SAM #W91364-26-B-A001

Tactical Vehicle Maneuver Lane Improvements at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center

The Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG), under the Department of Defense and Department of the Army, is seeking qualified contractors for a construction project to improve tactical vehicle maneuver lanes at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center (CJAG) in Ravenna, Ohio. - Government Buyer: - Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG), Contracting Office - W7NU USPFO ACTIVITY OH ARNG, Columbus, OH - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Products/Services Requested: - Construction services to improve existing railbeds for tactical vehicle access - Work includes: - Hardened stone surfacing of trails - Culvert replacement and installation - Drainage improvements (ditches, rock check dams) - Earth work and fence demolition - Site restoration - Five distinct segments (CLINs) to be improved: - CLIN 1: 450 ft. of railbed - CLINs 2-5: 500 ft. of railbed each - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Trails must support heavy, tracked military vehicles, including M1A1 Abrams tanks (up to 80 tons) - Must accommodate tractor trailers hauling tanks and bulldozers - All labor, materials, and equipment to be provided by contractor - Small business participation is encouraged - SAM registration is required - Estimated Contract Value: - Between $500,000 and $1,000,000

Description

Sources Sought Notice

Tactical Vehicle Maneuver Lane Improvement at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center (CJAG)

Category: Y –Construction of Structures and Facilities—Potential Sources Sought

PSC: Y1LB - Construction of Highways, Roads, Streets Bridges & Railways

NAICS: 237990 – Other Heavy Engineering & Engineering Construction

Date Published: April 17, 2026

Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG) Contracting Office

2825 W. Dublin Granville Rd.

Columbus, OH. 43235

Primary POC Claudia Tenaglia, Contract Specialist

Alternate POC Herbert Brown, Contract Officer

Synopsis: Tactical Vehicle Railbed Improvement.

The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential sources for this project including interested Small Business sources. This notice is for planning purposes only. All interested parties should respond.

The Ohio Army National Guard intends to issue a solicitation and award of a contract to improve existing railbeds at the CJAG in Ravenna, Ohio. These improvements are intended to increase access for tactical vehicles to training secluded training areas.

The maneuver trail will have a surface hardened with stone. Some culvert replacement and installation is required as well as other drainage improvements such as ditches and rock check dams. No turn pads are required for this construction project; they have already been installed. The trail must be able to accommodate a tractor trailer hauling heavy, tracked military equipment (tanks, bulldozers, etc.) and support the weight and movement of an M1A1 Abrams battle tank (approximately 80 tons).

Work to be accomplished includes all labor, material, equipment, and associated construction services for the following tasks:

CLIN 1: Base Bid, TVML Maneuver Trail Improvement – (450 ft.)  Improve an existing rail railbed be extending west from Paris-Windham Rd., just south of the North Dig Site for use by tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. This task includes all associated earth work, fence demolition, culvert installation, and site restoration.

CLIN 2: TVML Maneuver Trail Improvement – (500 ft) Improve an existing rail bed extending west from Paris-Windham Rd., just south of the North Dig Site for use by tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The task includes all associated earth work, fence demolition, culvert installation, and site restoration

CLIN 3: TVML Maneuver Trail Improvement – (500 ft.) Improve an existing rail bed extending west from Paris-Windham Rd., just south of the North Dig Site for use by tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The task includes all associated earth work, fence demolition, culvert installation, and site restoration.

CLIN 4: TVML Maneuver Trail Improvement – (500 ft.) Improve an existing rail bed extending west from Paris-Windham Rd., just south of the North Dig Site for use by tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The task includes all associated earth work, fence demolition, culvert installation, and site restoration.

CLIN 5: TVML Maneuver Trail Improvement – (500 ft.) Improve an existing rail bed extending west from Paris-Windham Rd., just south of the North Dig Site for use by tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The task includes all associated earth work, fence demolition, culvert installation, and site restoration.

The magnitude of this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. All interested concerns will provide this office, in writing, with a notice stating their positive intent to submit a proposal as a prime contractor no later than 1 May 2026. This notification, which shall not exceed five typewritten pages, must include (1) positive statement of intent to bid as a prime contractor, and (2) a completed and signed Source Sought Information Request Form and (3) Experience completing similar projects for government and/or private industry. Please be sure to include evidence of an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), this should include your DUNS Number and/or CAGE Code.

In the event adequate Small Business contractors are not available for adequate competition for this project, it may be advertised as unrestricted.

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