Government
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Client
Pilkington Construction
Project Owner
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DoD Source Selection Procedures
Location
Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
Project Value
$350,000,000
Industry
Government
Account Executive(s)
Joshua Harden, Tom Thomas
Services Provided
Proposal Development |
Government
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Client
Pilkington Construction
Project Owner
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DoD Source Selection Procedures
Location
Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
Project Value
$350,000,000
Industry
Government
Account Executive(s)
Joshua Harden, Tom Thomas
Services Provided
Proposal Development |
Project Overview
The U.S. Department of Defense issued a $350 million indefinite-delivery solicitation for new construction and design-build work at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. The scope covered a broad range of military facility types, including administrative buildings, hospitals and medical facilities, auditoriums, hangars, airfields, fire stations, garages, and prefabricated structures. Governed by Federal Acquisition Regulation and DoD source selection procedures, the procurement demanded strict compliance and a proposal capable of demonstrating relevant military construction experience across a diverse facility portfolio. The client engaged PRESWERX to develop the proposal that would position their team for this significant federal construction contract.
Client Challenges
Federal military construction solicitations governed by FAR and DoD source selection procedures present a distinct set of proposal challenges that go beyond typical public procurement:
Navigating the strict compliance requirements of a FAR-governed solicitation, where procedural errors or omissions can disqualify an otherwise strong proposal.
Demonstrating relevant experience across a wide range of military facility types, from hangars and airfields to hospitals and administrative buildings, within a single cohesive response.
Competing against experienced federal contractors with established DoD track records, where the quality and precision of the written proposal could directly determine whether the team advanced in the source selection process.
The proposal required both technical thoroughness and the discipline to meet every federal submission requirement without exception.
Scope of Work
PRESWERX developed a complete federal proposal in response to the Davis-Monthan and Luke AFB solicitation. The response was structured to satisfy FAR and DoD source selection requirements while presenting the client's military construction qualifications in the strongest possible light. PRESWERX organized the proposal to address the full spectrum of facility types identified in the solicitation, drawing on the client's relevant project experience across new construction and design-build delivery. The document was written to the precision standards required by federal evaluators, with every section keyed to the solicitation's evaluation criteria and compliance requirements.
PRESWERX Approach
PRESWERX approached this federal pursuit with the rigor that DoD source selection demands. Compliance was the floor, not the ceiling, and the proposal strategy built from there:
Mapped the proposal structure directly to the solicitation's evaluation factors, ensuring every required element was addressed in the sequence and format federal reviewers expected.
Curated the client's military construction experience to cover the breadth of facility types in the solicitation, presenting a portfolio that demonstrated capability across the full scope of the contract.
Applied the precise, unambiguous writing style federal evaluators require, keeping the proposal clear and evaluator-friendly without sacrificing the technical substance needed to score well under DoD criteria.
The result was a proposal built to survive federal scrutiny and compete on merit against experienced military construction contractors.
Results Delivered
PRESWERX produced a complete, submission-ready federal proposal that met the compliance demands of a FAR-governed DoD solicitation while presenting the client's qualifications at a competitive level. Each element of the deliverable served the client's pursuit position:
A fully compliant response that addressed every evaluation factor in the solicitation, eliminating procedural risk and ensuring the proposal qualified for full substantive review.
A well-organized qualifications narrative that covered the solicitation's range of military facility types, giving DoD evaluators a clear picture of the client's relevant experience across new construction and design-build delivery.
A professionally written document calibrated to federal evaluation standards, positioning the client to score competitively against experienced DoD contractors in the source selection process.
The client entered the federal source selection process with a proposal that was compliant, credible, and built to compete.
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