Presolicitation
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR UPPER APPLETON WALL REPAIR, APPLETON, OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912P626BA016
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The Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District plans to solicit repair of a roughly 150-year-old stone wall next to the Upper Appleton hydropower plant in Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. The work is waterproofing and shotcrete rehabilitation of about 505 feet of wall, and competition will be limited to small businesses. The estimated construction cost is $5 million to $10 million over 439 calendar days.
Watch out for
- Specialized repair of a 150-year-old wall. Work on an aging stone wall founded on bedrock, about 20 feet tall, at an operating hydropower plant needs masonry, shotcrete and waterproofing experience.
The existing wall is roughly 150 years old and has had increased seepage over the past decade.
- Large project size. A $5 to $10 million construction job is a big commitment, and bonding and financing needs are not described in this notice.
- Schedule may be out of date. The notice was posted in November 2025 and plans advertisement in Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026, so check SAM for the current status.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Remove existing material on the upstream face of the stacked masonry stone wall
- Apply shotcrete and a waterproofing system
- Replace material on the wall east and west of the hydropower plant
- Rehabilitate about 365 feet west and 140 feet east of the plant
- Period of performance
- 439 calendar days
- Place of performance
- Upper Appleton hydropower plant, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
- Estimated value
- Between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00 (construction magnitude)
- How to submit
- Solicitation downloadable online only; register in PIEE to access the solicitation and place a bid
What to include when you submit
- Register in SAM first, then in PIEE (piee.eb.mil)
- Solicitation planned for advertisement in Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026, with bids opened the same quarter
- Requests for solicitation packages by phone, fax or email will not be honored
- Contact Ericka Hillard at ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil and include solicitation number W912P626BA016
You must have
- Small business concern (size standard $45 million for NAICS 237990)
Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED to SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.
- Active SAM registration when the bid is submitted
Contractors are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED
- PIEE registration to access the solicitation and bid
Not in the notice text
- Contract type and how the award will be decided
- Whether bid, performance and payment bonds are required
- Bid due date
- Exact set-aside type beyond small business
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Key facts
- Posted
- Nov 19, 2025
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- W912P626BA016
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W072 Endist Chicago
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1KA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Ericka Hillardericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil3128465378
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers- Chicago District to inform interested vendors of the district?s intent to issue a solicitation for Upper Appleton Wall Repair, Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. PROJECT INFORMATION: The scope primarily includes removing the existing material on the upstream face of a stacked masonry stone wall, shotcrete, applying a waterproofing system, and replacing the material to the east and west of the Upper Appleton hydropower plant. The existing wall is roughly 150 years old and has had increased seepage over the past decade. It is founded on bedrock and +/- 20 feet tall. The rehabilitation includes about 365 feet west of the hydropower plant and 140 feet east of the hydropower plant. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED to SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $45 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The requirement is for 439 calendar days. The solicitation package is planned for advertisement Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 and bids are planned to be opened in the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026. The solicitation will be downloadable from the internet only. The project specification files are PDF files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website, interested bidders may download the full package, which includes- specification and drawing files. IMPORTANT POLICY: Contractors are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Contractors must register with sam.gov, prior to registering with the DoD Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system. Your firm must register with PIEE in order to access the solicitation and to place a bid in response to the upcoming USACE Solicitation. Use the PIEE System Registration link: ? https://piee.eb.mil and follow the instructions on their website. Request for Solicitation packages made by telephone, fax, or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contract for this acquisition is Ericka Hillard at ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil. Please include Solicitation number W912P626BA016 on all correspondence.
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