Design Bid Build Construction of a Collective Enlisted Training Barracks at Devens RFTA, MA

Quick Summary

The Department of the Army, through ENDIST LOUISVILLE, is soliciting proposals for a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction project for a new Collective Enlisted Training Barracks at Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA), Massachusetts. This is an Unrestricted (Full and Open) Procurement for a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract, with an estimated magnitude between $25 million and $50 million. Proposals are due by June 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Scope of Work

This project involves the construction of a new 46,000 SF, three-story barracks designed to house 300 personnel in open bay sleeping rooms, based on the Army Standard for Operational Readiness Training Complex (ORTC). The facility will include storage, team rooms, laundry, restrooms, and showers. Key installations include a physical access control system, intrusion detection system, mass notification system, and infrastructure for future closed-circuit television. It will also feature connection to an energy monitoring control system, sustainability and energy measures, fire protection and alarm systems, cybersecurity, and 100% redundancy for heating and cooling. Site modifications will encompass utilities, lighting, paving, sidewalks, storm drainage, information systems, landscaping, and signage. Comprehensive building and furnishings related interior design services are required. The project also includes the demolition of two existing barracks buildings not on the new construction site. Facilities must be designed for a minimum 40-year life, adhering to DoD Minimum Antiterrorism for Buildings standards and UFC 1-200-02.

Contract & Timeline

• Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP)
• NAICS: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
• Set-Aside: Unrestricted (Full and Open)
• Construction Magnitude: $25 million to $50 million
• Contract Duration: 950 calendar days from Administrative Notice to Proceed (Admin NTP)
• Proposal Due Date: June 18, 2026, 6:00 p.m. ET
• Published Date: June 04, 2026

Evaluation

This is a single-phase procurement utilizing a Best Value Trade-Off source selection process. Proposals will be evaluated based on: Prime Contractor Past Performance, Management Plan, Small Business Participation Plan, and Price. Other requirements include a Subcontracting Plan (for Large Businesses), Project Labor Agreement (PLA), and Pro Forma Information (bonding and financial capability). All non-price factors, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct them.

Additional Notes

An organized site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, June 03, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET at Devens RFTA (99 Quebec Street, Devens, MA 01434). Participants must arrive by 9:30 a.m. ET. Non-Federal participants must submit a "Devens_Visitors_Pass_Request_Updated_4_APR_2023" form to Lt. Christopher Martin (christopher.l.martin72.civ@army.mil) and courtesy copy Daniel Kobzar (Daniel.Kobzar@usace.army.mil) by Monday, June 01, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET. Failure to attend the site visit will be construed as full understanding of solicitation requirements. Questions must be submitted via ProjNet only.

Offerors must maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. The official solicitation and any amendments will be available on https://www.sam.gov and https://piee.eb.mil/sol/. The point of contact is Bonny Dylewski at Bonny.C.Dylewski@usace.army.mil.