Presolicitation
USACE SPK DBB Construction - Sacramento River East Levee Contract 5 (SREL C5), Sacramento, California
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryPresolicitation (solicitation W9123827X1CQR): the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, plans a design-bid-build Invitation for Bid (IFB: sealed bids, usually lowest price wins) for Sacramento River Erosion (SRE) Pioneer Bridge Levee Improvements under the I-80 Pioneer Bridge in Sacramento, California. It is expected as a total small business set-aside, issued late November 2026 with bids due tentatively in late December 2026. The construction magnitude is between $16,000,000 and $20,000,000. More in the summary
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Summary of the version posted Nov 6, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 12, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
Presolicitation (solicitation W9123827X1CQR): the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, plans a design-bid-build Invitation for Bid (IFB: sealed bids, usually lowest price wins) for Sacramento River Erosion (SRE) Pioneer Bridge Levee Improvements under the I-80 Pioneer Bridge in Sacramento, California. It is expected as a total small business set-aside, issued late November 2026 with bids due tentatively in late December 2026. The construction magnitude is between $16,000,000 and $20,000,000.
Who can bid
- Small business: the solicitation is expected as a total small business set-aside (size standard $45,000,000 under NAICS 237990)
- All contractor and subcontractor personnel on the work must be U.S. citizens, needed for Department of War security clearances
- Registered in SAM.gov and PIEE (bidder and subcontractors)
How to submit: Solicitation documents, plans and specifications download only from the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil/; the IFB will set the bid due date and time. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
- Serious: Small business set-aside expected. Only small businesses under the $45,000,000 size standard are expected to be able to bid.
- Serious: U.S. citizens only, with security clearances. Every worker, including subcontractors' crews, must be a U.S. citizen able to get the required personnel security clearances.
- Worth checking: Large project size. A $16,000,000 to $20,000,000 levee job needs heavy civil capacity and bonding that many small firms lack.
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- Worth checking: NAICS code differs. SAM.gov lists NAICS 562910 (Remediation Services), while the text says the solicitation will use NAICS 237990 with a $45,000,000 size standard; ask the contracting officer which applies.
- Worth checking: PIEE registration needed in advance. Documents download only from PIEE, and registration should be done one week before the expected release.
- Minor: Project name differs from title. The SAM.gov title says Sacramento River East Levee Contract 5 (SREL C5), but the text describes the SRE Pioneer Bridge Levee Improvements.
- Minor: Project may change or be canceled. The notice says the project may be delayed, canceled or revised at any stage.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Build seepage and stability berms and buried curb walls to improve about 0.4 miles of levee along the Sacramento River
- Research, pothole, remove, replace and protect existing utilities
- Reuse suitable excavated soil as levee fill, import fill as needed, and dispose of excess soil
- Set up and maintain temporary facilities and staging areas, then remove them
- Carry out the stormwater pollution prevention plan, permit requirements and environmental mitigation
- Coordinate with agencies and stakeholders
- Restore and vegetate all disturbed areas
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) construction contract
- Place of performance
- Sacramento River Erosion (SRE) Site 1, under the I-80 Pioneer Bridge, Sacramento, California
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $16,000,000 and $20,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Invitation for Bid (sealed bidding)
- How to submit
- Solicitation documents, plans and specifications download only from the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil/; the IFB will set the bid due date and time
What to include when you submit
- Register in SAM.gov and PIEE, for you and your subcontractors, at least one week before the solicitation's expected release
- Add yourself to the interested vendors list on SAM.gov to appear on the plan-holders list
- Watch PIEE and SAM.gov for the solicitation and any amendments; USACE will not send notices of changes
- Do not ask for a copy of the solicitation or draft plans; they are not available yet
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation, plans and specifications are not issued yet; they will be on PIEE.
- Whether there is a site visit, and whether it is required, will be in the solicitation.
- Which wage rule applies (a Davis-Bacon wage determination) is not stated.
- Bonding requirements, the period of performance and the firm bid due date are not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. The notice also names requirements: More open small business set-asides under NAICS 562910
- The notice mentions a security clearance. Check who needs one, and whether you must hold it by the time offers are due.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Solicitation documents, plans and specifications download only from the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil/; the IFB will set the bid due date and time. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 12, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- W075 ENDIST Sacramento, CA
- Product/service code
- Y1LC · Construction of Tunnels and Subsurface Structures
- Business type
- Environmental & natural resources (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 562910)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Expected Nov 20, 2026
- Nov 6, 2026 · PresolicitationExpected Nov 20, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 23, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue Oct 23, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
** Update 11/12/2026 - Prject Title, Project description, and anticipated project magnitude have been updated.** Solicitation Number: W9123827X1CQR Sacramento River East Levee Contract 5 (SREL 5), Sacramento, CA The United States Army Corps of Engineers {USACE) Sacramento District (SPK) anticipates a potential levee repair and remediation requirement located within the City of Sacramento, California, along segments of the Sacramento River East Levee (SREL) to the south of downtown Sacramento. The combined length of the levee segments to be remediated under this contract is approximately 0.4 miles. The Contractor must furnish all labor, material, equipment, quality control and supervision required to complete the work. The work includes, but is not limited to: providing and maintaining all temporary facilities; implementing stormwater pollution prevention plan requirements; complying with all applicable permit requirements and environmental mitigation measures; developing staging areas designated for Contractor's use to the extent needed; coordinating with Agencies and stakeholders as necessary; construction of seepage and stability berms and buried curb walls in various locations; researching, potholing, removing and replacing existing utilities; protecting existing utilities, reusing excavated soils that meet specification criteria for reuse as levee fill; importing soil for levee fill as necessary; managing and disposing of excess excavated soils; removing all temporary facilities; and restoring and vegetating all disturbed areas. All contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract must be citizens of the United States. U.S. citizenship is a prerequisite for obtaining the required Department of War (DoW) personnel security clearances. The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all personnel comply with this requirement and all applicable federal security regulations. The solicitation is anticipated to proceed as a total small business set-aside and is estimated to be issued late- November 2026 with bids due tentatively in late-December 2026. The IFB will be issued on the Government Point of Entry known as SAM.gov and will establish a firm bid due date/time. The magnitude of construction for the anticipated project is between $6,000,000 and $9,000,000. This solicitation is anticipated to be issued using the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). The small business size standard is $45,000,000. Product Service Code is Y1LC (Construction of Tunnels and Subsurface Structures). If applicable, the site visit date, time and location will be identified in the solicitation. BE ADVISED THAT THIS PROJECT MAY BE DELAYED, CANCELLED OR REVISED AT ANY TIME DURING THE PRE-SOLICITATION, SOLICITATION, SELECTION, EVALUATION, NEGOTIATION AND/OR FINAL AWARD PROCESS. The only INTERESTED VENDORS LISTS (plan-holder's/bidder's list) are available via SAM.gov. Contractors are responsible for self-identifying as interested vendors and viewing other interested vendors. Contractors should check SAM.gov frequently for any changes to the interested vendors list and notice. PLEASE DO NOT request a copy of the solicitation, or draft plans and specifications, as they are not currently available. Any available technical data required to respond to the solicitation will be furnished as part of the solicitation. Following solicitation release, all responsible sources may submit a bid that shall be considered by the agency. This project and/or the anticipated solicitation may be changed, delayed, or canceled at any time. All prospective Offerors and their Subcontractors must be registered in SAM and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) websites to download solicitation information. Solicitation documents, plans, and specifications will only be available to be downloaded from PIEE, which may be accessed at https://piee.eb.mil/. Registration should be completed one (1) week prior to the anticipated solicitation release date. USACE-SPK will not notify Offerors of any changes to the solicitation; Offerors must monitor PIEE and SAM for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments.