Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Patrick Space Force Hangar Renovations

This announcement constitutes a Source Sought Synopsis.  This announcement seeks information from industry and will only be used for preliminary planning purposes.  THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR BIDS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS.  Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interest from prospective bidders for a potential fiscal year (FY) 2026 award of a contract to complete renovations of an existing hangar and adjacent building at Patrick Space Force Base.  The Department of State (DoS), Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has a requirement to provide aircraft interdiction services resulting in the need for facilities that support the aircraft used for these services.  The renovated hangar and building will become the required facilities.

The purpose of this sources sought is to gauge interest, capabilities, and qualifications of contractors that have design-build experience in completing similar projects.  The scope of the contract will include HTRW abatement, design, and hangar/building renovations.

The proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The Jacksonville District anticipates the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) utilizing Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures (FAR Subpart 36.3). No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought or any follow-up information requested.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The project is located at Patrick Space Force Base in Brevard County, Florida an includes the renovation of existing Hangar 985 and Building 986.  Hangar 985 and Building 986 are bounded by an aircraft apron to the north, an access road to the west and east, and a parking lot to the south. Existing aprons, parking, roads, and other adjacent facilities will remain in place and in operation during construction except for parking immediately south of Hangar 985 and the aircraft apron north of the project site which will be used for construction laydown areas.

Hangar 985 will be unoccupied prior to the start of abatement and demolition activities. The contractor will be required to completely gut and refurbish Hangar 985 from the building envelope in. Enlarging the wings for operational and maintenance functions to create additional space will also be required.

Contractor will renovate various spaces within Building 986 to improve the functionality of building services and eliminate current health hazards such as mold and bird droppings.  A portion of the building will be occupied during renovations.  Renovation of Building 986 will include the replacement of the existing hangar roof, replacement of the roof and roof structure of the east wing, replacement of bird netting in the hangar spaces, and the addition of fans and ventilation in those spaces as well as updates to the office spaces and building services for these office spaces. The project is not expected to reach any trigger points requiring upgrades to fire protection, antiterrorism/force protection (ATFP), accessibility, etc.; nonetheless, the project will ensure that the replacement of windows and doors will meet current ATFP requirements.

The project site is generally flat with no significant drainage features on the project site.  Landscaping is minimal. To the best extent possible, no alterations to the project site will occur except as required for infrastructure needed to support the facility renovation and reconstruction.

Conceptual Plans are also attached to this synopsis for informational purposes only.

A summary of the spaces in Net Square Feet (NSF) provided per building is below:

Hangar 985

Hangar Bay - 18,180

Maintenance Shops and Supporting Spaces - 5,850

Aircraft Life Safety Equipment - 1,890

Operations - 4,233

Administration - 3,115

Utility/Supporting Spaces - 6,968

Total - 40,236

Building 986

Logistics - 15,280

Operations - 2,270

Maintenance - 1,765

Utility/Supporting Spaces - 180

Total - 19,495

ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE: $15,000,000 to $25,000,000

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE: Z2BZ, Repair or Alteration of Other Airfield Structures.

NAICS CODE: The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: $45,000,000

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Responses to this Sources Sought shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information:

Company/Contractor name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address.

Company’s interest in bidding on the subject requirement when issued.

Company’s capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include company’s capability to execute comparable work performed within the past 10 years).  Company should provide at least 3 examples which, at a minimum, include the following:

Brief description of the project

Customer name

Customer satisfaction

Timeliness of performance

Dollar value of the completed projects

Offeror shall identify their Small Business classification and Small Business Size:

Small Business

Small Disadvantage Business

8(a) Small Business

HUBZone

SDVOSB

WOSB

If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, firms should address the structure of such arrangement include Joint Venture information, if applicable – existing and potential.

Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from the bonding company.

NOTES:

DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO BID ON THIS PROJECT.

DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENITAL DATA.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the work associated with the subject requirement, are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than January 17, 2025, at 2:00 PM, EDT. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to I’sis Hill and William Wallace.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.

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