Industry Day Webinar Slides 20260908_FINAL.pdf

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE USACE INDUSTRY

WEBINAR

08 SEPTEMBER 2026

Presented by:

Michael France, Special Programs/Projects Section Chief, Contracting

AGENDA

• Procurement Integrity

• Other Transaction Authority (OTA)

• Project Overviews:

o FY26 Whiteman Projects o FY27 B-21 Weapons Load Trainer (WLT) o FY27 B-21 Field Training Detachment (FTD) & FY28 B-21 Flight Simulator o FY27 FSRM Projects o FY28 & FY30 B-21 Environmental Protection Shelters (EPS) o FY29 B-21 Low Observable (LO) Facility o Remaining B-21 Program

• Industry Questions and Feedback

• Closing Comments and Questions

PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY

Procurement Integrity is maintained throughout the acquisition, including these early engagements. We protect correspondence and information that you decide to share with USACE.

We anticipate information exchanges to continue throughout the various acquisitions. Under the

Procurement Integrity Act, exchanges become formal when we move into the solicitation phase.

USACE is in listening mode. We need your help and feedback to develop meaningful Requests for

White Papers. Our Project Delivery Team will use your shared knowledge and information to help us with acquisition planning.

If you share proprietary or confidential information with us, please identify it so we can take steps to appropriately manage and protect the information.

To help us manage and keep your information confidential, I ask that you only contact the USACE

POC’s: angelique.m.dilmore @usace.army.mil and stephanie.r.kretzer@usace.army.mil

Please do not contact Whiteman AFB or USACE PMs for information.

OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY (OTA)

10. U.S.C. 2808a has recently been updated to allow its use for military construction.

With this new authority, the Air Force has made a decision that ALL Air Force military construction will use OT delivery methods.

OTA’s are not FAR based and do not follow any of the FAR procedures. OT’s are based on Qualification

Based Selections and not Trade-Off or LPTA. In OT’s, set-asides do not apply.

USACE Kansas City is currently focusing on two OT delivery methods:

Progressive Design Build (PDB) w/ OT – This method seeks a Design-Builder to design and construct a project

Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) w/ OT – This method seeks a Builder to provide preconstruction services and construct the project. With this method, the Government has a separate contract for a

Designer of Record

Both delivery methods follow the same process:

Step 1 will be a Request for White Paper. This requires Design-Builders or Builders to submit a 10–12-page white paper outlining their capabilities and generally why they are the best fit for this project.

The White Papers are evaluated for the most qualified. Generally, a target of 3 are selected to move onto Step 2.

Step 2 is a Pitch Presentation: This presentation is interactive with the Government and allows the firms to better describe their processes, innovative ideas, and demonstrate their collaborative capabilities.

The Pitch Presentations are evaluated, and a single entity is selected as the Most Highly Qualified for the project and who the Government determines will collaborate the best for that particular project.

After the final selection, the Government will enter into negotiations with the selected firm to establish a

Phase 1 agreement for design and preconstruction services or preconstruction services. During this period, the Government and the selected firm will collaborate and negotiate the pricing for construction through open book estimating.

At the conclusion of the design and preconstructions services, if a fair and reasonable price as agreed to, the agreement will be modified to include Phase 2, Construction.

If a fair and reasonable price cannot be agreed to, an “Off Ramp” of the agreement can be executed and the Government can move out with other options.

WHITEMAN & B-21 PROGRAM

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Whiteman Transitions from B-2 to B-21

Overview

• ~ 30 Projects o Mixture of MILCON

& FSRM projects

▪ Whiteman Civil Engineering plans on executing some of the smaller FSRM projects

▪ USACE will partner to ensure consistent program execution

• ~ $900M

• Projects anticipated through FY32

Execution Strategy

• All projects over $7.5M will use Other Transaction Authority (OTA) with various delivery methods

• Most projects include Secure Areas to be constructed/renovated to ICD 705 standards

• Using lessons learned and consistency throughout B-21 Program across 3 MOBs

WHITEMAN SECURITY

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Requirements:

• Must be a United States Citizen

• No Criminal Record

• Must have a state issued REAL-ID card

FY26 WHITEMAN PROJECTS

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The following projects all have submitted proposals that have been evaluated. Anticipating construction awards in Q4FY26 and Q1FY27.

Challenger Dorm

B-21 Radio Frequency (RF) HangarB-21 Weapons Release System Storage (WRSS)

FY27 B-21 WEAPONS LOAD TRAINER (WLT)

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Construct a new facility that features a secure area, administrative spaces, and classroom sized for eight people. The load trainer area will require proper air circulation and fume ventilation for the various diesel-powered pieces of equipment used within the facility.

The WLT facility sits inside the entrance of the Construction Free Zone (CFZ) and will require coordination with other contractors to not hinder access to the various project sites.

Will be utilizing CMAR w/ OT delivery method.

Magnitude: $55,000,000 to $70,000,000

PoP: 900 Calendar Days

Qualifications Based Selection: 1st QTR FY27

Award OT Construction Agreement: 4th QTR FY27

11FY27 B-21 FIELD TRAINING DETACHMENT (FTD)

FY28 B-21 FLIGHT SIMULATOR

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FTD: Construct a new facility that can accommodate 59 full-time personnel with a peak student load of 101. Specialized spaces secured areas for server rooms, cockpit part task trainers, egress trainer, engine part task trainers, landing gear trainers, avionics training, aircraft engine and weapons system training spaces.

SIM: Construct a new facility to house three flight simulators, two cockpit procedure trainers, and other associated training related activities.

Will be utilizing CMAR w/ OT delivery method.

Magnitude: $130,000,000 to $150,000,000

PoP: FTD - 900 Calendar Days / SIM - 730 Calendar Days

Qualifications Based Selection: 1st QTR FY27

Award OT Construction Agreement: 4th QTR FY27

Close proximity site constraint

FY27 WHITEMAN FSRM

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Repair Critical Building Components

Docks 1-6

Scope: Work encompasses full roof replacement, structural roof repairs, permanent fall protection, and hangar door operator upgrades; a complete

HVAC overhaul and plumbing fixture replacement; and electrical and life-safety modernization including branch distribution, grounding/LPS, interior lighting, and full fire alarm/detection system replacement.

Acquisition Strategy: PDB w/OT

Magnitude: $18,000,000 to $24,000,000

Replace Sewer Mains & Manholes

Scope: Work to include approximately eighteen thousand and eighty-five linear feet (18,805 L.F.) of eight-inch (8”) and ten-inch (10”), vitrified clay pipe (VCP) sewer main, including the replacement of eighty-five (88) brick and mortar manholes. Replacement piping shall be

DR-26 PVC, with the replacement manholes being of pre-cast concrete.

Acquisition Strategy: PDB w/ OT

Magnitude: $19,000,000 to $22,000,000

Repair Integrated Maintenance

Facility, BLDG 4055

Scope: Repair and/or upgrade the

68,941 square foot (SF) Integrated

Maintenance Facility (IMF) for the 509th

Munitions Squadron (MUNS). Work will include comprehensive repair and upgrade of facility systems including civil, building envelope, interior construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection.

Acquisition Strategy: DBB

Magnitude: $8,000,000 to $12,000,000

13FY28 & FY30 B-21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

SHELTERS (EPS)

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Construct four (4) Environmental Protection Shelters on the main apron at Whiteman AFB. Work will include demolition of existing pavements, routing of new electrical service, and construction of four new shelters and two maintenance kiosks. This scope will be similar for both the FY28 and FY30 projects.

There will be constraints to access the project sites as they are across the airfield, through the

PL2 area. A Construction Free Zone (CFZ) will be established around the project site.

Will be utilizing PDB w/ OT delivery method.

Magnitude: $75,000,000 to $100,000,000

PoP: 660 Calendar Days per project

Qualifications Based Selection: FY27

Award OT Construction Agreement: FY28

FY29 B-21 LOW OBSERVABLE (LO) FACILITY

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Construct an 8,875 square meter, high bay maintenance hangar with two (2) segregated aircraft bays

& administrative space. Construction includes reinforced concrete foundations, steel frame structure, metal roof, powered hangar doors, temperature & humidity control, filtration & ventilation, back-up power, and aircraft power.

There will be constraints to access the project site as it is on the airfield, inside the PL2 area. A

Construction Free Zone (CFZ) may or may not be established around the project site.

Will be utilizing CMAR w/ OT delivery method.

Magnitude: $145,000,000 to $165,000,000

PoP: 1,095 Calendar Days

Qualifications Based Selection: FY28

OT Construction Agreement: FY29

REMAINING B-21 PROGRAM PROJECTS

FY29 Reno General MX Docks (7 Ea) FSRM

FY29 Base Supply Warehouse (B139 Reno) FSRM

FY29 Composite Tool Kit MILCON

FY29 Comm & Operations Spt (B200) FSRM

FY30 AMU 1&2 (B33 Reno) FSRM

FY30 Phase Dock (2-Bay - Hgr 9 Reno) FSRM

FY31 Wash Rack (Hgr 27 Reno) FSRM

FY31 Fuel Cell Hangar (Hgr 1 Reno) FSRM

FY31 Aircraft Parts Store (B26 Reno) FSRM

INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK

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• How much time do you need between the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and submission of the White Paper?

• Do you have any major concerns or reservations about participating in an OTA procurement environment versus traditional FAR contracts?

• What are your primary uncertainties regarding how USACE will evaluate an OTA procurement?

• What qualifications do you believe should be most important for USACE to prioritize during down-select?

• What level of project detail would be beneficial to share with contractors for CMAR w/ OT when preparing for the white paper submittal, where there are 35-100% design documents?

o All drawings and specs?

o Select drawings for general understanding (No detail sheets, no enlarged plans)?

o General scope summary?

• Are there any best practices or standard commercial practices to take into consideration in transitioning to OTAs?

FEEDBACK

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• INDUSTRY FEEDBACK

USACE will post this presentation and a questionnaire to the Webinar announcement following this Webinar.

• USACE POC FOR B-21 QUESTIONS/COMMENTS:

Angelique Dilmore – angelique.m.dilmore@usace.army.mil

Stephanie Kretzer – stephanie.r.kretzer@usace.army.mil

Contracting Special Programs/Projects Section

Kansas City District email: Angelique.M.Dilmore@usace.army.mil mailto:angelique.m.dilmore@usace.army.mil mailto:stephanie.r.kretzer@usace.army.mil mailto:Angelique.M.Dilmore@usace.army.mil

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CLOSING COMMENTS

AND QUESTIONS?