P110 CAPE CANAVERAL RAILHEAD AND TRANSFER FACILITIES AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT, A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL OFFERORS FOR THE DESIGN-BID- BUILD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, P110 CAPE CANAVERAL RAILHEAD AND TRANSFER FACILITIES AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR AN INVITATION FOR BID. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. There is no bid package or solicitation currently available. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of qualified and interested parties in any of the following categories: small business, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone, woman-owned small business (WOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). Potential sources should have current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel and capability to perform this proposed project. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon responses to this sources sought notice. The Government will use the sources sought responses along with other market research to make various determinations regarding the procurement.

Project Description: The project will includes but is not limited to the following: Constructs railroad trackage to connect and facilitate the transfer from commercial rail to the on-base processing facility at Cape Canaveral. Constructs a low-rise open air standing seam-metal roofed canopy on a reinforced shallow foundation with wide-flange beams and columns and continuous footings for a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Processing Facility (Motor Transfer Facility). Functions include receiving and shipping missile motors, components and Active Inert Missiles (AIMS) which require superflat floors for air pallet operations. The roof structure will include sloped, uninsulated metal roof panels on steel joists.

Any resultant contract will be firm-fixed price. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with the annual size standard of $45.0 million. The Project Service Code (PSC) is Y1LB – Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways. Project Magnitude is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. Under the FAR guidelines, the prime contractor must have the capability to perform at least 20 percent of the contract work with its own employees. The period of performance is 527 calendar days.  The anticipated award date is July 2027.

Industry will be notified of the results of this evaluation and set-aside determination via the pre-solicitation/synopsis notice.

Interested sources are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement. Capability Statements consisting of appropriate documentation will be accepted, providing it contains ALL the information required below (items 1-6). Complete submission package shall not exceed 24 pages. The information which must be contained in your response is as follows:

1)  Contractor Information: Name and address of company, point of contact with phone number and email address.

2)  Type of Business: Identify the company’s business size and socio-economic status (HUBZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) for NAICS Code 237990 applicable to this sources sought. If your firm is claiming HUBZone or 8(a) status, provide a copy of your SBA certification.

3)  Bond Capacity: Information must include surety’s name, point of contact, telephone number, email address, and the bonding capacity of at least $80 Million per project, and the maximum aggregate bonding.

4)  System for Award Management (SAM): Evidence of registration in the SAM, including Cage Code and Unique Entity Identifier (formerly DUNS Number). 

5) Interest: Indicate if a solicitation is issued will your firm/company be submitting a proposal: 

_____ Yes         ______No.

6) Experience Submission Requirements: 

a. Responders shall submit a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity to the proposed project description that demonstrates experience as the prime contractor completed in the last ten (10) years.  A minimum of two (2) relevant project must be Design-Build.  To be considered relevant, all projects must include the construction or replacement of railroad trackage and rail head offload facilities which require superflat floors for air pallet operations with a minimum contract value of approximately $40,000,000.00.

The relevant projects must demonstrate experience in all of the following:

1. 1. 1. Constructing railroad trackage to connect and facilitate the transfer of Payloads.
      2. Constructing a canopy on a concrete foundation to support super flat floors for air pallet operations.
      3. Site preparation including grading, site demolition and relocations, site earthwork and erosion and sediment control measures.
      4. Electrical utilities include lightning protection system, mast lightning, overhead utility poles, site electrical distribution, transformers and privatized utility connection fee. Mechanical utilities include storm sewer, reinforced concrete pipe culverts, and fire water supply.
      5. Environmental mitigation.
      6. Commissioning.

b. It is not necessary that any single project include all six (6) construction experiences specified above, but all six (6) construction capabilities must be demonstrated within the relevant projects submitted.

c. Submissions shall contain the following items below (1-6) for each project submitted for consideration. 

          1. Include Contract Number, if applicable

          2. Indicate whether Prime contractor or Subcontractor

          3. Contract Value

          4. Completion Date

          5. Government/Agency point of contact and current telephone number.

          6. Project Description.  Include a brief description, with sufficient detail, to determine whether this project is of a similar size    

              and scope to the project description in this announcement; and, how the contract referenced relates to the project 

              description herein.

A project is defined as a construction project performed under a single task order or contract.  For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole shall not be submitted as a project; rather Offerors shall submit the work performed under a task order as a project.  

The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company’s ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Government in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among 8(a), HubZone, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB and/or Small Business firms or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition. 

Interested parties should respond no later than 25 September 2026, 2:00 pm Eastern Time via email to deborah.d.torrence2.civ@us.navy.mil and aimee.n.johnson2.civ@us.navy.mil.  The subject line of the email shall read: P110 Cape Canaveral Railhead and Transfer Facilities at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.  Emails shall be no more than 8 MB in size.  Responses that do not meet all requirements or are not submitted within the allotted time will not be considered.  Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.