Pre-solicitationPosted Jun 18, 2026·Responses due Jul 2, 2026

Virtualized Electromagnetic Warfare and Mission Engineering Center (VEWMEC) at NSWC, Crane IN

Army Corps of Engineers · W072 ENDIST LOUISVILLE

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912QR26BA022
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
PSC
Y1JZ
Place
Crane, IN, USA
Contact
Ranzel L. Merideth (Ranzel.l.merideth@usace.army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912QR26BA022 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jun 18, 2026
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  • Jun 18, 2026 · this notice
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Solicitation
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Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 8, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027, middle of the range Nov 12, 2026.
Measured from 62 past early notices at Dept of the Army with NAICS 236220 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jun 18, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

DESCRIPTION: Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane is for the design/bid/build construction of a new facility titled Virtualized Electromagnetic Warfare and Mission Engineering Center (VEWMEC). Construct a single story Virtualized Magnetic Warfare Mission and Engineering Center. The building includes SSO space; mission engineering support spaces (collaborative and office); and live virtual constructive reconfigurable laboratories equipped to conduct engineering and operations-based testing. The facility must be ICD 705 and meet anti-terrorism standards UFC compliant (4-010-01). The facilit… (show all)

y must incorporate necessary cybersecurity features. Supporting facility spaces included: entry lobby; breakroom; restrooms; receiving; server room; communications, electrical and mechanical rooms. Site preparation including pavement, utilities, stormwater management, and incidental improvements and demolition will be required. Three separate floor plans will be solicited for quotation of 6,900 SF, 8,100 SF, and 8,900 SF. One floor plan will be selected for construction contingent upon bid cost. The Contract Duration is estimated at 674 calendar days from Contract Notice to Proceed. The actual Period of Performance will be identified in the solicitation. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This IFB will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a Small Business set aside competitive procurement. SELECTION PROCESS: This is a sealed bid procurement operating under FAR Part 14. The bids will be evaluated using an Invitation For Bid (IFB) source selection process based on the lowest price submitted. CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 in accordance with FAR 36.204. ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 3 July 2025 and approximate closing date on or about 3 August 2026. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Responses to this synopsis are not required. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted. PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: A pre-proposal conference will be held following the issuance of the solicitation. The exact location and time will be included in the solicitation. SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. REGISTRATIONS: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://Sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist, Lee Merideth, at Ranzel.L.Merideth@usace.army.mil.

Who won similar work

20 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W072 ENDIST LOUISVILLE), same product/service code (PSC) Y1JZ and NAICS 236220.

Single-winner award sizes (20): middle half $9.1M to $22.8M, median $14.3M; range $720K to $54.8M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Butt Construction Company2$14.2MMay 16, 2025
J. E. DUNN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY1$54.8MSep 19, 2025
BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC1$46.0MNov 19, 2025
COX CONSTRUCTION CO Vista CA 92081 USA1$36.6MMar 19, 2026
J & J Contractors, Inc.1$33.1MSep 11, 2026
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING CORP1$23.5MSep 2, 2025
F & R CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC1$22.6MSep 23, 2025
BENAKA, INC.1$19.7MAug 14, 2025
HAYDON COMPANIES LLC1$17.4MMar 28, 2025
QBS INC1$16.3MJul 2, 2025

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

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