Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and Defense Nuclear Weapons School (DNWS

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and Defense Nuclear Weapons School (DNWS), procured through the Interior Business Center, intend to solicit architecture and engineering services for modernization of the Nuclear Weapons Instructional Museum (NWIM) at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, with responses to a sources sought notice due September 26, 2026. The Government anticipates issuing the resulting solicitation as a small business set-aside under NAICS Code 541310 (Architectural Services).

Work is performed at the 12,800 square foot NWIM facility at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The scope encompasses comprehensive A/E design services across five phases—Project Initiation and Planning, Concept Design (10%), Schematic Design (30%), Design Development (60%), and Construction Documents (100%)—over a 9-month period of performance. Design deliverables include floor plans, elevations, sections, structural and MEP layouts, detailed specifications in CSI MasterFormat, color and materials boards, cost estimates, and construction schedules, provided in both electronic and hard copy formats.

The modernization must address museum exhibit lighting with adjustable non-proprietary fixtures; acoustic treatments; cushioned flooring and seating; identification of non-loadbearing walls; hanging and vertical display infrastructure; accessible water fountains; emergency response stations; and IT infrastructure with classified/unclassified network separation maintaining minimum 6-inch separation. Contractor personnel must be U.S. persons and comply with Kirtland Air Force Base and DTRA security protocols. Personnel preferably hold an active Secret security clearance; uncleared personnel may work under continuous escort by cleared Department of War personnel. Electronic devices capable of radio frequency transmission are prohibited within DTRA facilities.

The Government requests responses from regional vendors with established offices in New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona. Responses must not exceed 10 pages (excluding cover sheet) and demonstrate museum or educational facility modernization experience, Federal facility and Department of Defense installation project history, and renovation of occupied facilities expertise. Submissions require current Small Business Administration eligibility confirmation under NAICS Code 541310 and confirmation of professional licensure in New Mexico.