Presolicitation
Design/Build Maintenance and Repair Army Reserve (MRAR), Area Maintenance Support Activity (AMSA) 21, JBMDL, NJ
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912QR26RA062
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District plans to issue a design/build request for proposals to repair and modernize Army Reserve Area Maintenance Support Activity (AMSA) 21 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. It will be a single firm-fixed-price contract, a total small business set-aside, valued at about $10 million to $25 million, with 1,095 calendar days to finish. This is a pre-solicitation notice; the solicitation is expected around 30 October 2026.
Watch out for
- Dates and solicitation number have changed. The solicitation number was updated, and the response deadline field (21 December) does not match the text (closing about 30 November), so check SAM.gov often.
THE SOLICITATION NUMBER HAS BEEN UPDATED TO W912QR27RA004
- Two-phase process with a narrow cut. Only about five firms get to Phase II, so you spend effort on Phase I with no guarantee of reaching a price round.
a target of five (5) of the most highly qualified offerors will be invited to participate in Phase II
- Large design/build job with bonding. A $10M to $25M project requires a design team, bonding and financial strength that some small firms do not have.
The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.
- Site visit only for Phase II firms. You will not see the site before Phase I, so your Phase I technical approach is based on the written description alone.
A site visit will be held following the issuance of the Phase II solicitation to the Offerors selected to move forward.
- Hazardous material and security standards. Demolition will involve hazardous materials disposal and the finished building must meet DOD antiterrorism standards.
The restored facility will meet minimum DOD Antiterrorism standards.
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Full brief
What they want
- Repair the failing HVAC and electrical systems
- Remove non-structural interior walls to create open, flexible workspaces
- Replace or upgrade light fixtures and install a code-compliant fire alarm and suppression system
- Replace the failing standing seam metal roof and repair exterior structural elements
- Fix all life safety deficiencies and meet minimum DOD Antiterrorism standards
- Dispose of hazardous materials removed during demolition per state and federal rules
- Design and build the work under one contract (design/build)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP), one contract, two-phase design/build
- Period of performance
- 1,095 calendar days from Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Burlington, New Jersey
- Estimated value
- Construction magnitude anticipated between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Two-phase design/build, Best Value Tradeoff; the Government intends to award without discussions
- Offers due
- Field shows 2026-12-21 2:00 PM (UTC-05:00); the text says the solicitation is expected about 30 October 2026 with closing about 30 November 2026. Actual dates will be in the solicitation.
- How to submit
- Electronically through SAM.gov once the solicitation is posted; no response to this notice is required
What they'll judge offers on
- Phase I: Past Performance and Technical Approach for Design/Build (not necessarily in this order)
- Phase I: pro forma information such as bonding and financial capability (minimum requirements)
- Phase II (about 5 firms invited): Design Narrative, Management Plan, and Price
- Non-price factors are approximately equal to price
What to include when you submit
- Phase I: send performance, technical and capability information as described in solicitation section 00 22 16
- Phase II (invited firms only): send additional information as described in section 00 22 18
- Standard Form 1442 is required in Phase II
- Paper copies are not issued; telephone, email and fax requests for the solicitation will not be honored
You must have
- Total small business set-aside
This acquisition will be a 100%Total Small Business Set-Aside.
- Active SAM registration at award (a joint venture must register as its own entity)
Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award.
- Bonding and financial capability must meet the solicitation's minimums (details not in the text)
Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation
Not in the notice text
- Actual solicitation release date and closing date
- Minimum bonding amount and financial requirements
- Detailed Phase I and Phase II evaluation factors and scoring (Phase II factors may change)
- Page limits and format for submissions
- Site visit date and location
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 21, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- W912QR26RA062
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W072 Endist Louisville
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Z2JZ
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Joint Base MDL, NJ
- Contracting contact
- Seth Dukesseth.j.dukes@usace.army.mil
What similar contracts paid
229 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 35% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
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Full notice text from SAM.gov
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