), and a combat training tank support facility for storage for UETs, swim qualification training classrooms with enclosed walkway, administrative space for a staff-members, storage rooms to house spare equipment, filtration and mechanical spaces, bleachers, male and female locker rooms, and public bathrooms.

The indoor UET tank in conjunction with the combat training pool support facility includes two storage bays with roll-up doors for the egress trainer modules, a medical office, equipment storage, repair space, toilet, locker and shower rooms.

Construction will consist of steel beams, columns, a standing seam metal roof, and CMU wall construction. Interior walls will be a mix of CMU and metal stud framed partitions. Deep foundations will be required for the pools to resist buoyancy forces from high water table conditions.

Facility-related control systems include cybersecurity features in accordance with current Department of Defense (DoD) criteria.

This project will provide Antiterrorism (AT) features and comply with applicable service and Geographic Combatant Commander policies and directive per Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) for DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings.

All service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB), certified HUB-Zone, certified 8(a), small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses (WOSB), economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EWOSB), and small businesses are encouraged to respond. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Notice, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest.

If the resulting solicitation is set aside for small businesses firms, it will include FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2021-O0008), which states that “It will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.”

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a small business size standard of $45,000,000.

The magnitude of construction for this project is between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of an award. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. Upon review of industry response to this sources sought notice, the Government will determine whether set-aside procurement in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest. Large business submittals will not be considered. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice.

It is requested that interested small businesses submit to the Contracting Officer a capabilities package, to include the Sources Sought Contractor Information Form and Sources Sought Project Information Form, and Sources Sought Project Matrix, provided as attachments to this notice.

All responses shall include the following:

1. Completed SOURCES SOUGHT – CONTRACTOR INFORMATION FORM (form attached) that provides information on your company including type of business and bonding. Note: If you are submitting as an 8(a) Mentor Protégé, please indicate the percentage of work to be performed by the Protégé. A copy of the SBA letter stating that your 8(a) Mentor-Protégé agreement has been approved would be required with your proposal, if requested.

2. Completed SOURCES SOUGHT – PROJECT INFORMATION FORM AND SOURCES SOUGHT PROJECT MATRIX (form attached) shall be used to document a minimum of two (2) up to a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects for the offeror that best demonstrates experience on projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity as listed below. Projects submitted for the offeror shall be completed within the past ten (10) years from the date of issuance of this Sources Sought.

For the purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project is further defined as:

Size: A final construction cost of $60 million or greater AND a minimum of 10,000 square feet of water surface area. Final construction cost is defined as the total price paid by the customer for the construction services, including original contract award amount and any modifications executed during performance.

Scope/ Complexity: New construction of an indoor aquatic facility, commercial/municipal swimming center, or specialized military combat training pool facility.

Ensure that the project description clearly identifies whether the project is new construction or repair/renovation, addresses how the project meets the scope and complexity requirements as delineated above, and provides the final construction cost.

Please note that if you are responding as an 8(a) Mentor-Protégé, you must indicate the percentage of work to be performed by the protégé. A copy of the SBA letter stating that your 8(a) Mentor-Protégé agreement has been approved would be required with your proposal, if requested.

This information shall ONLY be submitted electronically to Hailey McGinness (hailey.m.mcginness.civ@us.navy.mil) and MUST be limited to a 4Mb attachment. You are encouraged to request a read receipt or acknowledgement via reply email.

This notice is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and ultimate issuance of a solicitation.

The information provided in this notice is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for or award a contract. The Government will not provide debriefs on the results of this research, but feedback regarding the decision to set aside or not set aside the procurement will be accomplished via pre-solicitation synopsis or solicitation for these services, as applicable. All information submitted will be held in a confidential manner and will only be used for the purpose intended. Points of contact listed may be contacted for the purpose of verifying performance

RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 19 OCTOBER 2026 AT 2:00 PM EASTERN. LATE

RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

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