Detection Sciences Testing and Applied Research (DSTAR)

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This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes only. This is not a solicitation for proposals/bids, and no contract will be awarded from this notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District (NAP), is conducting market research to identify qualified and interested businesses capable of performing the Design-Build (DB) project described below. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information or industry response to this notice or any follow-up information requests. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future procurement. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the System for Award Management (SAM). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor SAM for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The acquisition strategy will be determined based on responses received from this notice and/or other market research methods. The planned acquisition strategy will be posted in SAM upon completion of market research analysis. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). All are highly encouraged to respond. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this notice. However, respondents are reminded that all construction performance must follow the Engineer Manual (EM) 385-1-1, USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual and any other requirements contained in the solicitation, and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations. This announcement provides the detailed information necessary for your firm to prepare its response. ************************************************************************************* Project Title: Detection Sciences Testing and Applied Research Project Project Location: Transportation Security Laboratory located at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), W. J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) , Egg Harbor Township, NJ NAICS Code: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction PSC: Y1DB, Construction of Laboratories and Clinics Estimated Magnitude of Construction: Between $25,000,000 and $75,000,000 Anticipated Solicitation Issuance Date: April 2027 Estimated duration of the project: 1,095 Calendar Days Anticipated Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Design-Build (DB) Contract Anticipated Acquisition Method: RFO 36.101-2 Two-Phase Design Build Selection Procedures and RFO Part 15 Negotiated Procurement using “Best Value” tradeoff process High Level Project Summary: The Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) is a federal laboratory aligned under the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) campus is located along the eastern boundary of the William F. Hughes FAA Technical Center at the Atlantic City International Airport. TSL is responsible for researching, developing, engineering, testing and evaluating solutions to detect and mitigate the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices and weapons used against our Nation’s transportation systems. The project entails construction of a Detection Sciences, Testing and Applied Research Center (DSTARC) and the associated Facility for Energetic Materials Research (FEMR) building, including supporting infrastructure (hereafter referred to as the “DSTAR Project”). The project entails the construction of an approx. 40,000 SF Detection Sciences Testing and Applied Research Center (DSTARC) laboratory, an approximately 6,000 SF Facility for Energetic Materials Research (FEMR) laboratory, and ancillary site improvements to support these buildings. The combined buildings will enable TSL to…