Presolicitation
MACH1 AOI FA890327M1006 F-47 Future Campus at Nellis AFB
Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force
AI summaryPhase 1 Solution Briefs: due November 18, 2026 (the notice says 9:00 PM Central Standard Time; SAM.gov says 4:00 PM Central). Only respondents invited after Phase 1 go on to Phase 2 oral presentations, and only those invited after that to Phase 3 submissions, due January 15, 2027. The Air Force's 772d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), seeks Progressive Design-Build teams for the F-47 Future Campus Rapid Delivery Projects at Nellis AFB, Nevada (FA890327M1006), under the MACH1 Other Transaction program. More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Nov 5, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 30, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Phase 1 Solution Briefs: due November 18, 2026 (the notice says 9:00 PM Central Standard Time; SAM.gov says 4:00 PM Central). Only respondents invited after Phase 1 go on to Phase 2 oral presentations, and only those invited after that to Phase 3 submissions, due January 15, 2027. The Air Force's 772d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), seeks Progressive Design-Build teams for the F-47 Future Campus Rapid Delivery Projects at Nellis AFB, Nevada (FA890327M1006), under the MACH1 Other Transaction program.
Who can bid
- Comply with the MACH1 Umbrella Program Notice and the project-specific requirements in the attached AOI.
- A Design-Build team able to deliver large military construction; the Government strongly prefers one team for all Rapid Delivery Projects.
How to submit: Email to 772ESS.PKA.MACH1@us.af.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Phased selection: later phases by invitation only. Phase 1 Solution Briefs are due November 18, 2026; only firms invited by December 2, 2026 present orally, and only Phase 3 invitees (December 22, 2026) submit by January 15, 2027.
- Serious: Due time differs between notice and SAM.gov. The notice text says 9:00 PM Central Standard Time on November 18, 2026, while SAM.gov shows 4:00 PM Central; confirm with the Agreements Officer.
- Serious: Very large program, not a small business set-aside. The F-47 Campus is about $1.057 billion in total programmed construction, with no set-aside, so bidders compete with large design-build firms.
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- Worth checking: Other Transaction Agreement, not a standard contract. An OTA follows different rules than a FAR contract, so terms, protections and negotiation work differently.
- Minor: Selection doesn't guarantee later work. Being picked for the Rapid Delivery Projects doesn't secure Milestone 5 or the rest of the campus.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Design and build the Rapid Delivery Projects (Milestones 2 through 4) for the F-47 Campus at Nellis AFB
- Combined Operations and Maintenance Hangar
- Reprogramming Laboratory
- Simulator Facility
- Aircraft Apron with Sunshades
- Supporting utilities and infrastructure for permanent operation of these facilities
- Work with AFCEC and its Owner's Advisor on design, cost and schedule, then negotiate a firm-fixed-price (one set price) construction agreement at about 65% design
- Contract type
- Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), a non-FAR agreement under 10 U.S.C. § 2808a; a firm-fixed-price construction agreement is planned at about 65% design completion
- Place of performance
- Nellis AFB, NV
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Contract vehicle
- MACH1 Umbrella Program Notice, FA8903-OT-MACH1
- How they'll choose
- Three-phase selection: Phase 1 Solution Brief, Phase 2 oral presentations by invitation, Phase 3 submission and direct negotiations
- Offers due
- November 18, 2026, 9:00 PM Central Standard Time (from the version posted Oct 30, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to 772ESS.PKA.MACH1@us.af.mil
- Page limits
- Phase 1 Solution Brief: 20 narrative pages maximum, with appendices allowed separately
What they'll judge offers on
- Ten project-specific technical factors set in the attached Area of Interest (AOI) document
- Commercial viability of the price, evaluated before award
What to include when you submit
- Submit Phase 1 as one unclassified, searchable PDF with the required bookmarks and appendices.
- Put the Nellis F-47 Campus AOI Notice ID in the email subject line.
- Show the capabilities of your actual proposed design and construction organizations.
- No construction price or rough-order-of-magnitude estimate is required in Phase 1.
- Follow the attached AOI and MACH1 Umbrella Program Notice for qualification sheets, cybersecurity provisions and eligibility.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The Government may select up to four teams but strongly prefers one.
Not in the notice text
- The ten technical factors, eligibility rules, qualification sheets, cybersecurity provisions and evaluation procedures are in the attached AOI and MACH1 Umbrella Program Notice, which weren't read.
- Whether there is a site visit is not stated.
- Which wage rule applies (a Davis-Bacon wage determination) is not stated.
- The value of the construction agreement under this AOI is not given; the $1.057 billion is the whole program.
- The period of performance is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to 772ESS.PKA.MACH1@us.af.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- 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 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- FA8903 772 Ess PK, JBSA Lackland, TX
- Product/service code
- Y1JZ · Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 236220)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 18, 2026
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 18, 2026
- Nov 1, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 18, 2026
- Oct 30, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Due Nov 18, 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: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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