Matsushima JASDF Base Storage Shelter
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA502526RB006
- Agency
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Pacific Air Forces
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Place of performance
- Miyagi 981-0 Japan
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 356th Expeditionary Theater Support Group (356 ETSG/CONS) of the Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces seeks design-build construction of four membrane storage warehouses at Matsushima Japan Air Self-Defense Force Base, with proposals due September 16 at 0900 JST. This procurement imposes a mandatory threshold requirement: the prime contractor or joint venture lead must hold a valid Japanese Construction License issued under Japanese Construction Industry Law (Law No. 100 of 1949) at the time of proposal submission, with no allowance for subcontracting this requirement. Failure to provide proof of compliance results in proposal rejection.
Place of performance is Miyagi, Japan. The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; PSC is Y1GZ, Construction of Other Warehouse Buildings. The project budget ranges from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 USD, with a 294-calendar-day delivery period from notice to proceed (expected September 30, 2026 to July 21, 2027). The design phase spans 90 days with two submittals (65% and 100% completion); the construction phase is 150 days from authorization to commence.
The scope comprises four 450-square-meter membrane-shell warehouses with 7–8 meter eave heights, concrete foundations and floor slabs, interior climate control maintaining 40°F minimum and 60% relative humidity, four sliding doors and four personnel doors per building, and complete mechanical, electrical, and water systems. Membrane structures must meet Membrane Structures Association of Japan (MSAJ) advanced-grade certification. The contractor must design to US Standards, UFCs, and Japanese equivalents that exceed minimum requirements, obtain all Japanese permits, and comply with Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Law. Electrical infrastructure includes a 100 kVA transformer (6,600V primary), site lighting with metal halide fixtures, and underground utilities. Construction debris must be disposed of at licensed off-base facilities.
Technical proposals are limited to 20 pages and must demonstrate corporate experience on up to five similar projects completed within Japan in the past five years, with at least one design or design-build project at or past 95% completion. Price proposals must include detailed cost breakdowns by design services, construction labor (CSI MasterFormat divisions), equipment and mobilization, materials, and overhead/G&A/profit. Evaluation uses best-value trade-off methodology with technical merit significantly more important than price. A bid bond is not required per Amendment 0. Performance and payment bonds are required within 20 calendar days of award. The procurement is not set-aside. Contracting Officer is Cameron A. Smith (cameron.smith.16@us.af.mil, 208-828-0743). The most recent amendment (Amendment 0002, posted August 27) extended the proposal due date from September 11 to September 16, updated the Statement of Work to Revision 8, incorporated clarified RFI responses, and added revised site plans and drawings.
Notice text
5 versions
Update #5 · Latest ·
Amendment 0002 Correction- RFI reponses were not included with Amendment 0002. Added to attachments, [RFIs-FA502526RB006 (27 Aug Updates)]
Amendment 0002- The purpose of this Amendment is to:
-Extend the proposal due date from 11 September 2026 to 16 September 2026 at 0000GMT / 0900JST
-Update Requirement Description text
-Remove requirement for Bond/Guarantee
-Update RFI responses with further clarifications (2 clarified responses. Highlighted Yellow)
-Add or Replace Updated Section J Attachments:
-Replace previous SOW (Rev5) with updated revision 8
-Add updated Drawings (Drawing labeled "########" on SF30 is labeled "Transfer Surface Drawing" on SAM. Original Document name is "米軍工事転移表面")
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
Amendment 0001- The purpose of this amendment is to provide the responses to all RFIs submitted by the August 21st deadline. Additional questions will only be accepted if they relate directly to one of the government responses. Follow-up questions must be submitted by August 28th, at 1200 JST. As of now, there will not be an extension in the proposal submission deadline.
If an updated SOW and drawings are not provided before the deadline, the answers in the RFIs will take precedence over any conflicting information within the documents.
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
Amendment 0: Due to internal system issues, this amendment will be considered "Amendment 0" for acknowledgement of amendments on block 19 of the SF 1442. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Amendment details - Correction in response to RFI. "Block 13.b of the SF 1442" requires a bid bond/guarantee. Disregard this, as a bid bond/guarantee is not required for this requirement.
The 356th Expeditionary Theater Support Group (356 ETSG/CONS) Contracting Office is posting this solicitation for a design-build construction project to deliver a membrane shelter at Matsushima Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Base, Japan.
Complete project requirements, technical specifications, and performance parameters are detailed in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) and corresponding project drawings.
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Project Magnitude / ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude): Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 USD.
⚠️ SPECIAL NOTICE: MANDATORY JAPANESE LICENSING REQUIREMENT
In accordance with Japanese Construction Industry Law (Law No. 100 of 1949), the Prime Contractor (or the lead entity of a joint venture) MUST hold a valid Japanese Construction License at the time of proposal submission.
-
No Subcontracting of License: To ensure direct performance accountability and robust contract administration, the offering Prime Contractor itself (or the lead entity of a Joint Venture) must hold this license. Relying on a subcontractor's Japanese Construction License to satisfy this requirement is prohibited.
-
Compliance: Offerors must submit proof of the Prime Contractor's license with their technical proposal. Sub-contracting a company with the license will not be permitted.
-
Evaluation: This is a strict pass/fail threshold requirement. Proposals from prime vendors who do not hold this license or cannot demonstrate legal compliance with Japanese construction licensing laws will be determined non-compliant and excluded from evaluation.
1. Critical Acquisition Milestones & Deadlines
Please review the timeline below carefully. Late submissions or questions will not be entertained unless explicitly authorized by the Contracting Officer. All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).
-
Site Visit (Completed): An organized pre-solicitation site visit was held on 05 August 2026. No secondary or additional site visits will be hosted.
-
Additional RFI Deadline: 21 August 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST. Additional RFIs must be sent via email to both designated POCs (see below) by this deadline to be answered.
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RFI Responses Posted: The government's RFI responses will be posted as an amendment to this notice no later than 24 August 2026.
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Proposal Submission Due Date: 11 September 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST.
2. Important Submission & Evaluation Instructions
-
Request for Information (RFI) Ground Rules: Resulting from the August 5th site visit, RFIs were submitted and are currently in the process of being answered. Once the formal RFI responses are posted on August 24th, additional questions will only be accepted if they relate directly to one of the published government responses. This process may result in an extended proposal submission window, but does not guarantee additional response time.
-
Proposal Due Date Clarification: Please ignore any system-generated defaults on SAM.gov or within the SF 1447 block that state "00:00 local time" as the submission deadline. The official, legally binding deadline for proposal receipt is September 11th, 2026, at 09:00 AM JST.
-
Evaluation Guidelines: The full SF 1447 solicitation document contains all guidelines for proposal submission (Section L) and the evaluation factors for award (Section M). These instructions and evaluation factors will only be amended to correct clerical errors or clear up misunderstandings.
3. Contact Instructions
Please direct all questions, RFIs, and final proposal submissions* via email to both of the following Points of Contact:
-
SSgt Cameron Smith: cameron.smith.16@us.af.mil
-
SSgt Daniel Callahan: daniel.callahan.7@us.af.mil
* For submissions over 10mb, they will not be accepted by our internal e-mail security measures. Offerors must submit a request for a DoDSAFE link to submit their proposals no later than 48hrs before submission deadline.
Update #4 ·
Amendment 0002- The purpose of this Amendment is to:
-Extend the proposal due date from 11 September 2026 to 16 September 2026 at 0000GMT / 0900JST
-Update Requirement Description text
-Remove requirement for Bond/Guarantee
-Update RFI responses with further clarifications (2 clarified responses. Highlighted Yellow)
-Add or Replace Updated Section J Attachments:
-Replace previous SOW (Rev5) with updated revision 8
-Add updated Drawings (Drawing labeled "########" on SF30 is labeled "Transfer Surface Drawing" on SAM. Original Document name is "米軍工事転移表面")
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
Amendment 0001- The purpose of this amendment is to provide the responses to all RFIs submitted by the August 21st deadline. Additional questions will only be accepted if they relate directly to one of the government responses. Follow-up questions must be submitted by August 28th, at 1200 JST. As of now, there will not be an extension in the proposal submission deadline.
If an updated SOW and drawings are not provided before the deadline, the answers in the RFIs will take precedence over any conflicting information within the documents.
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
Amendment 0: Due to internal system issues, this amendment will be considered "Amendment 0" for acknowledgement of amendments on block 19 of the SF 1442. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Amendment details - Correction in response to RFI. "Block 13.b of the SF 1442" requires a bid bond/guarantee. Disregard this, as a bid bond/guarantee is not required for this requirement.
The 356th Expeditionary Theater Support Group (356 ETSG/CONS) Contracting Office is posting this solicitation for a design-build construction project to deliver a membrane shelter at Matsushima Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Base, Japan.
Complete project requirements, technical specifications, and performance parameters are detailed in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) and corresponding project drawings.
-
Project Magnitude / ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude): Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 USD.
⚠️ SPECIAL NOTICE: MANDATORY JAPANESE LICENSING REQUIREMENT
In accordance with Japanese Construction Industry Law (Law No. 100 of 1949), the Prime Contractor (or the lead entity of a joint venture) MUST hold a valid Japanese Construction License at the time of proposal submission.
-
No Subcontracting of License: To ensure direct performance accountability and robust contract administration, the offering Prime Contractor itself (or the lead entity of a Joint Venture) must hold this license. Relying on a subcontractor's Japanese Construction License to satisfy this requirement is prohibited.
-
Compliance: Offerors must submit proof of the Prime Contractor's license with their technical proposal. Sub-contracting a company with the license will not be permitted.
-
Evaluation: This is a strict pass/fail threshold requirement. Proposals from prime vendors who do not hold this license or cannot demonstrate legal compliance with Japanese construction licensing laws will be determined non-compliant and excluded from evaluation.
1. Critical Acquisition Milestones & Deadlines
Please review the timeline below carefully. Late submissions or questions will not be entertained unless explicitly authorized by the Contracting Officer. All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).
-
Site Visit (Completed): An organized pre-solicitation site visit was held on 05 August 2026. No secondary or additional site visits will be hosted.
-
Additional RFI Deadline: 21 August 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST. Additional RFIs must be sent via email to both designated POCs (see below) by this deadline to be answered.
-
RFI Responses Posted: The government's RFI responses will be posted as an amendment to this notice no later than 24 August 2026.
-
Proposal Submission Due Date: 11 September 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST.
2. Important Submission & Evaluation Instructions
-
Request for Information (RFI) Ground Rules: Resulting from the August 5th site visit, RFIs were submitted and are currently in the process of being answered. Once the formal RFI responses are posted on August 24th, additional questions will only be accepted if they relate directly to one of the published government responses. This process may result in an extended proposal submission window, but does not guarantee additional response time.
-
Proposal Due Date Clarification: Please ignore any system-generated defaults on SAM.gov or within the SF 1447 block that state "00:00 local time" as the submission deadline. The official, legally binding deadline for proposal receipt is September 11th, 2026, at 09:00 AM JST.
-
Evaluation Guidelines: The full SF 1447 solicitation document contains all guidelines for proposal submission (Section L) and the evaluation factors for award (Section M). These instructions and evaluation factors will only be amended to correct clerical errors or clear up misunderstandings.
3. Contact Instructions
Please direct all questions, RFIs, and final proposal submissions* via email to both of the following Points of Contact:
-
SSgt Cameron Smith: cameron.smith.16@us.af.mil
-
SSgt Daniel Callahan: daniel.callahan.7@us.af.mil
* For submissions over 10mb, they will not be accepted by our internal e-mail security measures. Offerors must submit a request for a DoDSAFE link to submit their proposals no later than 48hrs before submission deadline.
Update #3 ·
Amendment 0001- The purpose of this amendment is to provide the responses to all RFIs submitted by the August 21st deadline. Additional questions will only be accepted if they relate directly to one of the government responses. Follow-up questions must be submitted by August 28th, at 1200 JST. As of now, there will not be an extension in the proposal submission deadline.
If an updated SOW and drawings are not provided before the deadline, the answers in the RFIs will take precedence over any conflicting information within the documents.
All other terms and conditions remain the same.
Amendment 0: Due to internal system issues, this amendment will be considered "Amendment 0" for acknowledgement of amendments on block 19 of the SF 1442. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Amendment details - Correction in response to RFI. "Block 13.b of the SF 1442" requires a bid bond/guarantee. Disregard this, as a bid bond/guarantee is not required for this requirement.
The 356th Expeditionary Theater Support Group (356 ETSG/CONS) Contracting Office is posting this solicitation for a design-build construction project to deliver a membrane shelter at Matsushima Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Base, Japan.
Complete project requirements, technical specifications, and performance parameters are detailed in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) and corresponding project drawings.
-
Project Magnitude / ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude): Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 USD.
⚠️ SPECIAL NOTICE: MANDATORY JAPANESE LICENSING REQUIREMENT
In accordance with Japanese Construction Industry Law (Law No. 100 of 1949), the Prime Contractor (or the lead entity of a joint venture) MUST hold a valid Japanese Construction License at the time of proposal submission.
-
No Subcontracting of License: To ensure direct performance accountability and robust contract administration, the offering Prime Contractor itself (or the lead entity of a Joint Venture) must hold this license. Relying on a subcontractor's Japanese Construction License to satisfy this requirement is prohibited.
-
Compliance: Offerors must submit proof of the Prime Contractor's license with their technical proposal. Sub-contracting a company with the license will not be permitted.
-
Evaluation: This is a strict pass/fail threshold requirement. Proposals from prime vendors who do not hold this license or cannot demonstrate legal compliance with Japanese construction licensing laws will be determined non-compliant and excluded from evaluation.
1. Critical Acquisition Milestones & Deadlines
Please review the timeline below carefully. Late submissions or questions will not be entertained unless explicitly authorized by the Contracting Officer. All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).
-
Site Visit (Completed): An organized pre-solicitation site visit was held on 05 August 2026. No secondary or additional site visits will be hosted.
-
Additional RFI Deadline: 21 August 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST. Additional RFIs must be sent via email to both designated POCs (see below) by this deadline to be answered.
-
RFI Responses Posted: The government's RFI responses will be posted as an amendment to this notice no later than 24 August 2026.
-
Proposal Submission Due Date: 11 September 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST.
2. Important Submission & Evaluation Instructions
-
Request for Information (RFI) Ground Rules: Resulting from the August 5th site visit, RFIs were submitted and are currently in the process of being answered. Once the formal RFI responses are posted on August 24th, additional questions will only be accepted if they relate directly to one of the published government responses. This process may result in an extended proposal submission window, but does not guarantee additional response time.
-
Proposal Due Date Clarification: Please ignore any system-generated defaults on SAM.gov or within the SF 1447 block that state "00:00 local time" as the submission deadline. The official, legally binding deadline for proposal receipt is September 11th, 2026, at 09:00 AM JST.
-
Evaluation Guidelines: The full SF 1447 solicitation document contains all guidelines for proposal submission (Section L) and the evaluation factors for award (Section M). These instructions and evaluation factors will only be amended to correct clerical errors or clear up misunderstandings.
3. Contact Instructions
Please direct all questions, RFIs, and final proposal submissions* via email to both of the following Points of Contact:
-
SSgt Cameron Smith: cameron.smith.16@us.af.mil
-
SSgt Daniel Callahan: daniel.callahan.7@us.af.mil
* For submissions over 10mb, they will not be accepted by our internal e-mail security measures. Offerors must submit a request for a DoDSAFE link to submit their proposals no later than 48hrs before submission deadline.
Update #2 ·
Amendment 0: Due to internal system issues, this amendment will be considered "Amendment 0" for acknowledgement of amendments on block 19 of the SF 1442. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Amendment details - Correction in response to RFI. "Block 13.b of the SF 1442" requires a bid bond/guarantee. Disregard this, as a bid bond/guarantee is not required for this requirement.
The 356th Expeditionary Theater Support Group (356 ETSG/CONS) Contracting Office is posting this solicitation for a design-build construction project to deliver a membrane shelter at Matsushima Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Base, Japan.
Complete project requirements, technical specifications, and performance parameters are detailed in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) and corresponding project drawings.
-
Project Magnitude / ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude): Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 USD.
⚠️ SPECIAL NOTICE: MANDATORY JAPANESE LICENSING REQUIREMENT
In accordance with Japanese Construction Industry Law (Law No. 100 of 1949), the Prime Contractor (or the lead entity of a joint venture) MUST hold a valid Japanese Construction License at the time of proposal submission.
-
No Subcontracting of License: To ensure direct performance accountability and robust contract administration, the offering Prime Contractor itself (or the lead entity of a Joint Venture) must hold this license. Relying on a subcontractor's Japanese Construction License to satisfy this requirement is prohibited.
-
Compliance: Offerors must submit proof of the Prime Contractor's license with their technical proposal. Sub-contracting a company with the license will not be permitted.
-
Evaluation: This is a strict pass/fail threshold requirement. Proposals from prime vendors who do not hold this license or cannot demonstrate legal compliance with Japanese construction licensing laws will be determined non-compliant and excluded from evaluation.
1. Critical Acquisition Milestones & Deadlines
Please review the timeline below carefully. Late submissions or questions will not be entertained unless explicitly authorized by the Contracting Officer. All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).
-
Site Visit (Completed): An organized pre-solicitation site visit was held on 05 August 2026. No secondary or additional site visits will be hosted.
-
Additional RFI Deadline: 21 August 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST. Additional RFIs must be sent via email to both designated POCs (see below) by this deadline to be answered.
-
RFI Responses Posted: The government's RFI responses will be posted as an amendment to this notice no later than 24 August 2026.
-
Proposal Submission Due Date: 11 September 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST.
2. Important Submission & Evaluation Instructions
-
Request for Information (RFI) Ground Rules: Resulting from the August 5th site visit, RFIs were submitted and are currently in the process of being answered. Once the formal RFI responses are posted on August 24th, additional questions will only be accepted if they relate directly to one of the published government responses. This process may result in an extended proposal submission window, but does not guarantee additional response time.
-
Proposal Due Date Clarification: Please ignore any system-generated defaults on SAM.gov or within the SF 1447 block that state "00:00 local time" as the submission deadline. The official, legally binding deadline for proposal receipt is September 11th, 2026, at 09:00 AM JST.
-
Evaluation Guidelines: The full SF 1447 solicitation document contains all guidelines for proposal submission (Section L) and the evaluation factors for award (Section M). These instructions and evaluation factors will only be amended to correct clerical errors or clear up misunderstandings.
3. Contact Instructions
Please direct all questions, RFIs, and final proposal submissions* via email to both of the following Points of Contact:
-
SSgt Cameron Smith: cameron.smith.16@us.af.mil
-
SSgt Daniel Callahan: daniel.callahan.7@us.af.mil
* For submissions over 10mb, they will not be accepted by our internal e-mail security measures. Offerors must submit a request for a DoDSAFE link to submit their proposals no later than 48hrs before submission deadline.
Update #1 ·
The 356th Expeditionary Theater Support Group (356 ETSG/CONS) Contracting Office is posting this solicitation for a design-build construction project to deliver a membrane shelter at Matsushima Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Base, Japan.
Complete project requirements, technical specifications, and performance parameters are detailed in the attached draft Statement of Work (SOW) and corresponding project drawings.
-
Project Magnitude / ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude): Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 USD.
⚠️ SPECIAL NOTICE: MANDATORY JAPANESE LICENSING REQUIREMENT
In accordance with Japanese Construction Industry Law (Law No. 100 of 1949), the Prime Contractor (or the lead entity of a joint venture) MUST hold a valid Japanese Construction License at the time of proposal submission.
-
No Subcontracting of License: To ensure direct performance accountability and robust contract administration, the offering Prime Contractor itself (or the lead entity of a Joint Venture) must hold this license. Relying on a subcontractor's Japanese Construction License to satisfy this requirement is prohibited.
-
Compliance: Offerors must submit proof of the Prime Contractor's license with their technical proposal. Sub-contracting a company with the license will not be permitted.
-
Evaluation: This is a strict pass/fail threshold requirement. Proposals from prime vendors who do not hold this license or cannot demonstrate legal compliance with Japanese construction licensing laws will be determined non-compliant and excluded from evaluation.
1. Critical Acquisition Milestones & Deadlines
Please review the timeline below carefully. Late submissions or questions will not be entertained unless explicitly authorized by the Contracting Officer. All times are in Japan Standard Time (JST).
-
Site Visit (Completed): An organized pre-solicitation site visit was held on 05 August 2026. No secondary or additional site visits will be hosted.
-
Additional RFI Deadline: 21 August 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST. Additional RFIs must be sent via email to both designated POCs (see below) by this deadline to be answered.
-
RFI Responses Posted: The government's RFI responses will be posted as an amendment to this notice no later than 24 August 2026.
-
Proposal Submission Due Date: 11 September 2026 @ 09:00 AM JST.
2. Important Submission & Evaluation Instructions
-
Request for Information (RFI) Ground Rules: Resulting from the August 5th site visit, RFIs were submitted and are currently in the process of being answered. Once the formal RFI responses are posted on August 24th, additional questions will only be accepted if they relate directly to one of the published government responses. This process may result in an extended proposal submission window, but does not guarantee additional response time.
-
Proposal Due Date Clarification: Please ignore any system-generated defaults on SAM.gov or within the SF 1447 block that state "00:00 local time" as the submission deadline. The official, legally binding deadline for proposal receipt is September 11th, 2026, at 09:00 AM JST.
-
Evaluation Guidelines: The full SF 1447 solicitation document contains all guidelines for proposal submission (Section L) and the evaluation factors for award (Section M). These instructions and evaluation factors will only be amended to correct clerical errors or clear up misunderstandings.
3. Contact Instructions
Please direct all questions, RFIs, and final proposal submissions* via email to both of the following Points of Contact:
-
SSgt Cameron Smith: cameron.smith.16@us.af.mil
-
SSgt Daniel Callahan: daniel.callahan.7@us.af.mil
* For submissions over 10mb, they will not be accepted by our internal e-mail security measures. Offerors must submit a request for a DoDSAFE link to submit their proposals no later than 48hrs before submission deadline.
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