Sources Sought
WPAFB 3rd Air Stream/ B18
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912QR26-3rd_Air_Stream_B18
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, is doing market research for building a new industrial compressed air plant in the controlled-access B18 Complex at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. This is a Sources Sought notice, not a bid request: companies fill out a Market Survey Response Form so the Army can decide whether to set the job aside for small business or compete it openly.
Watch out for
- Not a bid request. This is only market research; no contract is promised and no money is paid for responding.
it is not a request for competitive proposals, quotations, or bids
- Incomplete responses can be dropped. Leaving survey sections blank or adding off-topic information could remove you from the set-aside decision.
Incomplete answers in any section or providing information outside the scope of this announcement may remove respondents
- Large, specialized industrial construction. Heavy equipment (4,000 HP compressors) inside a controlled-access area tied into existing controls is a big, complex job for a small firm.
two centrifugal air compressors (4,000 HP)
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Full brief
What they want
- Build a new, fully functional industrial compressed air plant in the B18 Complex
- Install two centrifugal air compressors (4,000 HP)
- Install two natural gas-fired industrial air heaters (18.1 MM BTU/hr / 55 MM BTU/hr)
- Install insulated specialty steel distribution piping (schedule 80-120) and valves
- Provide all associated controls and monitoring devices, integrated with the existing control system
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, OH (B18 Complex)
- Offers due
- 2026-10-31T13:00:00-04:00
- How to submit
- Complete the Market Survey Response Form provided in the links section of the notice
What to include when you submit
- Review the Market Survey Document in the attachments first
- Fill out every section of the Market Survey Response Form
- No telephone inquiries; no feedback is given on submissions
You must have
- No set-aside is stated yet. The Army may set the job aside for small business (in full or in part, any category) or compete it openly, based on survey responses.
this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition
Not in the notice text
- Details of the Market Survey Document are in the attachments and were not provided in the notice text
- Contract type, project size or value, and construction schedule are not stated
- Any bonding, access or security requirements for the controlled-access complex are not stated
- Which small business category, if any, will be used
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 31, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 17, 2025
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- W912QR26-3rd_Air_Stream_B18
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W072 Endist Louisville
- NAICS
- 238220
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson Afb, OH
- Contracting contact
- THOMAS NAUERTthomas.s.nauert@usace.army.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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