Sources Sought_DBB OTA_CVMC.SFOC_14 AUG 2026.pdf

Sources Sought Response Form

CONSTRUCTION OF THE GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT (GBSD)

SENTINEL CONSOLIDATED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX (CVMC),

SECURITY FORCES OPERATIONS COMPLEX (SFOC), AND CONSTRUCTION OF

THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX AT MINOT AIR FORCE BASE (AFB), NORTH DAKOTA

(ND)

Sources Sought Notice # W9128F26SM025

PURPOSE: By way of this Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Omaha District intends to determine the extent of capable small business or other than small business firms that are engaged in providing the requirement described hereunder.

This notice is regarding three separate requirements that may be either combined or individually advertised, and responses to this Sources Sought may be submitted for either one or multiple of the above listed projects. The responses to this notice will be used for planning purposes for upcoming procurements. The Government is evaluating execution of these projects using a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 2808a. Therefore, this notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Quotation, or Bid; it does not guarantee the future issue of an RFQ/RFP/IFB; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service.

Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: This construction project is firm-fixed-price (FFP), design-bid-build (DBB) for the Sentinel Program's Consolidated Vehicle Maintenance Complex (CVMC), Security Forces Operations Complex (SFOC), and Athletic Complex at Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND). These requirements are a component of the larger Sentinel Program, also known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). The Sentinel program encompasses the effort by the U.S. Air Force to modernize the nation's land-based nuclear deterrent by replacing the aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

SENTINEL CONSOLIDATED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COMPLEX (CVMC), MINOT

AFB, ND.

This project provides for the construction of a fully integrated CVMC to house all vehicle maintenance and operations functions at a single location. The new facility, composed of two separate buildings, will be sized and equipped to resolve the existing capacity deficit and accommodate the expanding mission under the Sentinel program. The CVMC will provide the necessary maintenance bays, operational facilities, and administrative support offices to ensure the long-term success of the ground transportation mission. This facility is a foundational component for the Sentinel Program's deployment at Minot AFB and is critical to sustaining installation and mission readiness for decades to come.

The scope of the acquisition includes construction of two slab-on-grade buildings at Minot AFB, ND. The first is identified as the Vehicle Maintenance Facility, a primarily one-story facility with a second-floor mechanical mezzanine and an approximate square footage of 88,000 SF. The second is identified as the Vehicle Operations Facility, a single-story facility with an approximate square footage of 28,000 SF.

The new facilities will include: electrical; communications; water; sewer; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); site work and site paving; fencing; landscaping;

communications; and other utility expansions as required to serve a complete and usable facility. Spaces within the buildings include vehicular work bays supporting a variety of different vehicle types, supporting service rooms, parts spaces and distribution spaces, and administration office areas, including general circulation, mechanical/electrical/communications rooms and mezzanine storage.

Construction will also consist of utilities, demolition of an existing building (B425), substantial pavement for parking and circulation, and additional site improvements.

Phasing of building construction and building demolition will be required.

The magnitude of this project is expected to range between $100,000,000.00 and $250,000,000.00.

The assigned North American Industry Classification System Code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

Small Business Size Standard: $45,000,000.00

Project Period of Performance: 1,440 calendar days from construction Notice to Proceed (NTP).

SENTINEL SECURITY FORCES OPERATIONS COMPLEX (SFOC), MINOT AFB, ND.

Construction will consist of a new consolidated Security Forces Operations Complex with associated site work, infrastructure, and systems at Minot AFB, ND. The facility will have an approximate square footage of 130,000 SF.

The new facilities will include electrical; communications; water; sewer; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); site work and site paving; landscaping;

communications; and other utility expansions as required to serve a complete and usable facility. Optional CLINs will include a deployment bay attached to the primary facility. The facility will include all primary functional spaces necessary for the operations of the facility including warehouse/storage spaces, armory/cleaning room, vehicle deployment bay (option), secure briefing room, classrooms, simulator training rooms, unit learning centers, and all associated administration spaces. Construction will also consist of utilities, demolition of an existing building (B587), pavement, and additional site improvements.

The magnitude of this project is expected to range between $100,000,000.00 and $250,000,000.00.

The assigned North American Industry Classification System Code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

Small Business Size Standard: $45,000,000.00

Project Period of Performance: 920 calendar days from construction Notice to

CONSTRUCTION OF THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX, MINOT AFB, ND.

Construction will consist of a new consolidated Athletic Complex with associated site work, infrastructure, and systems at Minot AFB, ND. No vertical construction (buildings or facilities) is included in this project.

This Athletic Complex project is located on a site separate from SFOC and CVMC, approximately 0.75 miles southeast of the SFOC site and 0.5 miles northeast of the CVMC site. Initially, the Athletic Complex was a component of the SFOC project, but it was flagged as an item likely requiring a separate contract for construction and separate design documents.

The complex will include two (2) softball fields and one (1) multi-sports (soccer) field, dugouts, sidewalks, concrete pads, fencing, ballfield lighting, an electronic scoreboard, electrical utility connections, and grading and seeding.

Construction will not include any demolition work.

The magnitude of the Athletic Complex is expected to range between $2,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

The assigned North American Industry Classification System Code is 237990, Other

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.

Small Business Size Standard: $45,000,000.00

Project Period of Performance: 550 calendar days from construction Notice to

All secure areas will be constructed to DoD standards and applicable criteria. Utilities and communications include standard domestic and fire protection water, electrical, and sanitary sewer, and communications systems. Site preparation includes clearing, grubbing and fill, and unclassified excavation. Site improvements include earthwork landscaping and exterior lighting. Pavements include parking, pedestrian paving, fire access drives, and roadways. Site improvements include landscaping, fencing and storm drainage. Site demolition includes the demolition of existing pavements and abandoned utilities. This acquisition will require a generator and a privatized utility connection fee. The CVMC is to be designed as permanent construction IAW Department of Defense (DoD) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, DoD Building Code.

This acquisition will comply with DoD Antiterrorism (AT) and Operations Security (OPSEC) requirements per UFC 4-010-01, DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings, and 4-010-06, Cybersecurity of Facility-Related Control Systems (FRCS).

The design shall conform to criteria established in the Air Force Corporate Facilities Standards (AFCFS) and Installation Facilities Standards (IFS) but will not employ a standard facility design because there is neither AF standard facility design for this acquisition, nor an applicable standard design from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC). A formal economic analysis waiver is in progress and will be completed before approval of the President’s Budget. Sustainable principles, to include life-cycle cost-effective practices, will be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project IAW UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. This includes the preparation of a life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) for energy consuming systems, renewable energy generating systems, or when life cycle cost effective (LCCE) is selected as the reason any requirement of UFC 1- 200-02 is partially compliant or not applicable.

TENTATIVE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD ANTICIPATED FOR THIRD OR

FOURTH QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2027 FOR ALL PROJECTS.

REQUIRED INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE:

1. Company Name, address, phone number, point of contract, email, web address:

2. CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), if available.

3. Has your company performed work for the federal government under a different name or UEI/DUNS #, or as a member of a Joint Venture (JV)? If yes, provide an explanation.

4. Single and Aggregate Bonding Levels.

5. Discussion of your firm’s unique past performance/experience and capabilities to successfully perform this project(s).

6. What innovative approaches can your firm offer to improve system redundancy, resiliency, reliability, flexibility, and maintainability?

7. Anticipated project constraints: labor, materials (i.e. lead time), weather, internal capacity. Provide any recommended techniques the Government should consider to streamline production in a northern-tier climate with a shortened construction season.

8. How would the government’s decision to utilize a D-B-B OTA affect your decision to bid on this effort?

9. How would a D-B-B OTA affect the procurement and construction schedule?

10. In what ways will the project benefit from a D-B-B OTA? Provide advantages and/or disadvantages to include barriers to innovation, terms and conditions, flexibility, etc.

11. Is it feasible to include the three projects described in this Sources Sought Notice under a single DBB OTA?

12. Provide any financing, bonding, insurance, and/or payment concerns.

13. Provide any contract administration consideration the Government should account for.

14. Provide any experience with consortia or consortium-based acquisition models.

15. Provide any best practices and any standard commercial practices for consideration.

16. Provide feedback on the Government’s potential acquisition strategy(ies). Include any recommendations to maintain positive collaboration and engagement throughout the duration of the project. Include any potential innovative construction techniques, cost savings, capabilities of enhanced resilience, and/or efforts to accelerate schedule with a D-B-B OTA.

17. Include cost management techniques with either contract vehicle for accurate and timely adjustments. Provide any capabilities and/or commitments to transparent “open-book” cost tracking for OTAs.

18. Based on the preliminary project scope, schedule, and technical requirements outlined in this Sources Sought notice, what procurement method and contract type would your firm recommend as the most effective approach for this project. Please provide a brief rationale for your recommendation, detailing how your suggested approach would minimize Government risk, optimize the delivery schedule, and maximize overall value.

Please feel free to include relevant project examples that showcase qualifications and experience in performing the work components and utilizing the acquisition strategies stated above.

CAPABILITIES: The government seeks firms with the following capabilities and experiences:

1. Details on similar projects with scope and complexity should identify experience with the following within the past 10 years.

2. Firms capable of bonding at least $100M for a single job for CVMC &

SFOC.

3. Construction/renovation of large maintenance and/or industrial facilities.

4. Construction/renovation of facilities requiring escorting when and around secure areas.

5. Construction/renovation of facilities on a DoD Military Installation.

6. Construction/renovation of facilities in a DoD Restricted Area.

7. Construction/renovation of facilities that are partially occupied.

8. Construction/renovation of facilities that require construction phasing in order to facilitate shared occupancy.

9. Abatement and/or remediation of asbestos, lead based paint, and/or other hazardous materials.

10. Firms capable of bonding at least $5M for a single job for the Athletic Complex.

11. Construction of facilities with a recreational sports function for the Athletic Complex.

As part of this Sources Sought, we are accepting questions from interested firms, similar to bid inquiries for solicitations. A technical inquiry and question forum for this Sources Sought has been established at https://www.projnet.org.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: USZ78T-7RIMCP Project Name: DBB OTA - CVMC, SFOC, AC - Minot AFB Project ID: W9128F26SM025 Review Name: Industry Day Q&A Q&A will remain open through 25 August 2026

Industry Day is tentatively scheduled for 26 August 2026

EXAMPLE OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY DESIGN-BID-BUILD PROCESS

COMMENTS:

Provide comments or identify any concerns your company has regarding the planned solicitation. Note that the Government will not be responding to inquiries about the proposed solicitation at this time. Your responses and comments will be used by Government personnel to assess the viability and scope of the proposed solicitation and will be kept in the strictest confidence. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

https://www.projnet.org/

RESPONSES: Please respond to all information requested in this notice not later than 1400 CT on 31 August 2026. Please include the Sources Sought Notice Identification Number, W9128F26SM025, in the subject line of the email submission with Attention to:

Ariel Vogan at ariel.e.vogan@usace.army.mil and Jennifer Gilbreath at jennifer.c.gilbreath@usace.army.mil