Sources Sought: Replace Radar Generator, B2021

The Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command is seeking sources to replace a radar generator system for Building B2021 at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi under project number EEPZ248376. The procurement encompasses complete design-build services including demolition and replacement of the existing 277/480V 128 kVA Kohler generator with a new diesel Cummins generator system, along with associated components such as automatic transfer switches, fuel storage tanks, fuel lines, pumps, exhaust systems, and grounding systems. Key contract requirements include matching or exceeding the existing generator's capabilities with a one-step 100% load acceptance rating and 15-second start-to-load capability, providing a 100 kW load bank for testing, furnishing NFPA 110 load testing and startup services, and supplying mobile generator support during extended outages. The contractor must also develop comprehensive design submittals following a phased approach with 35%, 65%, 95%, and 100% design reviews, maintain a Quality Control Plan and Submittal Log, and provide complete operations and maintenance manuals with as-built drawings. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement must be submitted by March 12, 2026, at 3:00 PM CST to Daniel C. Bermudez or Daniel L. Stilts, and interested parties are required to provide business information, CAGE code, relevant project experience from the past five years, current bonding capacity, percentage of work to be performed, and small business socio-economic status if applicable.

This is a pre-solicitation notice with no set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor is identified in the announcement materials. The estimated project value falls between $250,000 and $500,000, with the NAICS code designated as 236220 (specialized construction) and a small business size standard of $45 million. The total period of performance is 180 days from the Notice to Proceed, with design submittals due at specified intervals and construction requiring compliance with applicable UFCs, ETLs, NEC, NFPA standards, and Columbus AFB Installation Facility Standards. The contractor will be responsible for all design coordination, constructability verification, site security, hazardous materials management, and comprehensive construction site management including environmental protection and waste disposal. A formal solicitation will be issued at a later date, and interested parties must respond separately to that announcement when it is released; responses to this Sources Sought Announcement do not constitute bids or proposals and will not be reimbursed.