The opportunity involves designing and constructing a new wastewater treatment process to replace the legacy Bioplant at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) in Virginia, the only remaining CONUS government facility for producing certain propellants. The existing 1980s-era plant is past its useful life, sits in a 100-year floodplain, and caused an emergency shutdown during Hurricane Helene, so project funding has been accelerated to FY26. The facility has also struggled to consistently treat complex industrial wastewater, registering 14 permit violations in a 16-month period and risking non-compliance with its Virginia VDEQ/VPDES discharge permit. The selected offeror will deliver a completed treatment solution, and successful completion may lead to a non-competitively awarded follow-on contract for site preparation, construction, commissioning, and transition.

Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP), a critical national security asset and the last remaining CONUS facility for manufacturing certain propellants, requires a new wastewater treatment process to handle complex industrial wastewater before discharge into the New River. The existing Bioplant, built in the 1980s, is past its useful life, located in a 100-year floodplain (causing an emergency shutdown during Hurricane Helene in 2024), and has had 14 permit violations in 16 months, failing to consistently treat evolving wastewater streams. Project funding has been accelerated to FY26. The effort involves designing and constructing a wastewater treatment solution, with the possibility

The Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) is a critical government-owned facility for manufacturing propellants, and its complex industrial wastewater requires rigorous treatment before discharge into the New River. The existing 1980s-era Bioplant is past its useful life, located within the 100-year floodplain, and caused an emergency shutdown during Hurricane Helene, so project funding has been accelerated to FY26. The facility has recently experienced multiple permit violations under its VDEQ/VPDES permit, largely due to an inability to adequately process Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and other contaminants. The overarching objective is to design and construct a wastewater treatment process, with the potential for a follow-on contract or transaction for site preparation and construction without competitive procedures if the initial design project is successful. Performance will take place at RFAAP, which is located in the floodplain.

The Radford Army Ammunition Plant, a critical national security asset and the last remaining CONUS facility producing nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and various propellants, requires a new wastewater treatment process because its legacy Bioplant is past its useful life and located in a 100-year floodplain. The aging facility has failed compliance with its VDEQ discharge permit, registering 14 violations in 16 months, and funding has been accelerated to FY26 to address these vulnerabilities. The goal is for an offeror to design and construct a wastewater treatment solution, with potential for a follow-on contract for construction and commissioning without competition if the design is successful. Performance will occur at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant.

The Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) in Virginia, a critical national security facility, requires design and construction of a new industrial wastewater treatment system to replace its legacy 1980s Bioplant, which is past its useful life and a single point of failure. The existing facility is in a 100-year floodplain, forcing an emergency shutdown during Hurricane Helene in 2024, and has recently incurred 14 permit violations over 16 months for inadequate treatment of energetic-laden wastewater. Funding for this project has been accelerated to FY26. The initial award is a competitive Other Transaction for design, with a potential follow-on contract for construction and commissioning without further competition if the design is successfully completed. Performance will be at RFAAP in Virginia.

Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) in Virginia is a critical national security asset producing propellants, but its legacy wastewater treatment plant (Bioplant) is past its service life and acts as a single point of failure. The facility is located in a 100-year floodplain, creating severe operational risks, demonstrated by an emergency shutdown during Hurricane Helene in 2024. RFAAP has suffered 14 permit violations across three incidents in 16 months, primarily from inability to treat Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and other contaminants, with discharge regulated by the Virginia DEQ under a VPDES permit. Funding has been accelerated to FY26 to address these vulnerabilities, and the project goal is for the offeror to design and construct a wastewater treatment process and deliver a completed solution. Successful completion of the design may lead to a follow-on contract for site preparation and construction without competitive procedures under 10 U.S.C. § 2808a.

This opportunity involves designing a new industrial wastewater treatment process at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP), a critical national security facility for propellant manufacturing. The existing 1980s-era Bioplant is beyond its useful life, located in a 100-year floodplain, and experienced an emergency shutdown during Hurricane Helene, prompting accelerated FY26 funding. The plant has suffered 14 permit violations in 16 months due to an inability to consistently treat evolving wastewater streams regulated under Virginia's VPDES permit. The work is contemplated as an Other Transaction, with successful completion potentially leading to a non-competitively

This is a draft Request for Solutions seeking industry feedback on a project to design and construct a new bioplant facility for industrial wastewater treatment (Phase I) at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Radford, Virginia. No proposals are being requested or accepted at this time, and the government is not committed to making an award or obligating funds. Feedback and questions regarding the draft are due via email by August 7, 2026, at 1500 CDT. The draft content is subject to change before a future RFS is released. No budget amount is specified in this notice.