Riley Infantry Platoon Battle Course Construction
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Sources Sought from the Department of the Army, for work in Fort Riley, Kansas. Due Nov 20, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-6), 9 days left.
| Solicitation number | PANNWD-25-P-00000260401 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W071 Endist Kansas City |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220) |
| Place of performance | Fort Riley, Kansas |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 20, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-6) (9 days left) |
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Kansas Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District intends to solicit and award a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) contract for the construction of an Infantry Platoon Battle Course (IPBC) on Ft Riley, Kansas. The Government proposes to issue a single firm fixed price type contract for this project. This sources sought notice is for market research and planning purposes only.
This does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract from responses to this announcement, nor does it obligate the Government to produce a solicitation in the future. Any information submitted by interested parties is strictly voluntary and no monetary compensation will be provided for response preparation or follow up requests.
The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain insight into the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of firms to perform a firm fixed price Design-Bid-Build construction type contract of this magnitude and to determine if there is adequate competition to compete and successfully perform. The scope of this Design-Bid-Build (DBB) contract is for the construction of an IPBC and a Range Operations and Control Area (ROCA).
The range area consists of six separate objectives (consisting of a variety of bunkers, trenches, and shoot houses) with reconfigurable portable targets, which will provide training and test infantry platoons on mounted and dismounted movement techniques and operations. In addition to downrange target/range features, supporting access road, supporting downrange target service roads are required.
The ROCA supporting facilities include a range control tower, small after-action review facility (AAR), operations storage building, covered mess, ammo breakdown building, latrine, covered bleacher, and a battery building. ACQUISITION STRATEGY The Government anticipates a single, firm fixed price type contract for this project. The selection will use a single phase Request for Proposal (RFP) using Best Value that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government.
The magnitude of this project is between $10,000,000.00 and $15,000,000.00. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction which has a $45M size standard. COVER LETTER:
- Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
- Firm's Unique Entity Identifier.
- Offeror's interest in providing a proposal if a solicitation is issued.
- Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity.
- Offeror's type of business and business size in accordance with the NAICS code 236220.
- If a Small Business, specify if your company is any of the following: (a) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (b) HUBZone Small Business; (c) 8(a) Small Business concern; or (d) Woman-owned Small Business.
SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTONS: 1. Prior Experience. Prior experience with construction of projects that have similar scope and magnitude.
Provide examples with summaries of past performance on a minimum of (3) three projects for the construction of ranges, IPBCs, and similar facilities within the last (10) ten years by including as much of the following information as possible: (a) Dollar amount of the contract. (b) Design-Bid-Build construction experience. (c) Large commercial construction ranges, IPBCs, and other supporting work. (d) Brief description of the technical requirements of that project. (e) Description of the work that was performed and whether it was self performed or performed by a subcontractor; if performed by a subcontractor, identify subcontractor. (f) Indication of how long the services took to complete from start to finish. (g) Name, address, point of contact and phone number of customer organization for which the work was done.
2. Joint Venture information, if applicable - existing and potential. 3.
Bonding Capability. Construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars. 4.
The Government is considering award of this requirement under Other Transactions (OT) utilizing a Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) acquisition strategy. What is your firm’s confidence in approaching this requirement under CMAR-OT? Contractors may submit examples of work done by a subcontractor if that subcontractor intends to enter into a letter of commitment with the contractor.
The response must be specific to the qualifications listed above to show that the respondent is qualified and possesses the necessary skills, experience, and capabilities. If a response does not clearly demonstrate that the respondent meets the qualifications, possess the necessary skills, experience, and capability the response will not be considered as confirmed capability for the purposes of market research which will be used to support procurement planning initiatives.
Please respond by November 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. local time, with response limited to nine (9 pages), including cover letter. Send your response to Jacob Keenlance via email, [email protected] and copy Stephanie Kretzer at [email protected]
Contracting contact
- Jacob Keenlance · [email protected] · (816) 389-3049
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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.
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