The Department of Defense, through the Department of the Army’s W2SD Endist Europe, is soliciting a federal construction contract for FY25 Smith Barracks Unaccompanied Personnel Housing in Baumholder, Germany. The work is for design-bid-build construction of a 108-person enlisted unaccompanied personnel housing facility at Smith Barracks. The procurement is classified under NAICS 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction and will be performed in Baumholder, Germany. Amendment 01 provides a revised drawing set, replaces Attachments 12 through 14 in their entirety, and extends the proposal due date; the primary contact is Christian Solinsky at christian.solinsky@usace.army.mil or +49 611-9744-2281.

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**W912GB26RA002**

**Sources Sought Announcement for**

**FY25 CAP PN 098087 UPH Barracks, Smith Barracks, Baumholder**

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of contractors who have the capabilities to complete a project of similar magnitude and scope. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among potential pool of responsible contractors. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this Sources Sought announcement.

**1. AGENCY:** United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District (NAU)

**2. NAICS:**23611 Residential Building Construction

**3. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:**Germany, Baumholder

**4. ANTICIPATED PROJECT TITLE:**  FY25 CAP PN 098087 UPH Barracks

**5. ACQUISITION INFORMATION:**  USACE NAU anticipates soliciting and awarding a stand-alone contract for the construction of one UPH barracks to accommodate 108 military personnel, along with an assigned parking garage for the barracks using design-bid-build procedures. The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

The construction completion period is anticipated to be 1,820 calendar days after the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed.

This acquisition will be solicited for full and open competition (unrestricted).  Small and Small Disadvantaged Business requirements are waived for this project due to its location Outside of the Contiguous United States (OCONUS).

**6. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:** The project involves constructing a 61,386 GSF Enlisted Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) facility for 108 personnel and a 45,407 GSF parking garage for 113 spaces at Smith Barracks. It includes living quarters, baths, storage, and modern systems like fire protection, IDS, and EMCS. The design follows DoD standards, incorporates sustainability, radon abatement, and energy efficiency measures, and is built to last 40 years. Supporting facilities include utilities, lighting, drainage, and landscaping.

**7. SUBMISSIONS:**Responses to this Sources Sought notice shall be limited to five pages and shall include the following information:

* Firm’s Name, address(es), English speaking point of contact, phone number and e-mail address.
* Firm’s interest in proposing on the solicitation when it is issued.
* Firm’s Cage Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.
* Evidence of Bonding Capability:
  + Name of Surety, Single and Aggregate Contract Amounts
* Firm’s capability to perform contract(s) of this magnitude and complexity within the past six years to include the following information:
  + Brief description of projects to include location (no more than five projects)
  + Customer name
  + Timeliness of performance
  + Customer satisfaction
  + Dollar value of the project
* Firm’s Joint Venture information or Teaming Arrangements they anticipate using for this project, if applicable

Responses to this Sources Sought is not intended to be a Request for Proposal nor Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. It is to request statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities Statement. Submission of a Capabilities Statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the USACE NAU in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This Sources Sought is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

**8.**  **SUBMISSIONS DUE:** All interested contractors should submit responses via email by 10:00 Central European Time (CET) on 09 March 2026. Submit responses and information to Lorraine Laurente, Contract Specialist at Lorraine.Q.Laurente@usace.army.mil and Christian Solinsky, Contracting Officer at Christian.Solinsky@usace.army.mil. No hard copies will be accepted.

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FY25 CAP PN 098087 UPH Barracks, Smith Barracks, Baumholder

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE for W912GB26RA002: FY25 PN 098087 Smith Barracks UPH Baumholder

1.  ANTICIPATED PROJECT TITLE: FY25 CAP PN 098087 Smith Barracks UPH Baumholder

2.  AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Europe District (NAU)

3.  NAICS: 23611 Residential Building Construction

4.  PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Baumholder, Germany

5.  SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912GB26RA002

6.  TYPE OF CONTRACT: The Government anticipates awarding a stand-alone Firm-Fixed- Price (FFP) design build “C” type contract.

7.  SYNOPSIS: This Pre-Solicitation Notice provides the USACE NAU’s intent to award a FFP contract to construct a 61,386 Gross Square Feet (GSF) / 108 personnel (PN) Enlisted Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH) Facility and 45,407 GSF / 113 space parking garage to accommodate Smith Barracks military personnel outside the physically separate Special Forces compound.

The barracks facility layout will be based on the anticipated FY24 design provided by the Center of Standardization, where G9 is recommending 560 GSF per person. Primary facilities include living and sleeping quarters, baths, storage, service areas, information systems, fire protection and alarm systems, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), and Energy Monitoring Control Systems (EMCS) connection. Sustainability and energy enhancement measures are included. Supporting facilities include site development, utilities and connections, lighting, paving, walks, curbs, gutters, storm drainage, information systems, retaining walls, landscaping and signage.

8. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be an unrestricted action under full and open competitive conditions. In accordance with FAR 19, all socioeconomic program considerations do not apply due to the OCONUS project location.

9.  SELECTION PROCESS: This requirement will use a Best-Value Acquisition Selection process in accordance with the United States Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15 and Part 37. The selection process will allow for a trade-off analysis between non-cost factors and cost/price factors, allowing the Government to accept other than lowest price proposal or other than the highest technically rated proposal to achieve a best value contract award. The project will be solicited under Full and Open competition and will be awarded as a FFP contract. The contract will be awarded and paid in Euros (€).

10.  PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance will be 1,172 calendar days after receipt of the notice to proceed. The contract will include one (1) base period with three (3) optional tasks.

11.  SOLICITATION WEBSITES: All prospective contractors and subcontractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to award of this contract. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via sam.gov. If you are not registered, the United States Government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. The solicitation will be available only as a direct download. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor fax requests will be accepted. It is the Contractor's responsibility to monitor the website daily for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments to this solicitation. The plans and specifications and all notifications of changes to this solicitation shall only be made through this posting and modifications hereto. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed-paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. NOTE: This solicitation is in .pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.

12.  ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE AND AWARD DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 16 April 2026. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted.

13.  NOTICE TO OFFERORS: The Government reserves the right to cancel any or all of the solicitation(s), either before or after the proposal opening with no obligation to the offeror by the Government.

14.  QUESTIONS: For all inquiries please direct them to the Contract Specialist, Lorraine Laurente, at e-mail: lorraine.q.laurente@usace.army.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Christian Solinsky, at christian.solinsky@usace.army.mil.

FY25 CAP PN 098087 Smith Barracks UPH Baumholder

FY25 Smith Barracks Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH), Baumholder, Germany Design-Bid-Build Construction of 108 personnel Enlisted Unaccompanied Personnel Housing Facility at Smith Barracks in Baumholder 

FY25 SMITH BARRACKS UNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL HOUSING (UPH), BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY

The purpose of Amendment 01 is to provide a revised Drawings set. Attachments 12-14 are replaced in their entirety. The proposal due date has been extended. Please see Amendment 01 for more details.FY25 Smith Barracks Unaccompanied Personnel Housing (UPH), Baumholder, Germany Design-Bid-Build Construction of 108 personnel Enlisted Unaccompanied Personnel Housing Facility at Smith Barracks in Baumholder 

FY25 SMITH BARRACKS UNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL HOUSING (UPH), BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY

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