PRESOLICITATION NOTICE (SYNOPSIS): DESIGN-BUILD TO BUDGET (DB2B) Airborne Equipment Parachute Repair Shop, Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Los Angeles District, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the design and construction of the Airborne Equipment Parachute Repair Shop (Airdrop Rigging Facility) located at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in Yuma, Arizona. This procurement is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside.
- Proposed Solicitation Number: W912PL26RA046
- Product Service Code (PSC): Y1EZ – Construction of Other Industrial Buildings
- NAICS Code: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Small Business Size Standard: $45.0 Million
- Set-Aside Status: 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside
- Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)
- Procurement Method: Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures (in accordance with RFO FAR Subpart 36)
- Acquisition Strategy: Design-Build to Budget (DB2B) Best Value Tradeoff Process
SCOPE OF WORK:
The anticipated scope of work is for a complete design-build solution for a new, approximately 13,000 square foot climate-controlled Airdrop Rigging Facility. The facility must constructed in close proximity to the existing airdrop rigging, parachute repair facilities and aircraft loading site, to allow for environmentally controlled storage and inspection of rigged materials prior to airdrop. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to:
- Complete Design & Compliance: Develop a complete design that complies with DoD antiterrorism/force protection requirements (UFC 4-010-01) and ensures a minimum facility life of 40 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Criteria (including energy efficiencies, building envelope, and integrated building systems performance).
- Site Work & Utilities: Perform all site work to prepare the building site and account for storm drainage, including moderate site grading, demolition and relocation of an existing fire access lane, connection to nearby utilities, and the construction of a new septic system for sanitary sewer. This section also incorporates the full design, procurement, structural/electrical provisions, and installation of a overhead 50-ton crane.
- Facility Features: Construct the facility to include a partially raised loading dock, motorized roll-up doors, and specialized storage rooms with adequate spacing for tools, materials, and the joint inspection of materials within the building envelope.
- Aircraft Cargo Conveyance: Integrate a military aircraft cargo conveyance roller system (compatible with C-130 and C-17 cargo configurations) installed inside multiple high-bay rigging lanes, with the final quantity, layout, and configuration of lanes optimized by the Contractor to maximize throughput and rigging capacity within the fixed budget ceiling.
- Climate Control HVAC: Install all necessary facility climate-control systems, including self-contained cooling and heating HVAC systems (estimated at 170 tons of capacity) to maintain strict temperature and humidity parameters.
- Communications & Security: Provide complete communications infrastructure, conduits with pull strings placed under new roadways for future communication installations, and a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system.
- Commissioning & TAB: Provide full system testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) and total building commissioning.
- Warranty & Maintenance: Deliver a comprehensive warranty and a plan for long-term maintenance support.
ACQUISITION STRATEGY
This project is being executed as a Design-Build to Budget (DB2B) Two-Phase procurement utilizing the Best Value Tradeoff source selection process under RFO FAR Subpart 36.3 Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures
- Budget Ceiling: The contract budget ceiling is $8,200,000.00. Offerors compete on value (quality, technical functionality, and durability via proposed "Betterments ") for that set price. Any proposal that exceeds the $8,200,000.00 price cap will be rated Unacceptable and will be ineligible for award or stipend.
- Selection Process: This will be a negotiated procurement using the Best Value Trade-Off source selection process. Phase I involves a pre-selection process in which the Government will shortlist up to 3 of the most highly qualified offerors. Only those selected during Phase I will be invited to participate in Phase II, which will be initiated through an amendment to the original solicitation. Both Phase I and Phase II will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE & LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING
- Construction Magnitude: In accordance with RFO FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of construction for this project is Between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.
- Limitations on Subcontracting: In accordance with RFO FAR 52.219-14 (Limitations on Subcontracting), the prime contractor must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, excluding the cost of materials, with its own employees for this general construction procurement.
SAM.GOV and PIEE REGISTRATION
Offerors must have and maintain active registrations in the following systems to be eligible for award:
- System for Award Management (SAM): 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.
- Joint Ventures (JV): If the Offeror is a Joint Venture, the JV entity shall have a valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one distinct business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.
- PIEE Portal: All proposal volumes must be submitted electronically through the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil/. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to register and confirm receipt of proposals in PIEE-SOL.
SOLICITATION WEBSITE & DISTRIBUTION
The official solicitation, when posted on or about 25 September 2026, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at the Contracting Opportunities website on http://www.sam.gov/.
- Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored.
- Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above-referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offeror's responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.
