Sources Sought Announcement for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Construction of KAF F-18 Super Hornet Program, Procurement E
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912ER25R0010
- Agency
-
ENDIST Middle East
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Place of performance
- Al Jaber Al Jahrā' Kuwait
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Middle East District is seeking construction services for support facilities at Al Jaber Air Base in Kuwait for the F/A-18 Super Hornet Program. The project involves constructing a new Engine Shop, Airframes Shop, Squadron Operations Building, and related site improvements to support the fielding of new aircraft. Contractors must be capable of performing all management, administration, quality control, and construction services in compliance with Kuwaiti and U.S. building codes and security standards. The government will use an unrestricted, full and open solicitation with a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction contract awarded through Best Value Trade-off Source Selection procedures. Interested firms must submit a capabilities statement and project experience sheet by December 30, 2024, at 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, with the full Request for Proposal (RFP) expected to be released on or about February 19, 2025.
The project is classified under NAICS code 236220 for Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a small business size standard of $45 million. The estimated contract value ranges between $25 million and $100 million, with a firm fixed price contract anticipated. The overall Period of Performance is set at 600 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with potential contract award scheduled for October 15, 2025. Contractors must be able to obtain a business license in Kuwait and provide performance and payment bonds. No specific set-aside has been designated for this opportunity, making it open to all qualifying contractors. Successful bidders will need to demonstrate experience with similar facility construction, have appropriate bonding capabilities, and be prepared to self-perform a significant portion of the work. The government will require contractors to have Defense Base Act insurance and the capability to handle multiple construction contracts simultaneously.
Notice text
Solicitation Number: W912ER25R0010
Notice Type: Sources Sought
Project Title: Construct support facilities for the Kuwait Air Force F/A F-18 Super Hornet Program, Procurement E, at Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait.
***** This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only is not a solicitation announcement****** Please email your capability statement to the points of contact below.
Please be advised the subject sources sought replaced solicitation number from W912ER24R0010 to W912ER25R0010. If a contractor has previously provided a capability statement, please re-submit the capability statement, and include the updated solicitation number W912ER25R0010.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Middle East District is releasing the following sources sought notice for the purpose of conducting market research and planning purposes. This notice is to construct support facilities for the Kuwait Air Force F-18 Super Hornet Program, Procurement E, at Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait.
Project Scope: The work includes construction of a new Engine Shop, Airframes Shop, Squadron Operations Building, related site improvements, and incidental related work. The work is part of group of projects to support fielding of new F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft.
The project will be constructed in accordance with current Kuwaiti and U.S. building codes, safety, and security standards.
The contractor shall provide all management, administration, quality control, labor, transportation, equipment, materials, vehicles, heavy equipment, supplies and other items as necessary to perform the services contained in the scope of work.
The overall Period of Performance (PoP) shall be six hundred (600) calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the entire scope of work including Optional CLINs.
Set asides and codes: The project is classified through the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) under code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a small business size of $45 million. The FSC is Y1JZ Miscellaneous Buildings – Construction of Facilities.
The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract.
The estimated magnitude of construction of this project is between $25 million and $100 million.
The Government is considering the use of an unrestricted (full and open) solicitation and award a firm fixed Price (FFP) Design Bid Build (DBB) construction contract using the Best Value Trade-off Source Selection procedures in FAR 15.101-1. Evaluation criteria will be stated in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government may include options in the RFP. This acquisition will result in a single firm fixed price contract.
Additional Information:
Performance and payment bonds will be required after award of the contract.
The contractor must be licensed or be able to obtain a business license in Kuwait at issuance of Notice to Proceed.
The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in preparation of a response to this notice.
A contractor will neither be pre-qualified nor excluded from the competition based upon any information provided in reply to this announcement.
A bidder list will not be generated from replies to this announcement. Contractors will not automatically receive the RFP package as a result of replying to this announcement.
A pre-solicitation and solicitation announcement may eventually be publicized at the Beta.SAM.gov website. An announcement is tentatively scheduled for release on or about Wednesday 19 February 2025. The contract award is scheduled on or about Wednesday, 15 October 2025. Contractors are responsible for monitoring the website for the announcements and for any posted changes or amendments. Be advised that this is a sources sought notice and is not an RFP, nor does it restrict the Government from utilizing a different acquisition approach to award any or all resultant contracts.
Interested firms should complete the Capabilities Statement and the Project Experience Sheet (s) included with this announcement. Provide your capabilities and experience with not more than five similar projects. The Capabilities Statement will not be used by the Government to either qualify or disqualify prospective contractors.
Please return the completed capabilities statement and experience sheet(s) by email to both Anna Holcomb at Anna.Holcomb@usace.army.mil l and Sabrina Booker at Sabrina.s.booker@usace.army.mil. Place the words “MARKET RESEARCH - SUPER HORNET Procurement E” on the subject line of your message. Your response is due by Monday, 30 December 2024, at 04:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
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