Design and Build Back Up Generator
Overview
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force is soliciting proposals for a Design and Build Backup Generator project at Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho. This is a 100% Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Set-Aside with an estimated magnitude between $250,000 and $500,000. Proposals are due by April 14, 2026, at 04:30 PM local time.
Scope of Work
This project requires the design, construction, installation, testing, and commissioning of a complete and functional backup generator system for the Emergency Management Facility (EOC), Building 1293, at Mountain Home AFB. The scope includes:
- Conducting a comprehensive facility electrical load study.
- Providing architectural and engineering services for signed and sealed construction documents.
- Performing site investigation, electrical load analysis, and developing designs for the generator, automatic transfer switch (ATS), fuel system, structures, and associated electrical, structural, and civil site work.
- Installing and commissioning the generator (specifically Cummins Onan with a subbase double wall fuel tank) and ATS (Cummins Onan).
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Solicitation (FA489726Q0005), Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) for both Design Services (Phase 1) and Construction Services (Phase II).
- Set-Aside: 100% Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).
- NAICS Code: 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), Size Standard: $45.00 Million.
- Period of Performance: 280 calendar days from the date of contract award.
- Response Due: April 14, 2026, 04:30 PM local time.
- Published: March 27, 2026.
Evaluation
Award will be based on Price and Past Performance. Offerors are required to provide performance and payment bonds.
Key Requirements & Attachments
- Design Submittals: Required at 35%, 65%, 95%, and 100% stages for government review.
- Compliance: Adherence to applicable local, state, federal codes, UFC, EM 385-1-1, NFPA, and stringent environmental protection requirements (including waste management, pollution prevention, and resource protection).
- Personnel Qualifications: Specific experience is required for Superintendent, Quality Control Manager, Site Safety and Health Officer, and Environmental Manager.
- Site Access: Contractors must follow procedures for Installation Access Passes, submitting requests two weeks in advance.
- Project Close-out: Includes final acceptance, punch list completion, submission of red-lined and as-built drawings, electrical load study report, DD Form 1354, and GIS data conforming to ESRI ARCMAP/AutoCAD and SDSFIE standards.
- Wage Rates: Davis-Bacon Act wage determinations for Elmore County, ID, are applicable.
- Attachments: Include detailed SOW, wage determinations, building layouts (Building 1293), aerial overviews of MHAFB and specific roads, base entry request forms, and specifications for temporary environmental controls and GIS deliverables.
Contact Information
Primary Point of Contact: Yan Hampp (yan.hampp@us.af.mil, 208-828-3870). Site visits can be arranged by contacting Yan Hampp.