Construction Material and Heavy Equipment Rental

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the 356th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Group at RAAF Base Curtin in Broome, Western Australia, is seeking market information for the rental of heavy equipment and procurement of construction materials to support the repair and replacement of concrete equipment pads for the Mobile Aircraft Arresting System (MAAS) at Runway 11-29. This action is published as a Sources Sought notice under solicitation number FA502526AQ010, with a response deadline of June 20, 2026, and is not a formal solicitation or binding contract. The requirement falls under NAICS code 423390 with no set-aside provisions, and all responses must be submitted to Daniel Callahan and the 356 ETSG/CONS Org Box via email. Offerors are expected to provide detailed company information including name, address, phone, email, UEI, CAGE code, small business status, socio-economic certifications, and the NAICS code typically used for similar services. The project requires dry-hire of eight weeks for specific heavy equipment including two fork lift attachments, two jack hammer attachments, one sweeper/broom attachment, one road grader with a 12–18 foot blade, one water truck with 10,000–14,000 liter capacity, and two rear-tipper dump trucks with five cubic meter capacity. Additionally, contractors must supply rebar in multiple sizes and quantities totaling over 1,200 pieces, 342 cubic meters of 300 PSI concrete, 549 cubic meters of 250-micron plastic sheeting, 30 gallons of resin-based concrete cure, one gallon of bonding compound, and 923 rebar chairs. All construction materials and equipment must be delivered to RAAF Curtin Broome IAP with specific deadlines: equipment mobilization by July 10, 2026, and all material deliveries no later than July 17, 2026, with full demobilization and waste removal completed by August 31, 2026. Contractors are responsible for all transportation, customs clearance, port coordination, sea or air freight, and delivery to the site, including marking all items as “Property of the US Government” for shipping. Pricing submissions must include all associated costs, and while the government has no established budget,