FY26 PROJECT WWXT240800 MULTI-PURPOSE APRON AND TAXIWAY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF) BASE TINDAL, AUSTRALIA

This acquisition is for the construction (design-bid-build (DBB)) of aircraft pavements to support multiple airframes including aircraft parking apron and adjoining taxiway. Construction includes concrete aircraft parking and taxi area. Project will provide adequate concrete aircraft access apron and expansion and improvement of existing taxiway, including provision of all required pavement markings in compliance with Air Force Instruction 32-1042 and Engineering Technical Letter 04-02. Project will provide an access road and vehicle parking area to the rear of the aircraft apron. 

The work will include one (1) pre-priced option to construct; Option No. 1 is for bulk formation under future hangar zone. In accordance with FAR 52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity – Separately Priced Line Item, the Government may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 365 days of contract award. 

The magnitude of this project is estimated between $25,000,000 and $50,000,000.  THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE IS 237310 AND AVERAGE ANNUAL RECEIPTS OF $45 MILLION OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.  THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED.  The contract completion period is anticipated to be 615 calendar days.

This is a source selection procurement requiring the submission of both technical and price proposals. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. 

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.202(a)(2)). Therefore, the initial proposal shall conform to the solicitation requirements and should contain the best offer from a technical and price standpoint. 

Only the three (3) lowest-priced proposals will be evaluated for fair and reasonable pricing and technical acceptability. If none of the three (3) lowest-priced proposals are found to be technically acceptable, then all remaining proposals will be evaluated for fair and reasonable pricing and technical acceptability.

The contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded to that responsible Offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the lowest evaluated price of proposals (within the funds available) meeting the acceptability standards for the technical evaluation factors.   

The following evaluation factors shall be used to evaluate the technical proposals.

FACTOR 1:           EXPERIENCE

FACTOR 2:           PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR 3:           SAFETY

FACTOR 4:          MANAGEMENT PLAN

For Factor 1 Experience, a relevant construction project is defined as new construction of Airfield that includes at least one (1) of the following individual feature:

• New construction of Airfield Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Pavement:  New airfield (aircraft runway, taxiway, or apron) PCC pavement of at least 10,000 square meters with a minimum concrete thickness of 300 mm. Flexible pavement construction will not be considered when evaluating experience in Airfield PCC Pavements. Only pavement of aircraft runways, taxiways, or aprons will be considered. Projects submitted to demonstrate Airfield PCC Pavements will only be considered if the work was performed by the specific entity proposed for Airfield PCC pavements. Construction shall be completed or substantially completed no earlier than last fifteen (15) years from the date of issuance of this RFP. Substantially complete means at least 90% physically complete.
• New construction of Airfield Asphalt Concrete (AC) Pavement:  New airfield (aircraft apron, taxiway, or runway) AC pavement of at least 10,000 square meters with a minimum asphalt concrete thickness of 50 mm. Airfield PCC pavement construction will not be considered when evaluating experience in Airfield AC Pavements. Only pavement of aircraft apron, taxiway, or runway will be considered. Projects submitted to demonstrate Airfield AC Pavements will only be considered if the work was performed by the specific entity proposed for Airfield AC Pavements. Construction shall be completed or substantially completed no earlier than fifteen (15) years from the date of issuance of this RFP. Substantially complete means at least 90% physically complete.

Projects submitted shall collectively demonstrate experience in both individual features: (1) Airfield PCC Pavement and (2) Airfield AC Pavement.  Individual features do not have to be within any single project scope. 

The Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be available on or around 13 October 2026.  Please note that these dates (RFP issuance and response date) are estimates only and will be as shown in the RFP.  Printed copies or CDs will not be issued.  The RFP will be available on the SAM website.  Amendments will be posted to the SAM website.  It is the responsibility of the offeror to check the SAM website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.