PRIMARY RUNWAY AND PAVEMENT REPAIRS LOCATED AT JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS NOTICE ONLY: THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 4, 2026 AT HTTPS://SAM.GOV/. THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IS N6945027R0007, FOR THE DESIGN-BID-BUILD (DBB) CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR THE NOLA PRIMARY RUNWAY AND PAVEMENT REPAIRS LOCATED AT NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) JOINT RESERVE BASE (JRB), NEW ORLEANS, LOUISISANA

PROJECT TITLE: DESIGN BID BUILD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, NOLA PRIMARY RUNWAY AND PAVEMENT REPAIRS LOCATED AT NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) JOINT RESERVE BASE (JRB), NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

PSC: Z2BD (Repair or Alteration of AIRPORT RUNWAYS AND TAXIWAYS)

NAICS: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR AN INVITATION FOR BID. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation.  There is no bid package or solicitation currently available. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made.

Description: 

This acquisition may result in the award of a Design Bid Build (DBB) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Construction contract for the full-depth reconstruction of pavement sections within the Runway 22 threshold, Runway 0422, Taxiway Alpha, Taxiway Bravo, and Taxiway Foxtrot. Asphalt pavement mill and overlay and asphalt section full-depth construction is required to accommodate the new concrete pavement. Additionally, the entire length of runway 0422 is required to be re-striped, following rubber and paint removal.

The contract performance period is 1,110 calendar days (inclusive of the base period and any exercised options) from the date of contract award. Schedule submission and progress tracking will be governed by FAR Clause 52.236-15, Schedules for Construction Contracts.

The best value continuum source selection process to be used for this acquisition is the Tradeoff process in accordance with  FAR 15.103-1. The Tradeoff process is appropriate when it may be in the best interest of the Government to consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror.

A sources sought notice was posted to sam.gov on March 17, 2026, requesting small business industry interested and capability statement. Based on responses from the notice it was determined that the requirement should be issued as Full and Open competition.  The NAVFAC Small Business Office Concurs with this determination.

The solicitation will be a negotiated DBB acquisition. Proposals will be solicited in a one-phase submission for a single solicitation. The solicitation will utilize source selection procedures, which require offerors to submit a technical proposal, past performance and experience information, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government. Award will be made to the offeror whose total price and technical proposal offers the best value to the Government.

Competition Requirements: Unrestricted basis, under full and open competition.

Procurement Method: FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation.

Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed Price

The NAICS code for this construction solicitation is 236220 with a size standard of $45,000,000.

Project Magnitude is $75,000,000 or greater.

This is a new procurement. It does not replace an existing contract. No prior contract information exists.

A Site Visit will be held for those offerors who choose to participate (exact date and time will be specified in the solicitation). Proposals will be due no earlier than 30 days after the solicitation is released (exact date and time will be specified in the solicitation).

This will be an electronic solicitation, which can be downloaded from Sam.gov Opportunities at https://sam.gov/. The solicitation will be available at this site no earlier than 15 days after this pre-solicitation notice is posted. Offerors are responsible for checking the Sam.gov website for the solicitation and any subsequent amendments that may be issued. NO CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE MADE TO ANY CONTRACTOR THAT IS NOT REGISTERED OR IN THE PROCESS OF REGISTERING WITH THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM). PLEASE VISIT THE SAM WEBSITE AT https://www.sam.gov FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REGISTER.