Sources Sought B44 26 03 20.pdf

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District intends to solicit and award a contract to perform renovation work on Building 44 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

The following is a Sources Sought Notice. This Sources Sought announcement is for market research information only and is to be used for preliminary planning purposes and for determining the acquisition approach. No proposals are being requested and none will be accepted in response to this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of industry standards, interest and capabilities of firms to perform a firm fixed price design-bid-build (D-B-B) construction contract of this magnitude and to determine if there is adequate competition. This effort is classified through the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) under 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. ($45M Small Business size standard). The magnitude of this project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District (USACE) is seeking contractors to provide a whole building renovation of historic administrative building with associated historic restoration for certain aspects of the building. Building is approximately 15,000 square feet in size. All systems will be replaced: mechanical; electrical; communications; security; fire and life safety. Architectural revisions to improve layout and update interiors. Some minor structural repairs are required. A new elevator will be installed. Asbestos abatement will be required; lead paint is present. Ancillary site work such as sidewalks, new accessible ramp, and utilities is included. Building 44 is a contributing structure to the Fort Leavenworth National Landmark Historic District; all work will be done in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic Preservation.

The anticipated award of this contract will be on or before September 30, 2026 and shall be completed within 540 days.

The Kansas City District is soliciting feedback from Industry as part of our market research efforts associated with this acquisition. You are invited to respond to this sources sought notification, with your response to include the following information:

COVER LETTER:

- Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

- Firm's Unique Entity Identifier.

- Offeror's interest in providing a proposal if a solicitation is issued.

- Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity.

- Offeror's type of business and business size in accordance with the NAICS code 236220.

- If a Small Business, specify if your company is any of the following: (a) Service-Disabled

Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (b) HUBZone Small Business; (c) 8(a) Small Business concern; or (d) Woman-owned Small Business.

SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONS:

1. Prior Experience. Prior experience with construction projects that have similar scope and magnitude.

Submit a portfolio of a minimum of (3) three projects completed within the last (10) ten years that demonstrate the following:

• Design-Bid-Build (D-B-B) construction of historic administrative buildings

• Compliance with Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic Preservation experience.

• Whole building renovations of comparably sized (or larger) historic buildings

For each project submitted, provide the following details:

• Project Title and Location

• Client Name, Address, Point of Contact, and Phone Number

• Contract Dollar Amount

• Contract type (design-bid-build, design-build, etc.)

• Brief Description of the Technical Requirements

• Description of the work performed (specify if self-performed or subcontracted; if subcontracted, identify the firm)

• Period of Performance (start and end dates)"

2. Joint Venture information, if applicable - existing and potential. Provide details of any Joint Venture, including the name of the JV entity, its members, and a description of the roles and responsibilities of each member.

3. Bonding Capability. Construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars.

Contractor may submit examples of work done by a subcontractor, if that subcontractor intends to enter a letter of commitment with the contractor.

The response must be specific to the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent is qualified and possesses the necessary skills, experience and capabilities. If a response does not clearly demonstrate that the respondent meets the qualifications, possess the necessary skills, experience and capability the response will not be considered as confirmed capability for the purposes of market research which will be used to support procurement planning initiatives.

Please respond by April 8th, 2026 at 1:00 pm Local Time, with response limited to six (6) pages. Send your response to Jacob Keenlance via email, jacob.c.keenlance@usace.army.mil with a courtesy copy to Stephanie Kretzer at stephanie.r.kretzer@usace.army.mil mailto:jacob.c.keenlance@usace.army.mil mailto:stephanie.r.kretzer@usace.army.mil