Presolicitation
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Construction ? Maintenance Building Algiers Lock, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912P826BA061
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The Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District plans to build a new metal maintenance building at the Algiers Lock in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. It will be a total small business set-aside, sealed-bid (IFB), firm-fixed-price contract estimated at $1M to $5M. The solicitation was expected around 18 May 2026 with bids due about 30 days later.
Watch out for
- Pile driving. Driving prestressed concrete piles is specialized work that a small general contractor may need to subcontract.
driving prestressed concrete piles
- Information may change. This is only a pre-solicitation and the Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation or award.
It does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract.
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Full brief
What they want
- Selective demolition
- New metal maintenance building with cast-in-place concrete foundation
- Electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems
- Structural excavation and fill, and driving prestressed concrete piles
- Replace asphalt pavement with subbase and base course
- Ductile iron waterline, sanitary sewer, fertilizing, seeding and mulching, and other incidental work
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, Invitation for Bid (IFB)
- Place of performance
- Algiers Lock, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid (IFB); award basis not otherwise stated
- Offers due
- Approximately 30 days after the solicitation posts (anticipated on or about 18 May 2026)
- How to submit
- Solicitation and amendments posted on SAM.gov; bid submission method not stated
What to include when you submit
- Register on SAM.gov to download the solicitation
- Check SAM.gov for amendments, the only way they are distributed
- No technical or contractual questions answered until the solicitation is issued
- Contract Specialist: Leann Thornton, Leann.R.Thornton@usace.army.mil
You must have
- Total small business set-aside under NAICS 236220
The solicitation will be issued as Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement.
- Active SAM registration at time of award
Bidders shall maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database
Not in the notice text
- Exact bid due date
- Construction period
- Bonding requirements (not stated)
- Specifications and drawings (not yet available)
- SAM set-aside field says none while the text says total small business set-aside
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Key facts
- Posted
- Apr 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- W912P826BA061
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W07V Endist New Orleans
- NAICS
- 236220
- Product/service code
- Y1EB
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Leann Thorntonleann.r.thornton@usace.army.mil5048621167
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Construction ? Maintenance Building Algiers Lock, Orleans Parish, LouisianaSolicitation Number: W912P826BA061 Agency: USACE, New Orleans District Location: Algiers Lock, Orleans Parish, Louisiana NOTE: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, NOT A SOLICITATION. SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE, NO QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL OR CONTRACTUAL NATURE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ANSWERED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District, anticipates issuing a solicitation for the construction of a new Maintenance Building at the Algiers Lock in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The project will consist of the construction of a fully functional maintenance facility to support lock operations and maintenance activities.The work consists of selective demolition, construction of a new metal maintenance building with cast-in-place concrete foundation, electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems; structural excavation and fill; driving prestressed concrete piles; removal and replacement of asphaltic concrete pavement including subbase course and base course; fertilizing, seeding and mulching; ductile iron waterline; sanitary sewer; and other related incidental work.2. ACQUISITION INFORMATION This solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The resulting contract shall be firm fixed price (FFP). The solicitation is anticipated to be posted on or about 18 May 2026, with proposals due approximately 30 days thereafter.The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is expected to be 236220 ? Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (in accordance with FAR 36.204).3. SET-ASIDE STATUS The solicitation will be issued as Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement.4. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS When posted, the solicitation will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System of Award Management System (SAM) website, http://www.sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Therefore, telephone and Fax requests for solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contractors must register at the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov to download the solicitation for this project. If/when issued, Amendments will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments before closing; therefore, the Bidders must check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Bidders shall maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database at the time of award, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. Bidders are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administrations Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet.5. POINT OF CONTACT Contract Specialist: Leann Thornton Email: Leann.R.Thornton@usace.army.mil U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District DISCLAIMER This pre-solicitation notice is issued for informational purposes only. It does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. All information is subject to change.
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