FTW506 Life Safety Repairs
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 Army, W2SN ENDIST ALASKA is issuing a Pre-solicitation Notice for a Total Small Business Set-Aside Design-Build Request for Proposal (RFP) for FTW506 Life Safety Repairs at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. This project, with a construction cost limitation of $18,000,000, involves significant life safety upgrades, electrical installations, and structural modifications to Hangar 1 and a prefab arms vault. The performance period is approximately 600 calendar days.
Scope of Work
The project encompasses several critical components:
- Electrical Installation: Install power on the southeast of Hangar 1 to accommodate Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT) and Transportable Flight Procedure Simulator (TFPS), including ECU units. This requires two 120/208V, 200 amp, 60Hz, three-phase, 4-wire plus ground services with specific receptacles.
- Life Safety Upgrades: Connect Simulators to the Fire Alarm System, convert bay areas to a wet pipe sprinkler system, and correct egress deficiencies, including code-required egress/emergency lighting. Updates to the existing fire system to meet current building codes may also be required.
- Arms Vault Modification: Install expanded metal mesh in a prefab arms vault (previously installed under FTW433) to ensure compliance with AR190-11 Tab G for use as an Arms Room.
- Historical Building Coordination: The building is identified as historical, requiring coordination with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Design-Build Request for Proposal (RFP)
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business
- PSC Code: Y1BZ - Construction Of Other Airfield Structures
- NAICS Code: 238210 - Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- Construction Cost Limitation: $18,000,000
- Performance Period: Approximately 600 calendar days
- Anticipated Notice to Proceed (NTP): November 5, 2026
- Solicitation Number: W911KB26RA039
- Solicitation Availability: On or about May 18, 2026, via the PIEE Solicitation Module (https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/index.xhtml).
- Anticipated Proposal Due Date: May 19, 2026 (Offerors must verify actual due date in the released solicitation).
- Published Date: April 30, 2026
- Applicable Law: Davis Bacon Act will apply.
Evaluation
Award will be based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures, considering price and non-price factors. The anticipated evaluation criteria are:
- Phase 1: Past Performance (Confidence Assessment) and Technical Approach.
- Phase 2: Design and Construction Approach, Proposed Contract Duration and Summary Schedule, and Price.
Additional Notes
All Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov/SAM/). Joint ventures must also be registered. Electronic proposal submissions will only be accepted via the PIEE Solicitation Module, requiring vendors to register in PIEE and establish a Proposal Manager role. Offerors are responsible for checking the PIEE website for any amendments.