Construction by the Army Corps

he Army Corps is going to award a Design Build contract to deliver a majority of the new facility to NGA. Army Corps manages the design-builder. NGA specifies the requirements and will ultimately move into the building. The Design Build process is a method of project delivery in which one entity, works under a single contract with the project owner to provide design and construction services.   Army Corps will pick a winning contractor using a 2-phased process.  Phase 1 is a qualifications only selection of up to 3 firms that have the best qualifications to build the NGA facility. Phase 2 is when those 3 firms prepare a concept design solution and a price in a competition for the contract award. Those 3 concepts are kept a secret during the selection process to ensure the competition is fair. Only the winning concept is released after award of the contract.

Army Corps/NGA has received proposals for the first Phase and are in the process of downselecting to a maximum of 3 best qualified firms. That process will span to fall of 2017.   The Phase 2 design competition will commence following the selection of the three firms.  Design Build Contract award is scheduled for late summer 2018.