Maine Air National Guard Fuel Cell Hangar (FCH), Project No. FKNN159044
Updated
Presolicitation from the Department of the Army, for work in Maine.
| Solicitation number | W50S83-27-B-A001 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W7NC Uspfo Activity Meang 101 |
| Notice type | Presolicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220) |
| Product or service code | Y1JZ |
| Place of performance | Maine |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Not stated |
Official notice and attachments
Description
UPDATE: The solicitation has not been cleared for release. The tentative dates below have shifted. Invitation for Bids (IFB) Unrestricted / Full and Open NAICS Code: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction The Maine Air National Guard intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to award a single firm-fixed-price contract for non-personal services to provide all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances, and supervision necessary for the construction of a new 42,374 square foot Fuel Cell Hangar facility at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Bangor, Maine, in accordance with the drawings and specifications for Project No. FKNN159044.
The contract duration will be 670 calendar days after notice to proceed, to include inspection and punch list. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 236220. The small business size standard is $45,000,000.
This action is being procured on an unrestricted basis. The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The tentative date for issuing the solicitation is on-or-about 20 November 2026.
The tentative date for the pre-bid conference is on-or-about 2 December 2026, 1000Hrs local time, location to be provided in the solicitation. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and shall follow conference registration and base access requirements shown in the solicitation. A site visit will follow the pre-bid conference.
All questions for the pre-bid conference must be submitted by 28 October 2026 via email to [email protected]. The bid opening date is tentatively planned for on-or-about 6 November 2026. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation.
Interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). To register go to SAM.gov. Instructions for registering are on the website (there is no fee for registration).
The solicitation and associated information will be available only from the Contract Opportunities page at SAM.gov. A Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be required if the bidder is a large business, as set forth in the solicitation. The HUBZone price evaluation preference described at RFO FAR 19.110 will apply.
In accordance with RFO FAR 36.101-4, the following information is provided: There are no agency-specific policies or procedures that apply to the definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. No data is available regarding the timely definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(c), brand name justifications will be included with the solicitation for certain components that must be compatible with existing installation systems, including Sargent Manufacturing Company locks, Monaco Fire Alarm Systems digital addressable fire alarm systems, Honeywell Building/Tridium Niagara-AX direct digital controls, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. acoustical ceiling tiles, Ultima High-NRC Square Lay-in, and Sherwin Williams or approved equal paint.
In addition to the base work described above, the solicitation will include the following option line item: additive bid item for satellite parking. DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications are located on the official government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to Contract Opportunities for electronic downloading.
This will normally 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. Websites are occasionally inaccessible for various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages.
The Government will not issue paper copies.
Contracting contact
- 101st Contracting Office · [email protected] · (207) 404-7107
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 236220, a business counts as small if it has no more than $45.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Sep 21, 2026: Presolicitation
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About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $83.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company. See what Army is buying now.
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction contracts right now
There are 273 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 236220), 111 posted in the last 7 days; 58% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Army and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in California, New York and District of Columbia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 22 days from posting to deadline.
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