Solicitation
Trade and Cargo Academy
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryPhase for this notice: Volume IV (the fourth part of the proposal), due November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern; only firms that sent Volumes I through III on time may send it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Charleston District wants a contractor to tear down a vacant 30,000-square-foot, three-story building and build a new 28,400-square-foot, two-story Trade and Cargo Academy (TCA), plus a separate 5,985-square-foot Cargo Security and Seized Property Training Facility (CSSPTF), at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in North Charleston, South Carolina. The SAM.gov notice does not state a set-aside, contract type, contract length or price; the documents read are Amendment 0003 and the revised specifications and drawings. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: The main solicitation (Volume IV instructions, evaluation factors, price form, contract type, completion time, bonding and set-aside) was not in the documents read; only Amendment 0003 and the revised specifications and drawings were provided. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Phase for this notice: Volume IV (the fourth part of the proposal), due November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern; only firms that sent Volumes I through III on time may send it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Charleston District wants a contractor to tear down a vacant 30,000-square-foot, three-story building and build a new 28,400-square-foot, two-story Trade and Cargo Academy (TCA), plus a separate 5,985-square-foot Cargo Security and Seized Property Training Facility (CSSPTF), at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in North Charleston, South Carolina. The SAM.gov notice does not state a set-aside, contract type, contract length or price; the documents read are Amendment 0003 and the revised specifications and drawings.
Who can bid
- Submitted Volumes I through III on time; only those firms may submit Volume IV
Things to watch (7)
From the version posted Oct 14, 2026.
- Serious: Only firms that sent Volumes I-III may send Volume IV. This notice is for the remaining proposal step (Volume IV); a business that did not send Volumes I through III on time is shut out, and the dates and rules of the earlier volumes are not in the documents read.
- Worth checking: Deep pile foundations in a flood zone. Both buildings sit on deep precast concrete piles because of poor soil and FEMA Zone AE, which makes foundation work and pricing more complex.
- Worth checking: Hazardous material removal and work next to an occupied wing. The work includes hazardous material abatement and demolition while keeping the main lobby and utility service to the occupied east wing.
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- Worth checking: Davis-Bacon wages likely apply. Federal construction over $2,000 in the U.S. pays at least the Davis-Bacon wage rates in the wage determination attached to the solicitation. This summary doesn't name one: find it on SAM.gov and price your labor from it.
- Minor: Offer acceptance period cut to 60 days. Amendment 0003 changes the time prices must stay firm from 120 to 60 calendar days.
- Minor: Environmental test results due 60 days before earthwork. Amendment 0003 requires test results for imported or relocated fill and for excavation areas to reach the Government 60 days before that work, which affects scheduling.
- Minor: Pre-augering limited to 45 feet. To protect the Cooper Marl layer, pre-augering may not go deeper than 45 feet below ground.
Read from the notice and 5 attachments. Show which files.
- B.08.03 - Solicitation Amend 03 2026.10.14 - W912HP27RA002 - FLETC Trade & Cargo.pdf (read)
- 261013 - CSSPTF Specifications - Amendment.pdf (read)
- 261013 - TCA Specification Amendment.pdf (read)
- 261013 - TCA Drawings Amendment.pdf (read)
- 261013 - CSSPTF Drawings - Amendment.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Remove hazardous materials and selectively demolish the vacant 30,000 SF, three-story building, keeping the existing main lobby and keeping utilities running to the occupied east wing
- Build the new 28,400 SF, two-story Trade and Cargo Academy: classrooms, an auditorium and production spaces on the first floor, open offices on the second
- Build the separate one-story, 5,985 SF Cargo Security and Seized Property Training Facility for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) training
- Build both on deep pile foundations because of poor soil and the FEMA Zone AE flood area (Federal Emergency Management Agency flood zone with high flood risk), including pile-supported stormwater piping under paved areas at the CSSPTF
- Install a steel frame, rainscreen exterior wall, heating and cooling (HVAC), LED lighting and security systems
- Both facilities are engineered for a minimum 40-year life using durable coastal materials, meeting federal energy conservation standards, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) security criteria and 2021 building codes
- Follow the Amendment 0003 rules: submit environmental test results for fill and excavation areas 60 days before the work, and limit pre-augering to 45 feet deep to protect the Cooper Marl layer
- Place of performance
- North Charleston, SC, USA (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Charleston)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern (Volume IV only)
What to include when you submit
- Only firms that submitted Volumes I-III on time may submit Volume IV
- Acknowledge receipt of Amendment 0003 before the hour and date set for offers, by completing items 8 and 15 and returning copies, by acknowledging it on each copy of the offer, or by separate letter or electronic communication that refers to the solicitation and amendment numbers
- Offers stay open for 60 calendar days under Amendment 0003 (was 120 calendar days)
Not in the notice text
- The main solicitation (Volume IV instructions, evaluation factors, price form, contract type, completion time, bonding and set-aside) was not in the documents read; only Amendment 0003 and the revised specifications and drawings were provided
- Due dates and requirements for Volumes I-III were not provided
- Whether the project has a set-aside: SAM.gov says not stated
- Contract value, bonding and insurance requirements and how long the work must take are not stated in the text read
- Where and how to send Volume IV (not stated in the text read)
- Parts of the revised specifications and drawings were cut for length, so some requirements may be missing
- Whether there's a site visit: this summary doesn't say. Check the solicitation and its amendments on SAM.gov.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- 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
- Oct 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W074 ENDIST Charleston, SC
- Product/service code
- Y1JZ · Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2026 · Amendment 0003 (this version)Due Nov 6, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 7, 2026 · AmendmentDue Oct 13, 2026
- Sep 17, 2026 · SolicitationDue Oct 13, 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 respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation