B-21 Utilities & Site Improvements, Communications and Electric Infrastructure, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Fort Worth District is conducting a Sources‑Sought market research to gauge industry interest, capabilities, and qualifications for a Design‑Bid‑Build construction project that will add underground electrical distribution and fiber‑optic communications infrastructure to support the B‑21 weapons system bed‑down at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The effort will involve installing new switchgear, power cabling, duct banks, manholes, pole‑mounted conductors, transformers, and single‑mode fiber optic cable in concrete‑encased underground ducts, as well as expanding telephone systems. All work must comply with DoD Unified Facilities Criteria, antiterrorism/force‑protection standards, and cybersecurity requirements for facility‑related control systems. The anticipated contract value is $27‑34 million, with an estimated project duration of 600 days. The government seeks responses from all small‑business categories (8(a), HUB‑Zone, SDVOSB, WOSB) and will use the Highest Technically Rated Offeror (HTRO) with a fair‑and‑reasonable price approach if a formal solicitation is issued. • Scope: Underground power and fiber‑optic utilities, switchgear, transformers, pole‑mounted conductors, manholes, and related civil works. • Delivery method: Design‑Bid‑Build, firm‑fixed‑price. • Estimated value: $27‑34 M; NAICS 237130 (Utility Installation). • Duration: ~600 days (≈ 1.6 years). • Small‑business set‑aside potential; size standard $45 M. • Required compliance: DoD UFC 1‑200‑01, UFC 4‑010‑01/06, USACE EM 385‑1‑1, DFARS 889, CMMC, NIST SP 800‑171. • Response deadline for market research: 14 Oct 2026 (2:00 PM CT). • Anticipated solicitation release: Early Dec 2026; proposal due late Jan 2026.