Renovate Building 1203-DOAS/AHU and Fire Suppression Water System, March Air Reserve Base, California
Updated
Presolicitation from the Department of the Army, for work in California. Due Nov 15, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5), 12 days left.
| Solicitation number | W912QR27BA001 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W072 Endist Louisville |
| Notice type | Presolicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220) |
| Product or service code | Z2NB |
| Place of performance | California |
| Posted | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 15, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5) (12 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: California Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
Update - please be advised that the solicitation number has been updated to W912QR27BA004. The anticipated posting date has been changed to on or about 6 November 2026. DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Solicitation No. W912QR27BA001, for the repair of building 1203 located at March Air Reserve Base, CA.
A description of the construction project is as follows: This project will address the mechanical system deficiencies and the sprinkled water supply line into Building 1203 (34,281 SF) at March Air Reserve Base, CA. The scope of work shall include replacement of the entire mechanical systems, including ductwork, sensors, air handling units 1 and 2, and associated controls including fire alarm controls.
In addition, the project scope will include replacement of the existing main fire water supply line from the street main to the riser room. The PIV (post indicator valve) shall be replaced as part of the project scope. Testing and balancing, and commissioning, of the complete mechanical system and fire suppression systems shall be completed following the installation work.
The Contract Duration is expected to be 350 days from Notice to Proceed. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220 -Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a General Small Business Set-Aside procurement. SELECTION PROCESS: This is a Design/Bid/Build procurement, Invitation for Bid, sealed bid. CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.
Anticipated solicitation release date: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 21 September 2026. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to www.SAM.gov SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at the Contracting Opportunities website, www.SAM.gov.
Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.SAM.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.
REGISTRATIONS: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity.
If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist Rachael McClellan at [email protected]. Responses to this synopsis are not required.
This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project.
Contracting contact
- Rachael Mcclellan · [email protected]
- Lindsay Lawrence · [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 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
- Nov 2, 2026: Presolicitation Due Nov 15, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5)
- Sep 3, 2026: Sources Sought Due Sep 19, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-4)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for commercial and institutional building construction work, who also hold Army contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated $4.8 billion in this trade
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- BL Harbert International LLC $1.0 billion in this trade
- Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, The $1.0 billion in this trade
- Walsh Federal LLC $964.4 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $83.4 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.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction contracts right now
There are 294 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 236220), 122 posted in the last 7 days; 60% 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 North Carolina. A notice in this trade gives a median of 20 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 13 days.
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