LXEZ241049; Special Operation Wing (SOW) HQ Secure Facility Upgrade, B3537 FA527025R0041
Summary
AI-generated · Aug 23, 2025A design-build, stand-alone project to upgrade the SOW Secure Facility (Building 3537) at Kadena Air Base to support a Joint Operations Center for the 353 Special Operation Wing. The work covers all field investigations, design, construction, and finishing to deliver a fully functional facility. Key updates to rooms 156 and 154 include adding electrical outlets, a standalone N+1 cooling system for major communications equipment in room 154, replacing power cables and conduits as needed, installing data cables and accessories, and installing safety railing on the mezzanine in room 156. Construction sequencing prioritizes completing room 154 first, with work conducted in accordance with Kadena Design Guide and host-nation standards, no ACM or LBP found in affected areas, and sustainable life-cycle cost practices per UFC 1-200-02. The contractor must be licensed to work in Japan, be SAM-registered (and any joint venture), and the award will be a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract in the roughly $1–$5 million range, with an approximate 467-day performance period and best-value evaluation.
New/updated information in the latest notice includes an explicit update to the site-visit schedule (logistics provided) and a note that only the draft Statement of Work will be attached for the site visit. The solicitation will still be issued electronically, and registration requirements (Japan license, SAM) remain in effect.
CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: 18th Contracting Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204 -- Presolicitation notices. The acquisition is for a Design-Build, stand-alone contract to provide a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Repair Special Operation Wing (SOW) Secure Facility Upgrade, B3537, located on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. A solicitation will be available on this site and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation about mid-JUL 2025. The Government intends to award one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The estimated magnitude of this contract will be between $1,000,000 - $5,000,000. The performance period is approximately 467 calendar days. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The project scope consists of, but is not limited to, providing all field investigations, surveys, design, plant, labor, supervision, materials, equipment, supplies, transportation, third-party services, and incidental related work to design and execute construction work defined in the Statement of Work and its attachments. The work includes all necessary finishing work to provide the Government with a final product that is fully functional and leaves no areas of the facility that appear incomplete or unfinished. This project shall accomplish a design-build repair of Building 3537. Repair works herein describe proposed updates to room numbers 156 and 154 in B3537 to accommodate a Joint Operations Center (JOC) for the 353 Special Operation Wing (SOW). Repair to install electrical power outlets to support additional personnel and equipment. Repair to add supplementary cooling system to meet increased heat load. Repair to replace existing power cables and associated conduits, trays to support electrical load, as needed. Repair to install data cables and associated accessories. Repair to install a standalone cooling system with N+1 redundancy for major communications equipment in room 154. Install the safety railing where it is not already present along the floor boundary of the mezzanine level of room 156. Construct concrete slabs on the ground to install cooling units. Demolish electrical and mechanical components to facilitate repair work as needed. Construction phasing is required to complete room 154 as priority. All the work shall comply with Kadena Design Guide and host nation standards. No Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and Lead Based Paint (LBP) contaminants identified in affected areas based on the recent test results. Sustainable principles, to include life cycle cost-effective practices, will be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project in accordance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-02, dated date (dtd) 01 JUN 2022. Work for the project is described in more detail in Section 8 of the Statement of Work. Sustainable principles, to include life cycle cost-effective practices shall be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project(s) in accordance with the latest version of UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements, dtd 01 JUN 2022. NOTE: This requirement will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan. The successful Offeror must be licensed and registered to perform work in the country of Japan. All Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Joint Ventures (JV) must be registered in SAM as the JV. Offerors are advised to begin this process when they prepare their proposal in order to ensure this registration is in place should they be selected for the award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an Offeror ineligible for award. The Government will evaluate qualifications in accordance with the criteria described in the RFP and will award a single FFP contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and offers the best overall value to the Government, described in the RFP. OBTAINING THE SOLICITATION: The solicitation for this acquisition will be provided in electronic format only and scheduled to be available for download about mid-JUL 2025 at the PIEE Solicitation Module website at https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/index.xhtml and the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. SITE VISIT: The site visit will be coordinated within a week of the posted solicitation. PLEASE NOTE: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only. Do not submit proposals at this time.
From Presolicitation posted on Jun 20, 2025CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: 18th Contracting Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204 -- Presolicitation notices. The acquisition is for a Design-Build, stand-alone contract to provide a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Repair Special Operation Wing (SOW) Secure Facility Upgrade, B3537, located on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. A solicitation will be available on this site and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation about mid-JUL 2025. The Government intends to award one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The estimated magnitude of this contract will be between $1,000,000 - $5,000,000. The performance period is approximately 467 calendar days. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The project scope consists of, but is not limited to, providing all field investigations, surveys, design, plant, labor, supervision, materials, equipment, supplies, transportation, third-party services, and incidental related work to design and execute construction work defined in the Statement of Work and its attachments. The work includes all necessary finishing work to provide the Government with a final product that is fully functional and leaves no areas of the facility that appear incomplete or unfinished. This project shall accomplish a design-build repair of Building 3537. Repair works herein describe proposed updates to room numbers 156 and 154 in B3537 to accommodate a Joint Operations Center (JOC) for the 353 Special Operation Wing (SOW). Repair to install electrical power outlets to support additional personnel and equipment. Repair to add supplementary cooling system to meet increased heat load. Repair to replace existing power cables and associated conduits, trays to support electrical load, as needed. Repair to install data cables and associated accessories. Repair to install a standalone cooling system with N+1 redundancy for major communications equipment in room 154. Install the safety railing where it is not already present along the floor boundary of the mezzanine level of room 156. Construct concrete slabs on the ground to install cooling units. Demolish electrical and mechanical components to facilitate repair work as needed. Construction phasing is required to complete room 154 as priority. All the work shall comply with Kadena Design Guide and host nation standards. No Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and Lead Based Paint (LBP) contaminants identified in affected areas based on the recent test results. Sustainable principles, to include life cycle cost-effective practices, will be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project in accordance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-02, dated date (dtd) 01 JUN 2022. Work for the project is described in more detail in Section 8 of the Statement of Work. Sustainable principles, to include life cycle cost-effective practices shall be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project(s) in accordance with the latest version of UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements, dtd 01 JUN 2022. NOTE: This requirement will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan. The successful Offeror must be licensed and registered to perform work in the country of Japan. All Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Joint Ventures (JV) must be registered in SAM as the JV. Offerors are advised to begin this process when they prepare their proposal in order to ensure this registration is in place should they be selected for the award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an Offeror ineligible for award. The Government will evaluate qualifications in accordance with the criteria described in the RFP and will award a single FFP contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and offers the best overall value to the Government, described in the RFP. OBTAINING THE SOLICITATION: The solicitation for this acquisition will be provided in electronic format only and scheduled to be available for download about mid-AUG 2025 at the PIEE Solicitation Module website at https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/index.xhtml and the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. SITE VISIT: UPDATED - Site Visit scheduled for 15 AUG 2025 (Friday), at 0900 hrs JST. Meeting in front of Building 3537 (Escort meet at Gate 1 (Kadena AB) 45 mins before starting time to be signed in) Only the draft Statement of Work will be attached. PLEASE NOTE: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only. Do not submit proposals at this time.
From Presolicitation posted on Aug 14, 2025CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: 18th Contracting Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. CONTRACT INFORMATION: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204 -- Presolicitation notices. The acquisition is for a Design-Build, stand-alone contract to provide a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Repair Special Operation Wing (SOW) Secure Facility Upgrade, B3537, located on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors. A solicitation will be available on this site and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation about mid-JUL 2025. The Government intends to award one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The estimated magnitude of this contract will be between $1,000,000 - $5,000,000. The performance period is approximately 467 calendar days. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The project scope consists of, but is not limited to, providing all field investigations, surveys, design, plant, labor, supervision, materials, equipment, supplies, transportation, third-party services, and incidental related work to design and execute construction work defined in the Statement of Work and its attachments. The work includes all necessary finishing work to provide the Government with a final product that is fully functional and leaves no areas of the facility that appear incomplete or unfinished. This project shall accomplish a design-build repair of Building 3537. Repair works herein describe proposed updates to room numbers 156 and 154 in B3537 to accommodate a Joint Operations Center (JOC) for the 353 Special Operation Wing (SOW). Repair to install electrical power outlets to support additional personnel and equipment. Repair to add supplementary cooling system to meet increased heat load. Repair to replace existing power cables and associated conduits, trays to support electrical load, as needed. Repair to install data cables and associated accessories. Repair to install a standalone cooling system with N+1 redundancy for major communications equipment in room 154. Install the safety railing where it is not already present along the floor boundary of the mezzanine level of room 156. Construct concrete slabs on the ground to install cooling units. Demolish electrical and mechanical components to facilitate repair work as needed. Construction phasing is required to complete room 154 as priority. All the work shall comply with Kadena Design Guide and host nation standards. No Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and Lead Based Paint (LBP) contaminants identified in affected areas based on the recent test results. Sustainable principles, to include life cycle cost-effective practices, will be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project in accordance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-02, dated date (dtd) 01 JUN 2022. Work for the project is described in more detail in Section 8 of the Statement of Work. Sustainable principles, to include life cycle cost-effective practices shall be integrated into the design, development, and construction of the project(s) in accordance with the latest version of UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements, dtd 01 JUN 2022. NOTE: This requirement will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan. The successful Offeror must be licensed and registered to perform work in the country of Japan. All Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Joint Ventures (JV) must be registered in SAM as the JV. Offerors are advised to begin this process when they prepare their proposal in order to ensure this registration is in place should they be selected for the award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an Offeror ineligible for award. The Government will evaluate qualifications in accordance with the criteria described in the RFP and will award a single FFP contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and offers the best overall value to the Government, described in the RFP. OBTAINING THE SOLICITATION: The solicitation for this acquisition will be provided in electronic format only and scheduled to be available for download about mid-AUG 2025 at the PIEE Solicitation Module website at https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/index.xhtml and the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. SITE VISIT: UPDATED - Site Visit scheduled for 15 AUG 2025 (Friday), at 0900 hrs JST. Meeting in front of Building 3537 (Escort meet at Gate 1 (Kadena AB) 45 mins before starting time to be signed in) Only the draft Statement of Work will be attached. PLEASE NOTE: This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only. Do not submit proposals at this time.
From Presolicitation posted on Aug 25, 2025Project Title: Special Operation Wing (SOW) HQ Secure Facility Upgrade, B3537. Project Location: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The Contractor shall provide all design, labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to perform repair of Special Operation Wing HQ Secure Facility, B3537, on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, in accordance with the Statement of Work (Section J). Project Magnitude: $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (or YEN equivalent). Period of Performance: 467 calendar days. NAICS: 238990. Contractor Licensing Requirements: Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded and performed in its entirety in the country of Japan. Contractors must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan, and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the contract. Prior to award, Offerors must be registered to do business in Japan and possess a construction license issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, or prefectural government.-KEY DATES- Request for Information Due Date: 28 AUG 2025 at 1400 hrs JST. Proposal Due Date: 24 SEP 2025 at 1800 hrs JST.
From Solicitation posted on Aug 25, 2025Amendment 0001 (15 SEP 2025) - (1.) The purpose of this amendment is as follows: a.) Added - RFI_Questions and Answers (QA)_LXEZ241049_25R0041_CE Response. b.) Revised - Attachment 1_Statement of Work (SOW)_LXEZ241049_25R0041_20250908. c.) Added - Attachments: -1.5.a. B3537 Utility diagram. -1.6.a. Civil Drawing. -1.7.a. Government Door Sketch. -1.7.b. Current Comm Layout Sketch. -1.7.c. Rm 154 Comm Rm Layout. d.) Revised - SF 1442. e.) Amendment - SF 30. (2.) No other RFIs will be the accepted after this amendment. (3.) All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. --- Project Title: Special Operation Wing (SOW) HQ Secure Facility Upgrade, B3537. Project Location: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The Contractor shall provide all design, labor, materials, equipment, and supervision to perform repair of Special Operation Wing HQ Secure Facility, B3537, on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, in accordance with the Statement of Work (Section J). Project Magnitude: $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (or YEN equivalent). Period of Performance: 467 calendar days. NAICS: 238990. Contractor Licensing Requirements: Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded and performed in its entirety in the country of Japan. Contractors must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan, and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the contract. Prior to award, Offerors must be registered to do business in Japan and possess a construction license issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, or prefectural government.-KEY DATES- Request for Information Due Date: 28 AUG 2025 at 1400 hrs JST. Proposal Due Date: 24 SEP 2025 at 1800 hrs JST.
From Solicitation posted on Sep 15, 2025Notice history
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Presolicitation Posted Aug 25, 2025No changes from previous notice
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Solicitation Posted Aug 25, 2025View changes (4)
- Title: NOTICE - Repair Special Operation Wing (SOW) Secure Facility Upgrade, B3537 → LXEZ241049; Special Operation Wing (SOW) HQ Secure Facility Upgrade, B3537
- Description: Description was updated
- Notice Type: Presolicitation → Solicitation
- Response Deadline: Jun 20, 2025 → Sep 24, 2025
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