P233 Air Traffic Control Tower and Flight Simulator Training Facility

Updated Nov 11, 2026

Presolicitation from the Department of the Navy, for work in Biloxi, Mississippi. Due Nov 25, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-5), 14 days left.

Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Mississippi Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.

Description

PRE-solicitation synopsis notice only: the solicitation will be available on or about November 30, 2026 at HTTPS://SAM.GOV/. The solicitation number is N6945027R0008, for the design-bid-build (DBB) construction project P233 air traffic control tower and flight simulator training facility at KEESLER air force base (AFB), BILOXI, Mississippi project title: Design bid build (DBB) construction project, P233 air traffic control tower and flight simulator training facility at KEESLER air force base (AFB), BILOXI, Mississippi PSC: Y1BA (Construction of Air Traffic Control Towers) NAICS: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 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. Description: This acquisition may result in the award of a Design Bid Build (DBB) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Construction contract of an Air Traffic Control Tower and Flight Simulator Training Facility at Keesler AFB, Mississippi.

This project will construct a new Air Traffic Control Tower and adjacent Flight Simulator Facility. Project includes all utilities, site improvements, pavements, elevator, backup generator, and all necessary work for a complete and usable facility. Project will comply with Department of Defense Antiterrorism/Force Protection requirements per Unified Facilities Criteria 4-010-01 and Unified Facilities Criteria 3-600-01.

A Bid Option is included for the demolition of Buildings 4209 and 4230, to include site grading and the installation of a security fence. Demolition in this bid option to only occur after the new Air Traffic Control Tower is complete. The estimated Period of Performance is 1,219 calendar days.

The best value continuum source selection process to be used for this acquisition is the Best Value Tradeoff process as described in FAR 15.103-1. The Best Value Tradeoff process is appropriate and permits evaluation of proposals based on price competition, technical merit, confidence assessment and other factors; permits impartial and comprehensive evaluation of offeror proposals; permits discussions if necessary; and ensures selection of the source whose performance provides the best value to the Government.

A sources sought notice was posted to sam.gov on October 27, 2026, requesting small business industry interest and capability statements. Based on responses from the notice it was determined that the requirement should be issued as Full and Open competition. The solicitation will be a negotiated DBB acquisition.

Proposals will be solicited in a one-phase submission for a single solicitation. The solicitation will utilize source selection procedures, which require offerors to submit a technical proposal, past performance and experience information, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government. Award will be made to the offeror whose total price and technical proposal offers the best value to the Government.

Competition Requirements: Unrestricted basis, under full and open competition. Procurement Method: FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed Price The NAICS code for this construction solicitation is 236220 with a size standard of $45,000,000.

Project Magnitude is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000. This is a new procurement. It does not replace an existing contract.

No prior contract information exists. A Site Visit will be held for those offerors who choose to participate (exact date and time will be specified in the solicitation). Proposals will be due no earlier than 30 days after the solicitation is released (exact date and time will be specified in the solicitation).

This will be an electronic solicitation, which can be downloaded from Sam.gov Opportunities at sam.gov/.

The solicitation will be available at this site no earlier than 15 days after this pre-solicitation notice is posted. Offerors are responsible for checking the Sam.gov website for the solicitation and any subsequent amendments that may be issued. No contract award will be made to any contractor that is not registered or in the process of registering with the system for award management (SAM).

Please visit the SAM website at sam.gov for instructions on how to register.

Contracting contact

• Meaghan Pabon · [email protected]
• Aimee Johnson · [email protected]

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 not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Notice history

• Nov 3, 2026: Sources Sought Due Nov 3, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-5)
• Oct 27, 2026: Sources Sought Due Nov 4, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-5)

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