Design-bid-build, repair ammunition rail trestle and culvert, naval weapons station earle (NWSE), colts neck, new jersey

The Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command is soliciting proposals for a design-bid-build project to repair an ammunition rail trestle and culvert system at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, New Jersey. The scope of work encompasses repairs to sixteen degraded corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culverts supporting the Normandy Road Ammunition Rail crossing over the Swimming River, including installation of cofferdams, dewatering, sediment and vegetation removal, pipe repair and relining, compaction grouting of the embankment surrounding the earth-filled rail trestle, and backfilling of sinkholes. Key contract requirements include meeting small business subcontracting goals of 40% small business participation, 5% small disadvantaged business, 9% women-owned small business, 3% HUBZone, and 5% service-disabled veteran-owned small business participation. Evaluation criteria include corporate experience demonstrating prior construction projects of $10 million or greater with relevant experience in culvert repair, dewatering operations, and embankment stabilization, past performance based on CPARS evaluations or contractor performance questionnaires, technical approach and quality considerations, cost, and small business utilization. The original proposal deadline was May 29, 2025, with anticipated award revised to February 2026 following multiple amendments and discussions with offerors in the competitive range.

This solicitation carries no set-aside designations and represents an unrestricted, full and open competition. The estimated contract value ranges between $10 million and $25 million on a firm-fixed price basis, with a performance period of 455 calendar days and contractor mobilization required within 15 calendar days of award. Work performance is located at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, New Jersey, with primary project activities occurring in the Swimming River corridor near Tinton Falls and Middletown Township in Monmouth County. The contract requires performance and payment bonds reflecting 100 percent of the aggregate contract value, and prevailing wage rates established under Davis-Bacon Act requirements apply, with rates ranging from approximately $29.05 to $61.72 per hour depending on trade classification. Dewatering activities are subject to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection temporary dewatering permits authorizing up to 810 gallons per minute diversion with monthly caps of 24.18 million gallons, and the project requires compliance with stormwater construction general permits and soil erosion and sediment control standards.