Sources Sought
Sources Sought- Sources Sought & Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Construction for Non-Destructive Testing Facility, Red River Army Depot, Texas
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice (market research only, no solicitation yet) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, for an 8,000 SF non-destructive testing (NDT) facility at Red River Army Depot, Texas. The Army is testing whether to buy it under an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA, a non-FAR deal) instead of a normal FAR contract. Interested firms send a completed questionnaire and a capability statement by the response due date of November 13, 2026, 2:00 PM Central. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Army who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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This is a sources sought notice (market research only, no solicitation yet) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, for an 8,000 SF non-destructive testing (NDT) facility at Red River Army Depot, Texas. The Army is testing whether to buy it under an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA, a non-FAR deal) instead of a normal FAR contract. Interested firms send a completed questionnaire and a capability statement by the response due date of November 13, 2026, 2:00 PM Central.
Who can bid
- Open to commercial construction firms, design-builders and Non-Traditional Defense Contractors; the notice does not state a set-aside
How to submit: Email the complete package to Octavia Gregory (contract specialist), with a copy to Shayla Lucas, Contracting Officer. Questions go through ProjNet only.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 13, 2026.
- Worth checking: Sources sought only, not a solicitation. This notice only gathers market information; the Government is not committed to award, and the Government will not pay for responses.
- Worth checking: May be awarded under a non-FAR Other Transaction Agreement. If the Army uses an OTA, the FAR does not apply and the negotiated agreement is the only governing contract, so terms differ from a usual construction contract.
- Worth checking: Later phases may be limited to selected teams. Under the Design-Build to Budget option, only the three teams selected in Phase 1 would get the final RFP for Phase 2; under Progressive Design-Build, Phase 1 is a qualifications-based selection.
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- Worth checking: Must team with the existing designer. The Government prefers the existing A-E designer, so the winner would partner with that firm instead of choosing its own.
- Worth checking: Documents give different sizes and delivery models. The notice says 8,000 SF, while Appendix B lists an estimated scale of 5,698 sq. ft. and calls the job a Design-Bid-Build, Firm Fixed-Price contract, though OTA delivery methods are being weighed. Award timing also differs: Phase 1 award on or before August 2027, but contract award April 2027 in the milestones.
- Minor: Site conditions may add cost. Soil at the site usually needs extra pier support or over-excavation, which can raise construction cost against a fixed budget.
- Minor: No stipend for the later design effort. Teams that reach Phase 2 would take part in five proprietary meetings and develop a conceptual design, but the Government says a stipend is not authorized.
- Minor: Question cutoff: November 6, 2026. Questions must go through ProjNet only and are cut off at 2:00 PM CDT on November 6, 2026.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- Market Research Red River NonDestructive Testing Questionair.docx (read)
- Attachment 01_Sources Sought Red River Non-Destructive Testing_520249.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Build an 8,000 SF drive-through depot maintenance shop for non-destructive testing of tactical vehicles, combat vehicles and vehicle components
- Include radiation protective shielding so the existing x-ray equipment can be used safely at full potential and upgraded
- Demolish the existing x-ray facility
- Make room for consolidating and training on ultrasonic, dye penetrant, magnetic particle inspection and laser scanning equipment
- Partner with the existing architect-engineer (A-E) designer, whose design is at 65% (the Government will go back to no less than 35%)
- Send back the completed Market Intelligence Report: Industry Day/First Look Questionnaire, with a capability statement
- Contract type
- Not yet decided. The Army is weighing Progressive Design-Build (PDB), Design-Build to Budget (DBtB) or Construction Management at Risk (CM@Risk) under an Other Transaction Agreement, or a FAR-based contract. Appendix B also calls it a Design-Bid-Build, Firm Fixed-Price contract.
- Period of performance
- Projected construction of about 540 calendar days after the Phase 2 construction modification; Appendix B says 540 calendar days from Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- Red River Army Depot, Texas (SAM.gov: TX, USA)
- Estimated value
- Government's Target Price Range (TPR): $8,000,000 to $8,500,000. Construction Cost Limit (CCL) estimated at $8,175,103.00; programmed amount $8,100,000. Covers all design and construction, excludes Government-furnished equipment.
- How they'll choose
- Not set; this is market research. For reference, PDB would pick a design-builder on qualifications (qualifications-based selection) and then negotiate a fee for Phase 1. DBtB would pick three teams from Phase 1 qualifications and past performance to go on to Phase 2.
- Offers due
- November 13, 2026, 2:00 PM Central (CDT)
- How to submit
- Email the complete package to Octavia Gregory (contract specialist), with a copy to Shayla Lucas, Contracting Officer. Questions go through ProjNet only.
What to include when you submit
- Complete the Market Intelligence Report: Industry Day/First Look Questionnaire (attached as a Word file).
- Include a capability statement (strongly encouraged).
- Send questions through ProjNet only (Project ID 520249; self-register with the bidder key given in the notice), not by email.
- The questionnaire asks about OT versus FAR preference, risks, budget realism, cost drivers, long-lead items, local labor, innovation ideas, value-adds and whether a stipend is needed.
After award, you must have
- Project is inside the cantonment area; all personnel must pass background checks for site access From Attachment 01_Sources Sought Red River Non-Destructive Testing_520249.pdf:
Project is located inside the cantonment area; all personnel…
Current contractor
No incumbent for construction is named. The existing A-E designer holds the 65% design under an existing contract and the Government prefers to keep that firm involved.
Not in the notice text
- Set-aside: SAM.gov does not state one and the documents do not name any.
- Whether there is a site visit is not stated.
- Which wage rule applies (for example a Davis-Bacon wage determination) is not stated.
- The date, time and sign-up details for the virtual Industry Day are not set; they will be in a later Special Notice on SAM.gov.
- Which delivery method (PDB, DBtB, CM@Risk) or whether OTA or a FAR-based contract will be used is not decided.
- The name of the existing A-E designer is not given.
- The solicitation itself has not been issued; Appendix B shows a proposed solicitation release in January 2027.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
- 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 13, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- W076 ENDIST FT Worth, Fort Worth, TX
- Product/service code
- Y1JB · Construction of Testing and Measurement Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- 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
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
SOURCES SOUGHT- MARKET RESEARCH ONLY Title: Non-Destructive Testing Facility Location: Red River Army Depot, Texas Scope: Construct an 8,000 SF Drive-through Depot Maintenance Shop for the non-destructive testing (NDT) of tactical vehicles, combat vehicles, and vehicle components. NDT is required to evaluate the integrity of welds, internal defects, structural capability, and condition of asset materials. The facility will include radiation protective shielding to allow for the existing x-ray equipment to be safely utilized at full potential and permit upgrades and improvements to the industrial x-ray system. The building will also facilitate the consolidation, expanded capability, as well as training for other NDT equipment including ultrasonic, dye penetrant, magnetic particle inspection, and laser scanning operations. The existing x-ray facility will be demolished. The Target Price Range (TPR): The Government has established a TPR for construction estimated to be between $8,000,000 and $8,500,000. The Construction Cost Limit (CCL) is estimated at $8,175,103.00 with a total Programmed Amount (PA) of $8,100,000. FY27 AWARD "Please refer to Attachment 01 for detailed project information. Interested vendors must complete the Market Intelligence Report: Industry Day/First Look Questionnaire and are strongly encouraged to include a capability statement." We have established a ProjNet, https://www.projnet.org/projnet for additional inquires and questions. ProjNet-Project ID Number: 520249 ProjNet-Bidder Key Number: HN7RK8-HPTEHG
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