Sources Sought
Fire Station, Building 806, Buckley Space Force Base, CO 80011
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W9128F27SM001
Due in 12 days
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The Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District is doing market research for a roughly 5,800 SF administrative addition and a 695 SF interior renovation at the Fire Station (Building 806), Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, CO. The government plans a progressive design-build approach under an Other Transaction (OT) agreement, with a firm construction cost limit of $6,622,000 and 420 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. This is a Sources Sought notice, not a solicitation.
Watch out for
- Occupied 24/7 fire station. Work must be done with no disruption to emergency response, which needs careful phasing and adds cost and schedule risk.
operational (24/7 emergency response) with zero disruption throughout
- Firm cost ceiling. The design must be advanced to fit under a fixed construction cost limit, so cost overruns fall on the design-builder.
Firm Construction Cost Limitation (CCL) of $6,622,000.00
- Unusual contract approach. An Other Transaction agreement and progressive design-build are different from standard FAR contracts and may be unfamiliar to small firms.
traditional FAR-based contract
- Sources Sought only, no guarantee. A response does not guarantee a future solicitation and the government will not pay response costs.
guarantee the future issuance of an opportunity notice, nor does it commit the
- Antiterrorism and CMMC requirements. The work must meet DoD antiterrorism standards and the form asks about CMMC level, which may require extra compliance work.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- W9128F27SM001_Sources Sought Notice.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Design and build a single-story, slab-on-grade administrative addition of about 5,800 SF
- Renovate about 695 SF of the existing fire station into a training area
- Advance the government's existing 35% concept design to final design and construction
- Build electrical, communications, water, sewer, a VRF HVAC system, site work, paving, parking and landscaping
- Meet antiterrorism standards, including a 50-foot standoff distance
- Keep the 24/7 fire station fully operational during construction through strict phasing
- Contract type
- Other Transaction (OT) agreement under 10 USC 2808a using Progressive Design-Build, rather than a traditional FAR-based contract; planned to move to a Guaranteed Maximum Price or Target Price
- Period of performance
- 420 calendar days from Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, CO 80011
- Estimated value
- Firm Construction Cost Limitation (CCL) of $6,622,000.00
- How they'll choose
- Planned: select a single best-suited partner based on qualifications (not price) after a Request for Qualifications or equivalent. This notice itself is market research only.
- Offers due
- 21 October 2026 by 11:00 am (MT)
- How to submit
- Email to Phillip Wickham (Phillip.L.Wickham@usace.army.mil) and Jessica Beckman (Jessica.L.Beckman@usace.army.mil)
- Page limits
- Narratives no longer than 5 pages
What they'll judge offers on
- Qualifications
- Past performance
- Capability to execute occupied-facility work under a firm construction cost limit
What to include when you submit
- Provide company name, address, phone, point of contact, email and web address
- Provide CAGE code and UEI, if available
- Provide current CMMC level reported in SPRS
- Provide single and aggregate bonding levels
- Answer the capability questions, including 2 to 3 completed projects from the last 10 years on active DoD installations with final cost and acquisition method
- Describe experience with 24/7 occupied facilities and with progressive design-build, design-build-to-budget or OTA projects
- Give feedback on the proposed OTA and progressive design-build approach
- Avoid submitting proprietary information; the government will not answer questions and does not accept phone inquiries
You must have
- No set-aside; open to all qualified firms regardless of size or federal experience
qualified entities regardless of federal construction experience or business size.
- Report current CMMC level in SPRS
Current CMMC level reported in SPRS:
- Report single and aggregate bonding levels
Single and aggregate bonding levels:
- Registration in SAM (a UEI is needed) to do business with the government
Not in the notice text
- Final solicitation or Request for Qualifications is not yet issued; evaluation criteria and weights are not stated
- Required bonding amounts and minimum CMMC level are not stated
- The 35% concept design package is not included
- Exact timing of the future solicitation and award is not stated
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 21, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- W9128F27SM001
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W071 Endist Omaha
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Y1AZ
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Aurora, CO, 80011
- Contracting contact
- Phillip WickhamPhillip.L.Wickham@usace.army.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
See Attachment
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