What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking contractors for the design and construction of a Maritime Center of Excellence in Bizerte, Tunisia, under solicitation N33191-26-R-0032. This project, classified under NAICS code 236220, includes building a rappelling tower, a helicopter landing zone, and optional facilities such as a boat storage facility and a launch slipway. As this is a presolicitation notice, interested small businesses should track the upcoming solicitation, expected to be posted after August 14, 2026, rather than prepare immediate bids.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
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PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS
29 July 2026
NAICS Code: 236220
NAVFAC EURAFCENT
Viale Porto Box 51
Aeroporto, Capodichino
80144 Napoli, Italia
Solicitation No. N33191-26-R-0032 Design-Build Maritime Center of Excellence, Bizerte, Tunisia
Contact Point: Daniel Magrino, Contracting Officer
E-mail: Daniel.k.magrino.civ@us.navy.mil
This is a Pre-solicitation notice only. This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP); there is not a solicitation
or specifications available at this time.
This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a
commitment by the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Europe Africa Central (NAVFAC
EURAFCENT), implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. This notice
does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The solicitation will
be posted on or after 14 August 2026.
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This project is to N33191-26-R-0032 Design-Build Maritime Center of Excellence, Bizerte, Tunisia
CLIN Description
CLIN 0001 The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials,
equipment and applicable safety precautions necessary to design
and build a steel-framed rappelling tower designed to support
military rappel, climbing and confidence training activities,
complete with a reinforced concrete foundation, access stairs,
elevated platforms, guardrails, and rappelling wall support
structure in accordance with the Performance Technical
Statement.
CLIN 0002 The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials,
equipment and applicable safety precautions necessary to design
and build a Helicopter Landing Zone/Helipad consisting of a
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reinforced concrete landing pad (30 SM), aircraft parking apron,
access pavement, aircraft grounding and tie-down systems in
accordance with the Performance Technical Statement.
CLIN 0003 – Option 1 The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials,
equipment and applicable safety precautions necessary to design
and build a Vehicle & Equipment Boat Storage Facility (375 SM) in
accordance with the Performance Technical Statement.
CLIN 0004 – Option 2 The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, materials,
equipment and applicable safety precautions necessary to design
and build a Boat Launch Slipway and Small Floating Dock in
accordance with the Performance Technical Statement.
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In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this project is expected to be between $1,000,000
and $5,000,000.
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This is a new procurement. It does not replace an existing contract. No prior contract information exists.
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Offerors may view and/or download the solicitation in the PIEE solicitation module,
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instruction
s.pdf when it becomes available. The solicitation is available in electronic format only. Hard copies of
the solicitation will not be provided. All notices/amendments related to the solicitation will be posted to
the PIEE solicitation module.
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The information provided below is to alert the prospective offeror to items which may take some time to
process and therefore it is recommended that a firm that intends to submit a proposal start the process
at this time.
The Government requires an offeror to have a current Commercial and Governmental Entity (CAGE)
Code or NATO Commercial and Governmental Entity (NCAGE) Code, and active registration in the
System for Award Management (SAM), to include assignment of a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). The
CAGE/NCAGE code and UEI must be included on the proposals. It is the responsibility of the offeror to
comply and register.
Commercial and Governmental Entity (CAGE) Code and
NATO Commercial and Governmental Entity (NCAGE) Code
(https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx)
System for Award Management (SAM) registration and UEI at (https://www.sam.gov/SAM/)
Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_I
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nstructions.pdf
JOINT CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING SYSTEM (JCCS) REGISTRATION
All offerors performing work in the AFRICOM AOR must register in the Joint Contingency Contracting
System (JCCS) at https://www.jccs.gov/jccscoe. After submission of the required information in this
system, the vendor will be assigned a risk rating. The Contracting Officer will verify the prospective
awardee’s registration in the JCCS and the prospective awardee’s rating during the responsibility
determination before awarding this contract. If the prospective awardee does not have an Acceptable
status in JCCS at that time, then the prospective awardee will be found to be not responsible under
FAR 9.104-1(g) and their proposal will be ineligible for award.
Offerors are advised to register, renew as necessary, and monitor their status in JCCS in order to take
any additional actions required to achieve an Acceptable status before the time of award.
The Contractor shall be registered in the Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS),
https://www.jccs.gov/jccscoe, and maintain an Acceptable risk rating status from contract award
through completion of all contract work and any applicable warranty periods. The US Government
reserves the right to terminate this contract for default if the Contractor is no longer registered in the
JCCS or fails to maintain an acceptable risk rat…
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.