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Presolicitation

Design and Construction of a Modernized Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility (Bioplant) at Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP)

W519TC-26-R-BIOR

Department of the Army, W6QK ACC-RI. Explosives Manufacturing.

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Response deadline

August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT

Closed 65 days ago. Posted August 18, 2026, first published July 24, 2026. Scheduled to archive September 30, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

Constructed in the 1940s, Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) is a critical national security asset, serving as the last remaining CONUS Government-owned facility capable of manufacturing nitrocellulose (NC), nitroglycerin (NG), single-base, multi-base, and solventless propellants. The industrial wastewater generated by these manufacturing processes contains complex chemical components—including solvents and propellant residues (solid, dissolved, or suspended energetic materials)—which must be rigorously treated prior to discharge into the New River.


The legacy RFAAP Bioplant, constructed in the 1980s, is significantly past its useful service life and acts as a single point of failure for plant operations. Crucially, the facility is located within the 100-year floodplain, exposing it to severe operational risks, as demonstrated by an emergency shutdown during Hurricane Helene in 2024. Due to these critical vulnerabilities, project funding has been accelerated to FY26.


Furthermore, the aging facility is increasingly incapable of consistently treating the plant's evolving wastewater streams. RFAAP discharge is strictly regulated by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) via a Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permit under the Clean Water Act. Recently, the legacy plant has suffered a high rate of compliance failure, registering 14 permit violations across three separate incidents within a 16-month period. These violations primarily resulted from an inability to adequately process Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical

The overarching goal is for the offeror(s) to develop design and construction of a wastewater treatment process and deliver a completed solution to the Government. Follow-On Contracts or Transactions (Phase II): In accordance with the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2808a, the potential award of a future Other Transaction may result in the award of a follow-on contract or transaction for site preparation and construction without the use of competitive procedures, provided that the initial transaction was competitively awarded, the participant(s) successfully completed the project, and the follow-on is for the same or similar scope of work. Therefore, upon determination that the participant(s) in the transaction successfully completed the design project provided for in the transaction, or in the event that a particularly favorable or unexpected result is accomplished that justifies transition to production, this design project may result in the award of a follow-on contract for advancement to Issue for Construction (IFC) status,
site preparation, construction, commissioning, and transition without the use of competitive procedures.

This RFS is for a contemplated OTA that, if awarded, will be awarded in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2028a, Facility construction or repair: transactions other than contracts and grants.

Interest & Question Submittal Deadline: 7 AUG 2026 / 1500CDT

18 August 2026: Update has been made to the .pdf attachment RFS to correct typographical errors wherein an incorrect citation was used (10 U.S.C. 2028a). Those errors have been corrected to 10 U.S.C. 2808a. 

Proposal Due Date/Time: extended to 28 August 2026 / 1600CT

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Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. July 24, 2026

    Presolicitation, originally sources sought

    Due August 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 9987fb23e8f043a580649e10babdb847

    9 revisions on SAM
    • August 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 17, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 14, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 12, 2026: publish, presolicitation
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    • August 3, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 31, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 24, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • June 17, 2026: publish, sources sought

  2. July 31, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due August 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 8157f04be3f54452b707f7fb2148dc7f

    9 revisions on SAM
    • August 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 17, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 14, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 12, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 11, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 3, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 31, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 24, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • June 17, 2026: publish, sources sought

  3. August 3, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due August 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 443709fb8a784de1ab9f110c64ba6104

    9 revisions on SAM
    • August 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 17, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 14, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 12, 2026: publish, presolicitation
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    • August 3, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 31, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 24, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • June 17, 2026: publish, sources sought

  4. August 11, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due August 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 98ece1fe4c1b4619bc3511cdbeffdb9d

    9 revisions on SAM
    • August 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 17, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 14, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 12, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 11, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 3, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 31, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 24, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • June 17, 2026: publish, sources sought

  5. August 12, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due August 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice e80f7ac7a739498dac5796fe4d511c9a

    9 revisions on SAM
    • August 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 17, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 14, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 12, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 11, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 3, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 31, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 24, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • June 17, 2026: publish, sources sought

  6. August 14, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due August 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 39a7721fd0ef41d9bee77cfd21607c72

    9 revisions on SAM
    • August 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 17, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 14, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 12, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 11, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 3, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 31, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 24, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • June 17, 2026: publish, sources sought

  7. August 17, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice fdbd1b2eab304eff9cf0435c7c3c1b22

    9 revisions on SAM
    • August 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 17, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 14, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 12, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 11, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 3, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 31, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 24, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • June 17, 2026: publish, sources sought

  8. August 18, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due August 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 54b92fa570db4fdea97e0d89d5ab36ff

    9 revisions on SAM
    • August 18, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 17, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 14, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 12, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 11, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 3, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 31, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • July 24, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • June 17, 2026: publish, sources sought

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