Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W7MX USPFO ACTIVITY CAANG 129
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W50S8X26BA011
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
236220
Product service code
Y1AZ
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-10-15
Response deadline
Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Moffett Field, CA
Contracting contact
ng.ngca.caarng.uspfo-construction@army.mil
Market intelligence
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The USPFO for California intends to award a single firm-fixed-price contract for non-personal construction services, to include all plant, labor, transportation, materials, tools, equipment, appliances, and supervision necessary for the construction of a Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) simulator facility at Moffett Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Mountain View, California. This project will provide an approximately 8,202 gross square foot building consisting of a multi-story, high bay area to house the CRH-OFT simulator, with a single-story area containing CRH mission planning, briefing and debriefing rooms, administrative areas for training and support staff, OFT maintenance and parts storage rooms, secure and non-secure tele-communication rooms, latrine facilities and mechanical, electrical and utility support rooms utilizing conventional design and construction. ATTENTION INTERESTED BIDDERS: The formal solicitation's documentation is hosted in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module. In order to access the solicitation and its attachments (including the plans and specifications), you must click on the "PIEE Solicitation Module Link for W50S8X26BA011" link provided below (see "Attachments/Links"). Amendment 0001 (5 Oct 2026) Amendment 0001 has been issued. The SF1442 that was originally issued with the solicitation has been removed and replaced with the conformed SF1442 reflecting this amendment. This amendment provides the date, time, and location for the site visit; extends the bed submission deadline; and incorporates Pre-Bid Inquiries (Round 1). The conformed SF1442, SF30, and Pre-Bid Inquiries are available through PIEE. Click on the "PIEE Solicitation Module Link for W50S8X26BA011", then scroll to the "Update/Notice" section at the bottom of the page. Click on the amendment's link to access the attachments. Update 0002 (8 Oct 2026) Pre-Bid Inquiries (Round 1) has been removed and replaced with Pre-Bid Inquiries (Round 2). This update revises the answer to questions 1-5 to coincide with the formal solicitation. Additionally, it provides all questions that have been submitted up to this date. The Government will provide responses for questions that do not have responses as soon as possible. Update 0003 (15 Oct 2026) Pre-Bid Conference Slides, Minutes, and registration sheet have been posted to PIEE.
Contact
Point of contact
Paul (Nick) Ochs
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
ng.ngca.caarng.uspfo-construction@army.mil
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