Presolicitation
Design and Construction of Levee Access Manholes for Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit (Kansas City, Kansas)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. PANNWD-26-P-0000028010-2
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, plans a two-phase design-build solicitation for access manholes on existing seepage lines at the Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Kansas. It will result in a firm-fixed-price contract with an estimated magnitude of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 and 365 calendar days to complete after notice to proceed. This is a presolicitation notice; the solicitation is not out yet.
Things to watch
- Two-phase process: Phase 1 is a gate. Only the most highly qualified Phase 1 offerors are invited to submit Phase 2 technical and price proposals; a firm that misses or loses Phase 1 is shut out.
In Phase 2, a solicitation amendment will be issued only to the selected Phase 1 offerors, inviting
- Bonds required. A Phase 2 bid bond (up to $3,000,000) and 100% payment and performance bonds are required before NTP.
- Levee work restrictions and design-build risk. The contractor does its own design and any investigation, and trenching and other invasive mass excavation are not allowed, so methods are tightly limited.
INVASIVE MASS EXCAVATION METHODS
- Site visit planned. A site visit is planned; the notice does not say it is mandatory, and details will be in the solicitation.
There will be a site visit planned for this solicitation.
- PIEE registration needed in advance. Proposals go through PIEE and registration needs a supervisor or approving official and a CAGE code, so start early.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- B_01_03__Presolicitation___Fairfax_Levee_Access_Manholes.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Design and build access manholes on the landside levee slope and berm
- Manholes let the government inspect the existing seepage collection system
- Maximum hole depth is estimated at 25 feet
- Do your own investigations and survey if you think they are needed
- Follow USACE ER 1110-1-1807 for drilling and invasive activities; use minimally invasive excavation (no trenching)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price design-build construction contract, negotiated, two-phase selection
- Period of performance
- 365 calendar days from notice to proceed (NTP), estimated
- Place of performance
- Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit on the Missouri River, Kansas City, Kansas
- Estimated value
- Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Two-phase design-build: Phase 1 picks the most highly qualified offerors; Phase 2 awards on a best value tradeoff using factors from both phases
- Offers due
- Not yet set. Phase 1 proposals are expected at least 30 days after the solicitation release; the Phase 2 date will come in an amendment sent only to selected offerors.
- How to submit
- PIEE Solicitation Portal; offerors must first register for the PIEE 'Proposal Manager' role
What they'll judge offers on
- Phase 1: offeror qualifications to execute the work (criteria to be in the RFP)
- Phase 2: technical proposal and price proposal (criteria to be in the RFP)
What to include when you submit
- Register in PIEE (SOL-Solicitation, Proposal Manager role; a CAGE code is needed for the location code)
- Phase 1: submit proposals demonstrating qualifications
- Phase 2 (selected firms only): technical and price proposals
- Technical question contact details will be in the solicitation
You must have
- Active SAM registration before submitting proposals (a joint venture must have one registration for the JV entity)
Proposals from contractors without an active SAM registration
- PIEE 'Proposal Manager' role registration to submit a proposal
contractors will first need to register for the PIEE
- Bid bond in Phase 2 of 20% of proposed price or $3,000,000, whichever is less; payment and performance bonds for 100% of the contract before NTP
Bid bonds will be required in Phase 2 in the amount of 20% of the offeror’s proposed price or
- Full and open competition (no set-aside)
This procurement will be conducted using full and open competition.
Not in the notice text
- Phase 1 and Phase 2 due dates
- Evaluation criteria and weights for each phase
- Site visit date and whether it is mandatory
- Contact for technical questions (to be in the solicitation)
- Solicitation release date (expected within 60 days of the notice, at least 15 days after)
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Key facts
- Posted
- May 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- PANNWD-26-P-0000028010-2
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W071 Endist Kansas City
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1PZ
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- 66115
- Contracting contact
- Erick Ottosonerick.s.ottoson@usace.army.mil8163893878
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
731 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 26% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$4.2MMiddle half: $5K to $27.4M
Typical per year$773KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, intends to issue a two-phase design-build solicitation that will result in a firm-fixed-price construction contract for a requirement at the Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Kansas. See attachment for additional details.
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