P-1577, Combat Water Survival Training Facility, Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, NC

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Mid-Atlantic anticipates soliciting a Design-Build contract for construction of a Combat Water Survival Training Facility at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, with a sources sought response deadline of October 19, 2026. The Government will determine whether to set aside the acquisition for small businesses following industry response review and may impose FAR clause 52.219-14 limitations on subcontracting if a small business set-aside occurs. A Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is anticipated under Executive Order 14063, which requires PLAs for federal construction projects estimated at $35 million or above unless specific exceptions apply.

Place of performance is Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The facility includes one indoor combat survival pool with dive tower and concrete decking, one indoor combat training pool with Underwater Egress Training (UET) capability, a combat training tank support facility with storage bays and medical office, swim qualification training classrooms with enclosed walkway, administrative space, storage rooms, filtration and mechanical systems, bleachers, male and female locker rooms, and public bathrooms. Construction will utilize steel beams and columns, standing seam metal roof, and concrete masonry unit wall construction with deep foundations required to resist buoyancy forces from high water table conditions. The facility will incorporate cybersecurity features per Department of Defense criteria and Antiterrorism (AT) features compliant with Unified Facilities Criteria for DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings.

Estimated construction cost ranges from $100 million to $250 million with an anticipated performance period of approximately 1,460 calendar days. NAICS Code 236220 applies with a small business size standard of $45 million. Prospective contractors must demonstrate prior experience completing Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build projects within the past ten years with final construction costs of $60 million or greater, minimum 10,000 square feet of water surface area, and new construction experience in indoor aquatic facilities or specialized military combat training pool facilities. Responses must be submitted electronically to Hailey McGinness at hailey.m.mcginness.civ@us.navy.mil by October 19, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. EST with a 4 MB attachment limit.