The Army needs a small business to build an unmanned fusion warfare laboratory at NSWC Crane in Indiana.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Army needs a small business to build an unmanned fusion warfare laboratory at NSWC Crane in Indiana. The project involves commercial and institutional building construction.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract is a firm-fixed-price contract with a base year and two option years. The expected start date is not specified.
- How will they pick the winner? The evaluation basis is not specified in the notice.
- When and how do you bid? Bids are due on June 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. The solicitation package, including drawings and specifications, can be accessed through the System for Award Management (SAM) after verifying your firm's SAM registration and SPRS Basic confidence level.
- Mandatory site visit: An organized site visit has been scheduled for May 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Participants will meet at the Visitor's Center 103 Furlong Street Crane, IN 47522. All visitors will need to fill out a request form and send to Jake Alvey at jake.a.alvey.civ@us.navy.mil at least 3 days in advance.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with construction and building projects
- Has a cybersecurity certification called CMMC Level 2
Don't bother if…
- You must have an active System for Award Management (SAM) Registration and a current BASIC confidence level in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS)
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory site visit on May 19, 2026 — if you miss it, you can't bid.
- Travel costs aren't reimbursed separately — bake them into your price.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your firm has an active SAM Registration and a current BASIC confidence level in SPRS.
- Request access to the restricted attachments by email to the point of contacts with your company's information.
- Fill out a request form and send to Jake Alvey at jake.a.alvey.civ@us.navy.mil at least 3 days in advance to ensure there is enough time to process.
Primary point of contact
Name
CHASE ROST
Email
chase.j.rost@usace.army.mil