Solicitation
Design-Build Maintenance and Repair Army Reserve (MRAR) of Equipment Concentration Site (ECS), B-56767, at North Cavazos, TX
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District wants a design-build repair and addition to a failing Equipment Concentration Site maintenance building (about 26,000 sq ft) at North Cavazos near Gatesville, TX. It is a single firm-fixed-price contract, total small business set-aside, with an estimated magnitude of $10 million to $25 million and about 913 calendar days from notice to proceed. A two-phase best-value process is used, and proposals are due 22 October 2026. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 19, 2026. It moves the due date from Apr 25, 2025 to Nov 20, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Sep 22, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 19, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 22, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District wants a design-build repair and addition to a failing Equipment Concentration Site maintenance building (about 26,000 sq ft) at North Cavazos near Gatesville, TX. It is a single firm-fixed-price contract, total small business set-aside, with an estimated magnitude of $10 million to $25 million and about 913 calendar days from notice to proceed. A two-phase best-value process is used, and proposals are due 22 October 2026.
Who can bid (4)
- Total small business set-aside
- Active SAM registration, kept active; a joint venture needs its own SAM registration
- Bonding and financial capability must meet solicitation minimums
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- A licensed A/E designer of record is part of the team and is evaluated on past performance
How to submit: Solicitation and amendments are downloaded from SAM.gov; Phase I information per Sections 00 22 16 and 00 22 18 (submission portal not stated), due Oct 22, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Large project with bonding needs. At $10M-$25M and with bonding and financial minimums, this is demanding for a small firm.
- Worth checking: Two-phase process with costly Phase II. Only about five offerors move on to Phase II, so Phase I effort may be wasted if not selected.
- 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.
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- Minor: Subject to availability of funds. The award depends on funding being available.
- Minor: Phase II factors may change. The Phase II criteria are only a draft during Phase I.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Repair and add to Maintenance Building 56767 (about 26,000 sq ft)
- Repair HVAC and electrical systems and electrical conduit distribution
- Remove non-structural interior walls to create open flexible workspace
- Restore non-code-compliant bathrooms, fix flooring and light fixtures
- Install code-compliant fire alarm and suppression system
- Build a code-compliant accessible entrance ramp
- Meet minimum DOD Antiterrorism standards
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, design-build, one contract, contains options
- Period of performance
- About 913 calendar days from Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- North Cavazos (Gatesville), TX, USA
- Estimated value
- Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Two-phase design-build, best-value tradeoff
- Offers due
- Oct 22, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT (from the version posted Sep 22, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Solicitation and amendments are downloaded from SAM.gov; Phase I information per Sections 00 22 16 and 00 22 18 (submission portal not stated)
What they'll judge offers on
- Phase I: Past Performance (prime contractor and A/E designer of record)
- Phase I: Technical Approach for Design/Build
- Phase I: Pro forma information such as bonding and financial capability (minimum requirements)
- Phase II: Design Narrative
- Phase II: Management Plan
- Phase II: Schedule Narrative
- Phase II: Price
What to include when you submit
- Phase I: submit past performance, technical and capability information per Section 00 22 16
- About five top offerors are invited to Phase II to submit more information per Section 00 22 18
- SF 1442 required
- Check SAM.gov for amendments
Not in the notice text
- Page limits and exact submission method
- Contents of Sections 00 22 16 and 00 22 18
- Options details
- Bond amounts
- 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
- 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: Solicitation and amendments are downloaded from SAM.gov; Phase I information per Sections 00 22 16 and 00 22 18 (submission portal not stated). 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
- Mar 26, 2025
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W072 ENDIST Louisville, KY
- Product/service code
- Z2EB · Repair or Alteration of Maintenance Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
7 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0006Due Nov 20, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 7, 2026 · Amendment 0005Due Oct 22, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0004Due Oct 22, 2026
- Sep 22, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Oct 22, 2026 (changed)
- Mar 26, 2025 · Amendment 0002Due Apr 25, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Apr 25, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 · SolicitationDue Apr 25, 2025
- 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
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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