Rygge DABS / FEV New Construction

This Sources Sought is for market research purposes only - it is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make awards, or pay for respondent's expenditures made in response to this notice. Interested vendors are responsible for monitoring this notice for any subsequent changes. All submissions become government property and will not be returned. The purpose of this notice is to afford industry the opportunity to submit company profiles with capability statements, provide acquisition strategy feedback, and express interest in the potential procurement. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District is planning a requirement for a firm-fixed-price, design-bid-build construction contract to build a new Deployable Airbase System (DABS) with facilities, vehicles, and equipment (FEV) in Rygge, Norway. The project's anticipated magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00 with a construction duration of 830 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed (around October of 2026). USACE anticipates a solicitation will be issued in January of 2026 with a pre-proposal site-visit scheduled in February 2026, and a contract award around September 2026. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Rygge DABS / FEV construction project includes facility space for humidity-controlled warehouse storage, heated general purpose warehouse storage, vented general purpose warehouse storage, refueling vehicle maintenance, a fuel dispensing point, a vehicle wash rack, testing facilities, and a central plant. The purpose of these facilities is to provide material and vehicle storage, and administrative and maintenance support for the DABS - Facilities, Equipment and Vehicles assets. The facilities will need to include overhead bridge cranes, lightning protection, overvoltage protection, closed-circuit television, and information systems connectivity. Supporting facilities include vehicle parking, security fencing with gate, security entry control building, shed supplies and equipment depot, a scale, material processing depots (for hazardous materials, petroleum oil, and lubricants), loading and unloading area, environmental mitigation, site improvements (landscaping, grading, and paving), and site utilities. INDUSTRY DAY USACE Europe District will conduct a live presentation of this project via Teams. The presentation is tentatively scheduled for 16 October 2025 at 14:00 HRS Central European Summer Time (CEST). To attend the presentation, register by emailing the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer listed below for the Teams invitation. CAPABILITIES STATEMENT Vendors interested in this potential procurement should submit a brief capabilities statement as one PDF. The capabilities statement shall include the following: 1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. Include Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number from the company's System for Award Management (SAM) registration. 2. A completed Experience/Capability Worksheet along with a brief description of experience with similar construction projects performed within the past ten years in any of the following areas that may be required for the project. Describe if work was performed as a prime or subcontractor, the location (name of city and country), and value in U.S. dollars. a.) Demolition, to include environmental remediation, and site preparation. Clearing and grubbing for brush and preparation of site. b.) Civil work to include site layout, grading drainage, and site utilities. c.) Site layout to include standoff distances, circulation of people and vehicles to include parking areas. d.) New pavement with reinforced concrete or asphalt. e.) Grading and drainage to allow efficient surface drainage of design storm events. f.) Potable water distribution, fire water distribution and storage, and sewer collection pipes and lift station designed to Norwegian Standards. Utility connections will need to be coordinated with Norwegian Utility Providers. g.) Knowledge of quality control, scheduling, and safety procedures and documentation, especially if similar to those utilized on USACE projects. 3. The vendor's capability for bonding and to perform construction in Norway, especially Rygge. 4. Any constraints that USACE should be aware of to assist in acquisition planning and contract execution. 5. Feedback, if any, on the acquisition strategy for this requirement, such as Request For Proposal using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable or Tradeoff source selection process, Invitation For Bid, sole source, etc. Please email capabilities statement to the following, referencing W912GB25X19IS in the subject line of the email: Rosemarie Rollins Contract Specialist at Rosemarie.E.Rollins@usace.army.mil Ryan Fernandez, Contracting Officer at Ryandale.R.Fernandez@usace.army.mil Interested parties are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 11:00 HRS CEST 23 October 2025. Submissions will be shared with the Government project delivery team but will otherwise be held in strict confidence. No feedback will be provided to respondents regarding their submissions. If you have any questions, contact Rosemarie Rollins and Ryan Fernandez by email. Note: Any solicitation issued resulting from this notice will be in a separate announcement. A company must be registered and active in SAM to be considered for contract award. Further instructions and information can be found at https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.