Instrument Landing Structure (ILS)

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes.  THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information or industry response to this notice or any follow up information requests.  Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future procurement.  If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the System for Award Management (SAM).  It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor SAM for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The acquisition strategy will be determined based on responses received from this notice and/or other market research methods.  The planned acquisition strategy will be posted in SAM upon completion of market research analysis. 

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). All are highly encouraged to respond.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, intends to solicit and award a contract for site and preparatory construction work associated with an unmanned ILS. The anticipated acquisition will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price (FFP), design-bid-build (DBB), definitive contract. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with RFO 15.103-3, using the Highest Technically Rated with a Fair and Reasonable Price evaluation approach.

The Government is seeking experienced firms to perform site preparation and construction work associated with an unmanned ILS site. The site will accommodate three primary elements of Government-Furnished, Government-Installed (GFGI) electronic equipment under a separate contract: a directional localizer, a glide slope indicator, and radio marker beacons.

The scope of work includes demolition; rerouting existing drainage systems and utilities, as necessary; installation of new utility service lines; gate installation; and site filling and finish grading to support the subsequent installation of the ILS equipment.

The target price range for this project is between $7.8M and $8.4M.

This project is subject to Minor Military Construction (MILCON) funding and Statutory Limitations - Offerors are advised that this requirement is funded as an Unspecified Minor MILCON (UMMC) project in accordance with (IAW) 10 U.S.C. § 2805. Because this project relies on Minor MILCON funding, total project costs are strictly limited by federal statute. Proposals must and will be evaluated IAW this statutory policy. The Government cannot and will not make an award if the proposed price exceeds the applicable legal thresholds for UMMC projects.

The estimated Period of Performance is 365 calendar days.   

The North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238910 –Site Preparation Contractors, which has a small business size standard of $19.0M.

The Product Service Code is Y1PZ – Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities

Respondents are reminded that all construction performance must follow the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1), and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations.

Anticipated solicitation may be issued within 2nd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 with an estimated award between 3rd and 4th Quarter of Fiscal Year 2027.

Small Businesses are reminded that RFO clause 52.219-14 – Limitations on Subcontracting will be applicable to this contract; and to pay specific attention to paragraphs (e)(3) and (g).

(e)(3) For General Construction, it (the contractor) will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

(g) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.

(1)       In a joint venture comprised of a small business protégé and its mentor approved by the Small Business Administration, the small business protégé shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the small business protégé in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions.

(2)       In an 8(a) joint venture, the 8(a) participant(s) shall perform at least 40 percent of the work performed by the joint venture. Work performed by the 8(a) participants in the joint venture must be more than administrative functions

The Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) is the Department of Defense, single, authorized application to retrieve supplier performance information. SPRS is a web-enabled enterprise application that gathers, processes, and displays data about the performance of suppliers and must be completed prior to an award in accordance with DFARS 204.76, DFARS 252.204-7020, DFARS 252.204-7024 and DoDI 5000.79.  Review NIST SP 800-171 for further information.

Contractors are required to achieve, at the time of award, a level 1 Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Contractors are required to maintain a current (ie., not more than 3 years old) CMMC at the specified level throughout the life of the contract. See Provision 252.204-7025 and DFARS Clause 252.204-7021.

Responses from firms interested in this notice shall not exceed 10 pages and shall include the following information:

1.  Firm’s name, UEI #, CAGE Code, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

2.  Firm’s interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.

3.  Firm’s experience to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Scope of Work above by providing:

Brief description of the project, customer name, and dollar value of the project – provide UP TO 3 examples.

4.  Firm’s Business Size – LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB.

5.  Will the firm submit a response as a Joint Venture or other arrangement?  If YES, specific type: Joint Venture, Mentor-Protégé, Teaming Arrangement, or Other

6.  Firm’s Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars).

This announcement and all information will be issued via the Government Point of Entry, Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment and Offerors must be active in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Award will not be issued to non-compliant offerors until SAM Registration is complete, otherwise offerors will not be eligible for award.

Interested Firms shall respond to this notice no later than November 2, 2026, at 2:00pm, Central Standard Time. Email your response to Christine Noriega, Contract specialist at christine.noriega@usace.army.mil and Shayla J. Lucas. Contracting officer at shayla.j.lucas@usace.army.mil