Consolidated Communications Facility, Patrick Space Force Base, FL

This Determination and Findings document from the Mobile District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concerns the consolidation of requirements under solicitation number W9127823R0115 for the construction of a Consolidated Communications Center at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida. Specifically, the agency proposes to award a single firm-fixed-price design-bid-build contract valued at approximately $125 million to construct a three-story, 95,000 square foot communications facility including a 90,230 square foot space communications building and a 28,250 square foot maintenance storage building on separate sites.

The chief contracting officer determined consolidation is necessary and justified to streamline the acquisition process, reduce procurement costs estimated at $1.1 million, and shorten the project schedule by nine months compared to awarding separate contracts for each building. The notice of the consolidated solicitation was scheduled to post on August 31, 2023 with an anticipated award date of March 2024. The contract was ultimately awarded to an unknown vendor for an unknown amount on September 30, 2024 to construct the consolidated communications facility.