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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking qualified contractors for a Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator Facility at JBER, Alaska. This sources sought announcement aims to identify firms capable of managing the construction project, which includes a single-story, 8,202 square foot facility. Interested businesses must demonstrate relevant experience and capabilities by August 15, 2026.
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The US Army Engineer District,
Alaska is conducting market research to facilitate a determination of acquisition strategy for a
FY25 Design Bid Build Construction Project. The determination of acquisition strategy for this
acquisition lies solely with the government and will be based on this market research and
information available to the government from other sources. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Alaska District, is conducting this market research to identify businesses which have
the capability to perform the following work:
The selected contractor is required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be
available on an as-needed basis. Interested firms must be able to provide all management,
tools, supplies, parts, materials, equipment, transportation, and trained labor necessary to
construct a Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) facility utilizing
conventional design and construction methods to accommodate the mission of the facility.
Facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified
Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, General Building Requirements and UFC 1-200-02, High
Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. The facility should be compatible with
applicable DoD, Air Force and Air National Guard, and base design standards. In addition, local
materials and construction techniques shall be used were cost effective.
The work includes construction of a new, properly sited, single floor, 8,202 square foot Combat
Rescue Helicopter Simulator Facility that is fully configured. The new building will support the
simulator for the HH-60W helicopter, its supporting equipment, briefing/debriefing room, mission
planning room, instructors' office, administrative office, building support rooms, and toilet
facilities. The facility will be slab on grade foundation with cold weather-insulated, shallow
continuous strip footings, and a thickened cold weather-insulated mat foundation will be located
directly below the simulator equipment. The exterior shell of the Simulator Bay will have
masonry veneer and metal panel on reinforced CMU. The one-story administration areas will be
constructed of masonry veneer and metal panel on metal studs. The roof will be low slope
standing seam structural metal roofing, with snow guards to provide mitigation of ice damming.
The simulator bay and associated areas will be constructed to collateral secret open storage
criteria. There will be a large overhead door into the simulator bay which will also feature an
interior overhead crane to move equipment. The work also includes the required site clearing,
relocation of utilities, grade changes, connecting the new building systems into the existing
base-wide systems, and incidental related work.
Special Construction Requirements: Simulator requires high bay construction with specialized
flooring and overhead crane; insulated shallow foundation; Roll-up doors; Compliance with
TEMPEST standards and countermeasures.
The estimated dollar magnitude of this project is anticipated between $17,000,000 and
$22,000,000. The performance period will be approximately 730 calendar days.
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AND NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220. The
small business size standard for this NAICS Code is $45 Million. THIS IS A SOURCES
SOUGHT FOR QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTOR FIRMS ONLY. All interested firms are
encouraged to respond to this announcement no later than 15 August 2026, 2:00 PM AKST,
by submitting all requested documentation listed below to: US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska
District, ATTN: CEPOA-CT (Corn), PO Box 6898, JBER, AK 99506-0898 or via email to mark.r.corn@usace.army.mil and catherine.williams@usace.army.mil
Interested firms should submit a capabilities package (not exceeding 5 pages) demonstrating
the ability to perform work listed above. Packages should include the following information:
(1) Business name, address, CAGE Code or DUNS number, and business size under NAICS
236220.
(2) If a small business, identify small business type (HUBZone, SDVOSB, 8(a), Woman Owned
Small Business, etc.).
(3) Demonstration of the firm's experience as a prime contractor on projects of similar size, type
and complexity within the past five (5) years. List actual projects completed and include project
title and location, a brief description of the project to include dollar amount of the project and
work that was self-performed.
(4) Provide firm’s single project and aggregate bonding capacity and information on the
organizational and financial resources available to perform the required work.
(5) Provide information on any teaming arrangement that may be formed for performance of
this project.
(6) Indicate firm’s intent to submit a proposal on the subject acquisition when advertised.
Responsible sources demonstrating relevant experience and the capabilities to perform the
work will be considered qualified for purposes of determining the Government’s acquisition
strategy. System for Award Management (SAM), as required by RFO 4.203-1, will
apply to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered prior to award. Lack of
registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM
registration can be obtained via the Internet at https://sam.gov/SAM/.
COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER (CRH) SIMULATOR FACILITY, JBER, ALASKA (JBE089) is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.
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