Sources Sought
B21 Utilities & Site Improvements, Communications & Electrical Infrastructure, Dyess AFB OT Feasibility & Business Feedback
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, wants industry feedback on adding electrical distribution and fiber optic communications infrastructure for the B-21 bomber bed-down at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (sources sought W9126G27R1CSY). This is market research only, under Other Transaction (OT) authority for construction, which is outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The project's Construction Cost Limitation is $28,550,000. 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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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, wants industry feedback on adding electrical distribution and fiber optic communications infrastructure for the B-21 bomber bed-down at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (sources sought W9126G27R1CSY). This is market research only, under Other Transaction (OT) authority for construction, which is outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The project's Construction Cost Limitation is $28,550,000.
How to submit: Online Microsoft Forms questionnaire at https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/36mhctReuT. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 29, 2026.
- Worth checking: Other Transaction, not a FAR contract. OT agreements use different rules than normal federal contracts, so terms, set-asides and protections may differ.
- Worth checking: Large project size. A $28,550,000 cost limit needs significant bonding and medium-voltage and fiber experience.
- Minor: Market research only. No solicitation exists yet, and responding doesn't win work, but it shapes how the project is bought.
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- Minor: Antiterrorism and cybersecurity criteria. Design must meet DoD Unified Facilities Criteria for antiterrorism and cybersecurity of facility control systems.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Answer the market research questionnaire through the online Microsoft Forms link
- Feedback on advanced commercial construction methods, project delivery risks and acquisition preferences
- Interest, capacity and capability from construction firms, design-builders and non-traditional defense contractors
- Project scope: single mode fiber optic cable in underground concrete encased duct, plus telephone system expansion
- Project scope: underground and pole mounted power cabling, transformers, new switchgear, duct banks and manholes
- Contract type
- Other Transaction (OT) for construction under 10 U.S.C. § 2808a (not a FAR contract)
- Place of performance
- Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
- Estimated value
- Construction Cost Limitation of $28,550,000 (estimated)
- Offers due
- November 12, 2026, 12:00 PM Central Time (CT)
- How to submit
- Online Microsoft Forms questionnaire at https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/36mhctReuT
What to include when you submit
- Review the attached Project Information Packet (PIP) for requirements, constraints and the full questionnaire
- Submit all responses electronically through the online form
Not in the notice text
- The full requirements, constraints and questionnaire are in the attached Project Information Packet (PIP), which wasn't read.
- Whether the later award will be set aside for small businesses
- Whether there will be a site visit
- Which wage rule will apply (Davis-Bacon is not mentioned)
- The project schedule
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 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- W076 ENDIST FT Worth, Fort Worth, TX
- Product/service code
- Y1NZ · Construction of Other Utilities
- Business type
- Energy, fuel & utilities (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237130)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 12, 2026
- Oct 29, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue Nov 12, 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
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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