A.02 Presolicitation Notice DEN DABS Laydown 6Nov2026.docx

Karup, Denmark DABS-FEV Laydown Site Pre-Solicitation Notice W912GB27RA007

Presolicitation Notice for W912GB27RA010: Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Construction Contract

1. Anticipated Project Title: Karup, Denmark DABS-FEV Laydown Site Construction

2. Agency: Europe District (NAU), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

3. NAICS: 238910 – Site Preparation Contractors

4. PSC: Y1PZ -- Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities

5. Place of Performance: Karup Air Base, Karup, Denmark (Flyvestation Karup)

6. Solicitation Number: W912GB-27-R-A010

7. Project Description:

The United States Army Corps of Engineers Europe District (CENAU) has a requirement to provide a new laydown area including concrete tent pads, gravel bed, site improvements and utility connections for developing base expeditionary airfield resources (BEAR) to beddown personnel (550 pax) using Deployable Air Base System (DABS) sets supporting United States Air Force (USAF) contingency operations. The type of shelter in the standard DABS set is the Alaska Small Shelter System (AKSSS). BEAR assets in the standard DABS set to be accommodated within the beddown area include 72 billet shelters, two (2) latrine shelters, two (2) shower shelters, one (1) laundry shelter, one (1) 550-person kitchen package, four (4) command operations shelters, and three (3) morale, welfare, and recreation shelters. Supporting facilities include site development, utilities and connections (electrical power, domestic water & wastewater), and storm water drainage.

As part of this anticipated construction contract, a utilities connection extension (domestic water and wastewater) to the limit of site will be performed through a host-nation-directed sole-source local contractor. The contact information for this contractor will be provided in the solicitation. The completed DABS Laydown Site electrical distribution system will use power provided via DABS generator sets; no electric utility grid connection is required.

Primary Facilities to be Constructed:

Gravel Bed - ~30,957 Square Meters

Supporting Facilities to be Constructed (not all inclusive):

Concrete Pads for Tents/Shelters Fencing Utilities

8. Anticipated Contract Details -- (Type of Contract, Set-Aside, Contract Magnitude & Selection Process):

The requirement will be acquired on an unrestricted, full and open competitive basis (no set-aside), which will result in the award of a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) stand-alone (C-Type) construction contract. The acquisition will be a Best-Value procurement, utilizing the Highest Technically Rated with a Fair and Reasonable Price approach (see RFO 15.103-3) for source selection. The Government will not consider tradeoffs between cost or price and non-cost or non-price factors; the highest technically rated proposal will be selected for award if it offers a fair and reasonable price.

The project’s anticipated magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 with a construction duration of 365 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed (estimated around end of September 2027).

9. Anticipated Solicitation Release Date, Award Date, & Pre-proposal Site-Visit Date:

USACE anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 30 November 2026. A pre-proposal site-visit is anticipated for mid-January 2027. Contract award is anticipated for mid-July 2027. Dates are subject to change based on stakeholder availability.

10. Solicitation Websites:

Offerors are cautioned to ensure that they are fully registered in SAM in advance of proposal submission, throughout the proposal review period, and through contract completion and warranty. Failure to maintain SAM registration may render your proposal ineligible for award. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via Sam.gov (https://sam.gov) website. All RFP documents will be made available for viewing on Sam.gov (https://sam.gov). All amendments will be made available for viewing on Sam.gov (https://sam.gov). It shall be the Offeror’s responsibility to check the website for any amendments. Please refer to instructions in the eventual solicitation on how to submit proposals.

Offeror are cautioned to ensure they register for and have access to the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) platform located at https://piee.eb.mil/. The Solicitation Module is a vendor portal for solicitations within the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) platform to automate and secure the process for capturing solicitations, attachments, and responses from industry. The Solicitation Module allows vendors to respond to solicitations and communicate directly with Solicitation Managers in a secure environment. Offeror access instructions are located at the following link: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf

11. Additional Details:

a. Any solicitation resulting from this notice will be in a separate announcement.

b. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, bid, or proposal, as appropriate, which will be considered by the agency.

c. Offerors must satisfy the solicitation’s bonding requirements, permitting requirements, and be authorized to perform construction work in Denmark.

12. Point-of-Contact:

The USACE NAU Contracting Office will be the sole point-of-contact for this solicitation. The Primary Contracting Point of Contact for this solicitation is Contract Specialist.

Europe District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracting Division McCully Barracks, Bldg. 6206 Ober-Olmer-Strasse 55263 Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany