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This is a Presolicitation notice.
The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The Army needs a small business to build a new facility for electromagnetic warfare and mission engineering at NSWC Crane in Indiana.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Army needs a small business to build a new facility for electromagnetic warfare and mission engineering at NSWC Crane in Indiana. The facility will be a single-story building with various spaces, including SSO space, mission engineering support spaces, and live virtual constructive reconfigurable laboratories. The facility must meet anti-terrorism standards and incorporate necessary cybersecurity features.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? This is a firm-fixed-price contract with an estimated duration of 674 calendar days. The actual period of performance will be identified in the solicitation.
- How will they pick the winner? The bids will be evaluated using an Invitation For Bid (IFB) source selection process based on the lowest price submitted.
- When and how do you bid? Bids are due on July 2, 2026, and must be submitted through the System for Award Management (SAM).
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with commercial and institutional building construction
- Has done construction work for the federal government before
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar construction work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the pre-proposal conference
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification
Primary point of contact
Email
ranzel.l.merideth@usace.army.mil