Source Sought for Industry Capabilities to Construct New World Screwworm Facility

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, is conducting market research to identify qualified firms for the design and construction of a New World Screwworm (NWS) sterile fly facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas, supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The project involves constructing a specialized facility for mass rearing and sterilization of NWS flies, with an anticipated production of 300 million flies per week. The facility, estimated at 500,000 square feet, must adhere to BSL-2/3 and Arthropod Containment Level (ACL) 2/3 biosecurity protocols. USACE seeks firms with experience in large-scale design and construction (>$500M) and laboratory/research facility construction with specialized environmental controls. Interested firms should submit company profiles, relevant project experience, bonding capacity documentation (verifying a current bonding capacity of $1 billion), suggested construction methods, and information on Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) execution by October 14, 2025, at 11:00 am Central Time. A Site Visit/Industry Day is anticipated in October 2025 at Moore Air Force Base in Texas.

Notice ID

a67329029e8242a3a6c98711653fec41

Solicitation Number

W9126G26R1AS7

NAICS Code

23

Classification Code

Y1DB