SAM #N39430-26-C-2001

Award for Industrialized Construction Roadmap and Digital Tools for U.S. Navy

This award notice details a sole source contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) to the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) for advancing Industrialized Construction (IC) within the U.S. Navy. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Navy - Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) - Shore Innovation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Branch SH03 - OEM/Vendor: - National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) - Scope of Work: - Develop an Industrialized Construction (IC) roadmap for the Navy - Engineer digital tools to support IC implementation - Provide organizational change management and training to embed IC and Alternative Construction Methods (ACM) as core NAVFAC competencies - Update building criteria, standards, requirements, and governing policy - Create related tools and techniques to establish IC as a functional capability - Notable Requirements: - Sole source justification based on NIBS's unique, congressionally authorized capabilities - Focus on reducing Military Construction (MILCON) costs and schedules through factory-based automation and lean methodologies - No specific products or part numbers; the contract is for professional services, documentation, and digital tool development - Period of Performance: - 24 months, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract

Description

This contract project is to develop documentation that results in updates to building criteria, standards, and requirements; updates to governing policy; and the development of related tools and techniques to enable a clear path to establishing Industrialized Construction as a functional capability for the U.S. Navy. This contract was not competitively procured; under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(5) for other than full and open competition, and in conjunction with 12 U.S.C. 1701j-2, it was determined to be a sole source acquisition to contract with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). The NAVFAC EXWC, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity.

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