Presolicitation
Renovate Building 1203-DOAS/AHU and Fire Suppression Water System, March Air Reserve Base, California
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District plans a sealed-bid Invitation for Bid (IFB) to renovate Building 1203 at March Air Reserve Base, California: new mechanical systems and a new fire water supply line. This is advance notice only; the solicitation number is now W912QR27BA004, and posting is expected on or about 6 November 2026. It is a small business set-aside with an estimated magnitude of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 2, 2026. See the latest version.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District plans a sealed-bid Invitation for Bid (IFB) to renovate Building 1203 at March Air Reserve Base, California: new mechanical systems and a new fire water supply line. This is advance notice only; the solicitation number is now W912QR27BA004, and posting is expected on or about 6 November 2026. It is a small business set-aside with an estimated magnitude of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.
Who can bid
- Small business: the acquisition will be a general small business set-aside
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM); a joint venture must be registered as its own entity
How to submit: The solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov only; no paper copies. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Nov 2, 2026.
- Serious: Only small businesses can bid. The project will be a small business set-aside, so only firms small under NAICS 236220 may bid.
- Worth checking: Solicitation number changed. The solicitation will appear as W912QR27BA004, not W912QR27BA001, so search SAM.gov for the new number.
- Minor: Date passed (Nov 6, 2026): Release date moved. The update moves the expected posting to on or about 6 November 2026, replacing the earlier 21 September 2026 date.
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- Minor: Fire protection and controls scope. The work includes the fire water line, PIV and fire alarm controls, which may need specialty subcontractors.
- Minor: IFB also called an RFP. The notice says sealed-bid IFB but also says "This RFP"; confirm the procedure when the solicitation posts.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Replace the entire mechanical system in Building 1203 (34,281 SF): ductwork, sensors, air handling units 1 and 2, and controls including fire alarm controls
- Replace the main fire water supply line from the street main to the riser room
- Replace the post indicator valve (PIV)
- Test, balance and commission the complete mechanical and fire suppression systems
- Contract type
- One firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing
- Period of performance
- Expected 350 days from Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- Building 1203, March Air Reserve Base, California
- Estimated value
- Construction magnitude between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid (Invitation for Bid), Design/Bid/Build
- How to submit
- The solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov only; no paper copies
What to include when you submit
- No response to this advance notice is required
- Watch SAM.gov for the solicitation (now numbered W912QR27BA004) and any amendments
Not in the notice text
- Bid due date, bonding requirements and bid instructions will be in the solicitation, which isn't posted yet
- Whether there will be a site visit, and whether it is required, is not stated
- Which wage rule applies (a Davis-Bacon wage determination) is not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 236220
- How to submit, from the AI summary: The solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov only; no paper copies. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- W072 ENDIST Louisville, KY
- Product/service code
- Z2NB · Repair or Alteration of Heating and Cooling Plants
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 15, 2026
- Nov 2, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 15, 2026 (changed)
- Sep 3, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Sep 19, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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