Sources Sought

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR

DESIGN BID BUILD (DBB) P758 MACHINERY CONTROL DEVELOPMENT CENTER,

PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD, PENNSYLVANIA

Notice Type: Sources Sought
Solicitation No: N4008527R0047
Date: 16 November 2026
Response Date: 02 December 2026
Classification Code: Y1JB – Construction of Testing & Measurement Buildings NAICS Code: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction Small Business Size Standard: $45M
Magnitude of Construction: $25,000,000 to $100,000,000

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR

DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic is seeking eligible small business firms capable of performing construction services for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) P-758 Machinery Control Development Center, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. This project will construct a multi-story facility with a high-bay test laboratory, two low-bay test labs, and flexible-use light lab areas. Primary facilities include structural steel framing, concrete foundations and structural slab, elevated floor slabs, masonry and insulated metal panel exterior skin, built-up roofing system, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems. All service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), veteran-owned small businesses (VOSB), certified HUB-Zone, certified 8(a), small disadvantaged businesses, womenowned small businesses (WOSB), economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EWOSB), and small businesses are encouraged to respond. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Notice, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest. If the resulting solicitation is set aside for small businesses firms, it will include FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2021-O0008), which states that “It will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.” The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a small business size standard of