FY28 KC-46A Aircraft Beddown Infrastructure Program | Altus AFB, Oklahoma

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Tulsa District is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the design and construction of the FY28 KC-46A Aircraft Beddown Infrastructure Program at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma using Progressive Design-Build under 10 USC 2808a Other Transaction Authority.

The KC-46A Aircraft Beddown Infrastructure Program at Altus AFB, Oklahoma, will deliver comprehensive flight-line, industrial maintenance, and advanced aircrew flight simulator training facilities necessary to support the 97th Air Mobility Wing (97 AMW) - the Department of the Air Force’s sole formal training unit for heavy mobility aircraft. This $235M consolidated capital program will modernize the installation's infrastructure to replace Eisenhower-era KC-135 operations with the next-generation KC-46A Pegasus tanker while sustaining concurrent training and maintenance for its legacy fleets.

The program will deliver three primary facility complexes along with associated airfield civil site infrastructure:

• KC-46A Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (General Maintenance)
• KC-46A Multipurpose Hangar (Corrosion Control & Open-Tank Fuel Cell Maintenance)
• KC-46A Simulator Facility Phase 4 (Flight Training Center Expansion)

USACE will use a streamlined competitive selection process to select the most highly qualified design-build team: 

• Step 1 – Statement of Qualifications: Interested parties will submit a Statement of Qualifications. The Government intends to down-select up to three Design-Build Teams to proceed to Step 2. 
• Step 2 – Pitch Presentations: Selected Design-Build Teams will participate in pitch meetings. One firm will be selected as the Design-Build team for award of the initial design and preconstruction services with a modification for design completion and construction award. 

The agreement will be awarded to the most qualified design-build team to provide design development, preconstruction services, and construction. Post-award Phase 1 of PDB includes design and pre-construction services and Post-award Phase 2 includes the final design and construction. The agreement will be Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). The FFP for successive design and construction milestones will be agreed to as the design progresses and funds become available.