Fort Leavenworth Building 44 Renovation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice for a whole building renovation of Building 44 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. This is a pre-solicitation announcement seeking information only and is not a formal solicitation for proposals; no contract will be awarded from this notice. The project requires replacement of all building systems including mechanical, electrical, communications, security, and fire and life safety infrastructure, along with architectural revisions, installation of a new elevator, asbestos abatement, lead paint management, and ancillary site work such as sidewalks and utilities. The project is classified under NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and will be procured as a firm fixed price design-bid-build contract. Interested contractors must demonstrate experience with historic preservation through a portfolio of at least three projects completed within the last ten years that involved design-bid-build construction of historic administrative buildings and whole building renovations of comparable or larger historic structures, all complying with Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic Preservation. The response deadline is April 8, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Local Time, with responses limited to six pages and submitted to Jacob Keenlance at jacob.c.keenlance@usace.army.mil.

This pre-solicitation notice does not utilize a set-aside designation for small businesses or other special categories. The project magnitude is estimated between $10 million and $25 million, with a $45 million small business size standard under NAICS 236220. Building 44 is approximately 15,000 square feet in size and is a contributing structure to the Fort Leavenworth National Landmark Historic District, requiring all work to comply with historic preservation standards. The anticipated contract award is on or before September 30, 2026, with a 540-day completion deadline following award. Contractors responding to the Sources Sought Notice must provide documentation of bonding capability showing both per-contract and aggregate construction bonding levels, and must submit their Unique Entity Identifier and business size classification as part of their response.