Naval Amenities Engineering Techniques Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $210.2 million firm-fixed-price building contract, September 12, to B.L. Harbert Worldwide, LLC, of Birmingham, Alabama. The mission will embody the development of a weapons technology facility aboard Barksdale Air Drive Base (AFB), Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
This mission is kind of distinctive because it includes the Navy contracting command awarding a mission that can happen outdoors the standard Navy or Marine Corps amenities. However, the first mission stays to ship important companies and upkeep required to make sure optimum readiness.
“This contract award helps the lethality and readiness of the U.S. Air Drive’s (USAF) B-52 bombers assigned to Barksdale AFB,” stated Lt. Cmdr. James Keokosal, resident officer in command of building (ROICC) at Barksdale AFB. “The finished advanced shall be essential to the Air Drive International Strike Command’s mission of offering deadly precision strikes wherever, at any time.”
The contract consists of the design-bid-build building of 5 new amenities and the renovation of an present one-story facility. The scope of labor to be carried out gives for, however just isn’t restricted to: building of the principle facility, a weapons technology facility; an entry management facility; a safety forces facility; a fireplace pump constructing; a diesel generator constructing; a climate shelter; and a number of towers to supporting varied security measures.
For practically a decade, ROICC Barksdale and NAVFAC Southeast have been in collaboration with the USAF within the planning and design of this mission. The finished advanced would be the largest mission to be executed at Barksdale AFB since its institution following World Warfare II.
The contract additionally accommodates 11 unexercised choices, which, if exercised, would enhance the cumulative contract worth to $221.2 million.
The contractor was chosen utilizing the Finest Worth Tradeoff Supply Choice procurement. Award for this procurement was primarily based on technical components and worth, which collectively represent a finest worth to the federal government, nevertheless, not essentially the bottom worth.
This contract was competitively procured by way of the Contract Alternatives SAM.gov web site with two proposals acquired.
Work shall be carried out at Barksdale AFB and is anticipated to be accomplished by January 2026.
