N400857190530 Upgrade Life Health Safety Systems in Hangar 250

Naval Facilities Engineering Command seeks proposals for architectural improvements, fire alarm and protection modifications, and plumbing/electrical rerouting work to upgrade life safety systems in Hangar 250 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, with proposals due September 24, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. local time. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside restricted to seven pre-selected small business contractors: Quadrant Construction, Blue Rock Structures, Bristol General Contractors, Joyce & Associates Construction Inc., Military & Federal Construction Co., P&S Construction, and Syncon LLC.

Place of performance is MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, NC. The NAICS code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; PSC is Z2JZ, Repair or Alteration of Miscellaneous Buildings. The estimated project range is $1 million to $5 million, with a 380-calendar-day completion window. Award will be made on a lowest-price basis.

Key technical requirements include mandatory firestopping systems from a single domestic manufacturer, asbestos-free and nontoxic, with FM APP GUIDE approval or UL listing; fire resistance ratings of 1 hour for wall and floor penetrations tested per ASTM E814 or UL 1479; and construction joints meeting fire resistance ratings of the construction, tested per ASTM E119, E1966, or UL 2079. An independent firestopping inspector with minimum two years' construction experience and current UL, FM, IFC, ICC, or professional engineer certification must inspect installations with minimum 10 percent witnessing per firestop type or 2 percent post-installation destructive verification per floor/area.

The contractor must maintain a qualified superintendent with minimum ten years' construction experience and five years as superintendent on similar projects, available on-site during regular hours (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday). A Fire Protection Quality Control Specialist must be a licensed Professional Engineer in Fire Protection Engineering with five years of relevant experience, independently employed. All personnel require DBIDS registration or daily base passes. Liquidated damages are assessed at $258 per calendar day of delay. Prevailing wage requirements apply under Davis-Bacon for Craven, Jones, and Pamlico counties. Bond requirements are tiered: none for proposals $35,000 and under; payment bonds only for proposals exceeding $35,000 but not exceeding $150,000; and bid, payment, and performance bonds for proposals exceeding $150,000.