What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is soliciting construction services for the F-35 Aircraft Sustainment Center and Composite Repair Facility at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC. This project is suited for large construction firms, as it involves significant infrastructure development, including a 255,461 SF hangar and a 105,755 SF composite repair facility. The notice type indicates that interested parties should track the solicitation closely, as it may not allow for open bidding beyond the pre-qualified offerors, ECC Atlantic Construction and Walsh Federal.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
***Two (2) offerors have been pre-qualified for Segment II. The offerors for Segment II are ECC Atlantic Construction and Walsh Federal.** The F35 Sustainment Center is a 255,461 SF depot level hangar to support (20) F-35 aircraft. In addition to the hangar maintenance bays, the project will also include 4 paint booths, administrative space, aircraft part modification and tool shops, and a secure area built to ICD705 standards. The main facility is a precast structural concrete panel with a pile supported foundation, slab on grade, and cross laminated timber roof deck. The structure is a single story with a two-story administrative space. The site development scope includes utility improvements to support entire Hancock Village, taxiway with a bridge and aircraft parking apron. The 105,755 SF Composite Repair Facility is a new consolidated depot-level facility for advanced composites and rotor blade repair. The project consists of two major sections, a composite repair and manufacturing shop that will include a disassembly area, parts kitting area, production control/clean parts area, assembly area to include climate controlled dirty room, bonding room, clean room, depot and fleet classrooms and engineering/laboratory space. Also included is an aircraft rotor blade repair shop that includes a disassembly and staging area, dirty room, sanding pit, and bonding room. Shared spaces that include painting, parts wash, freezer, hygiene facility, bathrooms, and breakrooms to minimize construction costs and improve sustainability.
Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.