Sources Sought
FY26 Harlingen Placement Area (PA)13 and 10 Improvements
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912HY-26-S-1AX4
Due in 71 days
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The Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is asking industry whether it can do construction work on dredged material placement areas 13 and 10 in Harlingen, Texas. This is a sources sought notice only, not a solicitation, and no contract will be awarded from it. The estimated construction price is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.
Watch out for
- Sources sought only. No contract can come from this notice, so responding only helps shape the later acquisition and set-aside decision.
NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT.
- Missing information can exclude you. The response has a long list of required items, and leaving any out may remove you from consideration.
Firms responding to this announcement, who fail to provide ALL required information requested and outlined above, may be excluded
- Bonding capacity needed. You must state bid bond and 100% performance and payment bond capacity, which can be hard for a small firm.
Performance and Payment Bonds are required within 5 calendar days after award
- Liquidated damages for late completion. Finishing late would cost $4,471 for each calendar day of delay.
the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $4,471 for each calendar day of delay
- Wet-site conditions and special equipment. The work is in soft, wet dredged material and needs low ground pressure equipment.
Contractor should expect to use equipment with low ground pressure due to the soft/wet material
- Dates in the notice do not line up. The notice lists an anticipated solicitation date of 06 July 2026 and award about 25 September 2026, but asks for responses by 17 December 2026, so the schedule may have changed.
shall respond to this announcement no later than 17 December 2026, at 10:00 AM (Central Time).
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Schedule 1: 3-foot raise, inlet structure installation and shoreline protection feature for PA 13
- Option 1: clearing, grubbing and minor dike repairs and grading for PA 10
- Option 2: inlet structure repairs for PA 10
- Option 3: splash pad for PA 10
- Responses showing experience building dredged material placement areas
- Contract type
- Construction; base schedule plus three options
- Period of performance
- 190 calendar days after Notice to Proceed, plus 120 calendar days of optional line items
- Place of performance
- Harlingen, TX, USA
- Estimated value
- Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (estimated construction price range)
- Offers due
- 17 December 2026, at 10:00 AM (Central Time)
- How to submit
- Email to wesley.n.baskovic@usace.army.mil and curtis.cole@usace.army.mil
What to include when you submit
- Include UEI and CAGE code
- Include firm name, address, telephone, fax, email and point of contact
- Say whether you would bid if the project is set aside for small business, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB
- List existing joint ventures, mentor-protege and teaming arrangements if any
- Describe experience with dredged material placement area construction
- Describe capability for work of this size and complexity within the past five years
- Give at least three project examples with description, customer name and dollar value
- State bonding capacity: bid bond, performance and payment bond level per contract, and aggregate level in dollars
You must have
- Active SAM.gov registration to be eligible for award
All interested firms must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts.
- Performance and payment bonds required after award
Performance and Payment Bonds are required within 5 calendar days after award
- Small businesses must follow limitations on subcontracting (no more than 85% of the amount paid, excluding materials, to non-similarly situated subcontractors)
Firm will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance
- Work must comply with USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1)
All construction performance must comply with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual
Not in the notice text
- Whether the final solicitation will be a small business set-aside or other set-aside
- Evaluation method for the future solicitation
- Scope of work details and drawings (none available with this notice)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 17, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Dec 3, 2025
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- W912HY-26-S-1AX4
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W076 Endist Galveston
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Z1KF
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Harlingen, TX, 78550
- Contracting contact
- Wes Baskovicwesley.n.baskovic@usace.army.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS TITLE: FY26 Harlingen Placement Area (PA)13 and 10 Improvements Notice Type: SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS Source Sought Number: W912HY-26-S-1AX4 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a requirement for the above subject. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SEEKS INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE, SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE U.S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. REPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged (ED/Woman Owned (WO), Woman Owned (WO) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition of responsible firms. Project Information: The work consists of the following construction within a shallow channel: Schedule 1 - will consist of a 3-foot raise, inlet structure installation and H&H shoreline protection feature for PA 13. Option 1 - will consist of a clearing/grubbing and minor dike repairs/grade for PA 10. Option 2 – will consist of inlet structure repairs for PA 10 Option 3 – will consist of a splash pad for PA 10 Period of performance: Complete the entire work ready for use not later than 190 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed with 120 Calendar days of optional line items. In accordance with FAR 36 / DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. All construction performance must comply with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, (EM 385-1-1) and must also comply with all Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations. The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 237990 which has a small business size standard of $37.5 million. The Product Service Code is Z1KF. Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, (Deviation 2019-O0003), Limitations on Subcontracting. Firm will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this announcement. Contractor should demonstrate any construction experience as a prime contractor working on Dredged Material Placement Areas. Contractor should observe the typical wet conditions associated with Dredged Material Placement Areas. Contractor should expect to use equipment with low ground pressure due to the soft/wet material in which the equipment will be operating. Bonding Requirements: Performance and Payment Bonds are required within 5 calendar days after award and the contractor shall begin work within 10 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $4,471 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. FIRMS RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) & Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) (This information can be obtained from your System for Award Management (SAM) Registration at www.sam.gov. Name of firm with address, telephone number, fax, e-mail address, and point of contact. Indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project if set-aside for Small Business (SB), 8(a) Small Business Development Program, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged (ED/Woman Owned (WO), Woman Owned (WO) Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). Firm’s Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable. Qualifications: Responses to this source sought announcement shall indicate specialized experience and technical competence in: Dredged Material Placement Areas construction Demonstrate experience in completing work outlined under the paragraph above for “Project Information.” Firm’s capability to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Scope of Work above or comparable work performed within the past five years. Brief description of each project, customer name, and dollar value of the project - provide at least three examples. Firm’s Bonding Capacity - Bid Bond (20% of total bid amount), Performance and Payment Bond (100% of the contract amount) bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars. Firms responding to this announcement, who fail to provide ALL required information requested and outlined above, may be excluded from further consideration in the review and analysis for acquisition strategy determination. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 06 July 2026 and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about 05 August 2026. Estimated award on or about date is 25 September 2026. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) https://piee.eb.mil/ inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. Interested Firm’s shall respond to this announcement no later than 17 December 2026, at 10:00 AM (Central Time). All interested firms must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Mr. Baskovic at: wesley.n.baskovic@usace.army.mil and Mr. Cole at: curtis.cole@usace.army.mil
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