SAM #W9126G27R1CSY

Dyess AFB B-21 Electrical, Fiber-Optic, and Site Infrastructure Improvements

USACE is seeking industry feedback on B-21-related utility and site improvements at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. - Government buyer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District. - Opportunity: Sources-sought market research for infrastructure supporting B-21 beddown; this is not a request for proposals or bids. - Planned construction scope: - Electrical distribution: approximately 3,494 linear meters of high-voltage underground distribution, including three-phase primary lines, switchgear, sectionalizing cabinets, concrete-encased duct banks, cabling, manholes, handholes, and related appurtenances. - Communications: approximately 2,603 linear meters of duct bank and associated innerducts, manholes, handholes, and connections; work includes splicing, terminating, and testing single-mode fiber-optic cable. Telephone-system expansion is also part of the planned scope. - Aircraft apron work: approximately 1,155 meters of horizontal directional boring, with jacking and receiving pits, casings, and ducting, plus demolition and reconstruction of approximately 2,049 square meters of apron slab. - Supporting work: earthwork, staging and laydown areas, erosion control, grading, topsoil placement, seeding, and sodding. - Cost and exclusions: Construction cost limitation is $28,550,000. A separately funded $8 million utility substation is excluded, as are end-user network servers and communications terminal electronics. - Notable requirements: The work is planned as permanent construction, using existing completed designs where applicable, and must meet applicable Department of Defense facility, antiterrorism/force-protection, and facility-related control-system cybersecurity criteria. - OEMs and vendors: No equipment OEMs, product vendors, or named construction vendors are identified. - Period: Planned performance is 690 calendar days from Notice to Proceed; planned dates are not included here.

Description

SUBJECT: Sources Sought Notice/RFI – B-21 Utilities & Site Improvements, Communications and Electrical Infrastructure, Dyess AFB, Texas

DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought (SS) is for planning and market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP) or an Invitation for Bids (IFB). This notice is issued under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2808a (Other Transaction Authority for Construction and Repair) and is not subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). No solicitation is available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this notice.

PURPOSE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, is conducting active public market intelligence to gauge industry interest, capacity, and capability from commercial construction firms, design-builders, and Non-Traditional Defense Contractors (NDCs). The intent is to gather critical feedback regarding advanced commercial construction methodologies, project delivery risks, and acquisition preferences to support our upcoming project delivery selection.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This project adds electrical distribution infrastructure and fiber optic communications infrastructure to the existing base networks, supporting multiple new projects associated with the bed-down of the B-21 weapons system at Dyess Air Force Base with an estimated Construction Cost Limitation of $28,550,000. The communications component of this project includes the addition of single mode fiber optic cable in underground concrete encased duct, together with telephone system expansion. The electrical distribution component includes power cabling, also in underground concrete encased duct, as well as pole mounted power conductors and all associated transformers & equipment. Primary Underground Distribution includes new switchgear, cabling, duct banks, manholes & other associated appurtenances.

Facilities to be designed as permanent construction in accordance with Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-01, General Building Requirements. This project will comply with Department of Defense antiterrorism/force protection requirements per Unified Facility Criteria 4-010-01, Department of Defense Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings, and Unified Facility Criteria 4-010-06, Cybersecurity of Facility-Related Control Systems.

INSTRUCTIONS TO INDUSTRY

Review Attached Project Information Packet (PIP): Interested firms are directed to review the attached document. This packet provides comprehensive project requirements, constraints, and the complete questionnaire reference. Submit Responses via Microsoft Forms: To streamline the collection and analysis of industry feedback, responses to the market research questionnaire must be submitted electronically via the following link: Online Feedback Form: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/36mhctReuT Response Due Date: All electronic responses must be submitted via the online form no later than November 12, 2026, at 12:00 PM Central Time (CT).

POINTS OF CONTACT

Contract Specialist: Patricia Dickson, patricia.l.dickson@usace.army.mil, (817) 886-1095

Contracting Officer: Christopher R. Preston, II, Christopher.r.preston@usace.army.mil,  (817) 940-2482 Additional Links:Online Feedback Form (Please review Project information Packet first)

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