Background
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest is conducting a Sources Sought Synopsis to identify potential qualified Small Businesses for a multiple award construction contract. The goal of this contract is to facilitate new construction, renovation, alteration, demolition, and infrastructure projects at various Government installations across multiple states including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Most projects are anticipated to occur in Washington State.
This solicitation aims to gather information for market research purposes and will not result in a procurement strategy based solely on the responses received.
Work Details
The work under this contract includes Design-Build (DB), Design-Bid-Build (DBB), and Performance Work Statement (PWS) tasks for various construction projects. Specific tasks include: new construction of commercial and institutional buildings; renovations and alterations involving repairs to multiple building systems; demolition; repair; and infrastructure improvements.
The types of facilities involved may include administrative buildings, housing units, dining facilities, parking structures, childcare centers, recreational centers, warehouses, medical facilities, airfields, fire stations, and more. Specialty trades work may involve Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing systems including HVAC systems and the removal of hazardous materials such as asbestos or lead.
Period of Performance
The contract will have a base period of two years with six additional one-year option periods for a maximum performance duration of eight years.
Place of Performance
Bremerton WA UNITED STATES
Bidder Requirements
Bidders must be Small Businesses as defined by the SBA. They are required to provide bonding capacity details including maximum bonding capacity per project and aggregate bonding capacity. Additionally, bidders must demonstrate relevant experience through recent contracts/projects completed within the last five years with a minimum construction cost of $500,000. CMMC Certification is also required if applicable.
Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent and/or closely related prior contract activity within the NAVFAC Northwest AOR, including Absher Construction Co under contract N4425523D1700-N4425524F4392 (09/16/24–04/22/29) valued at $148,505,518. The prior scope includes shipyard electrical backbone work at PSNS/Bremerton (ductbank/gear set, civil/masonry/roofing, flashing/sheetmetal) along with HVAC and controls elements, which aligns with the current requirement for multiple construction task orders supporting new construction, renovation/alteration, demolition, and systems/infrastructure work in the same region.
This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement, a market survey for information to be used for preliminary planning purposes. The information received will be used within NAVFAC to facilitate the decision-making process and will not be disclosed outside of the agency.
The intent of this Sources Sought Synopsis is to identify potential qualified Small Businesses.
This Sources Sought Synopsis is one facet in the Government's overall market research in regard to whether the proposed solicitation will be issued as a competitive set-aside or as full and open (unrestricted). No procurement strategy will be determined based solely on the information received in response to this Sources Sought Synopsis.
No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up requests for information. This announcement does not constitute a Request for Proposal and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this sources sought notice.
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest (NW) is seeking Small Businesses with current and relevant experience, personnel, and capability to perform a multiple award construction contract for new construction, renovation, alteration, demolition, systems and infrastructure projects and may include civil, structure, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and communications systems at various Government installations located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. However, it is anticipated that most projects will be performed in Washington State.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) with a Small Business Size Standard of $45 million. Task orders issued under the proposed multiple award construction contract(s) will be performed at various Government installations located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. However, it is anticipated that most projects will be performed in Washington State. The proposed contract(s) will be for one (1) base period of two (2) years and six (6) one-year options periods, resulting in the contract performance period maximum of eight (8) years. The estimated total contract price for the base period and option periods for all contracts combined is $499,000,000. The task order range is estimated between $500,000 and $15,000,000.
This multiple award construction contract will require the ability to manage multiple task orders concurrently across the NAVFAC NW area of responsibility (AOR). The work to be performed under this contract provides for Design-Build (DB), Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and Performance Work Statement (PWS) for new construction, renovation, alteration, demolition, repair, systems and infrastructure projects and may include civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection and communications systems for various facilities. Types of facilities include, but are not limited to commercial and institutional, administrative, housing, dining, parking, environmental, childcare centers, lodges, recreational/fitness centers, retail complexes, training facilities, warehouses, offices, community centers, medical/training/operational/personnel support/religious facilities, airfields, hangars, armories, fire stations, auditoriums, and manufacturing facilities. Incidental work with specialty trades includes, but are not limited to Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing systems, including Heating Ventilation and Air
Conditioning (HVAC) systems, boilers, high pressure steam systems, electrical distribution, motors, generators, potable water distribution, sanitary sewer, communications and cybersecurity, and removal of asbestos or lead contaminated materials.
Interested sources are invited to respond to this sources sought announcement by completing and returning the response form provided with the announcement titled WSMACC Sources Sought Information Form, via email. The following information shall be provided:
- Contractor Information: Provide your firm's contact information, including UEI number, CAGE Code and UID number.
- Type of Business: Identify whether your firm is a Small Business, SBA certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone Small Business, SDVOSB, and/or WOSB concern. For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to https://www.sba.gov/.
- Bonding Capacity: Provide your surety's name, your maximum bonding capacity per project, and your aggregate maximum bonding capacity.
- CMMC Certification*: Does your company have a CMMC Certification? If yes, please provide your certification level and expiration date.
- Locations: Identify the locations in which you are willing and capable to work.
- Project Experience: Submit a minimum of three (3) and maximum of five (5) recent specific government or commercial contracts/projects your firm has performed to demonstrate your firm's experience relative to the types of work covered by this requirement. Recent is defined as having been 100% completed within the five (5) years prior to the submission due date. All projects shall have a minimum construction cost of $500,000. Projects which do not meet these requirements may not be considered relevant.
Additional minimum submission requirements:
Within the Narrative Description section of the response form, describe each project sufficiently to demonstrate your firm's experience with the types of work described in this notice. Include projects that demonstrate the following experience:
- New construction of commercial and institutional buildings and related structures;
- Interior/exterior alteration or renovations of a building that includes repairs to multiple building systems;
- Design-Build (DB) construction and/or renovation experience of a commercial or institutional building.
- Design-Bid-Build (DBB) construction and/or renovation experience of a commercial or institutional building.
Note: A single project may satisfy more than one of the above minimum requirements.
For each project submitted for experience evaluation, the following information is required:
- Contract Number, Title and Location
- Award and Completion Dates
- Customer Information (including point of contact, phone number and email address)
- If work was performed as a Prime or Subcontractor
- Type of Contract (DB, DBB or PWS see Sources Sought Information Form)
- Narrative Project Description
- Description of the work that was self-performed by your firm, including the percentage of contract value your firm self-performed
Responses to this Sources Sought announcement are due no later than 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) on November 3, 2026. Please email your response, in a PDF format to, hope.a.kelsay.civ@us.navy.mil and carter.a.wilson7.civ@us.navy.mil. Emails shall be no more than 5 MB in size; if more than 5 MB are needed, more than one email may be sent. All NAVFAC NW solicitations are posted on the website at https://sam.gov and begin with N44255.
*NOTE:
CYBERSECUITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION (CMMC) 2.0 NOTICE DoD published the final CMMC rule on September 10, 2025, ref. 90 Federal Register (FR) 43560, with an effective date of November 10, 2025.
DoD's CMMC Program mandates that all organizations handling Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) maintain specific cybersecurity maturity levels to protect sensitive data. CMMC provides a consistent methodology to assess compliance with cybersecurity requirements and standards set forth in the 48 CFR 52.204-21; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.
Information concerning the CMMC Program is available at SAM.gov. See special notice, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program Implementation issued by USACE Headquarters, Directorate of Contracting. Visit SAM.gov and https://dodcio.defense.gov/CMMC/ for more information on how to get certified.
