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Solicitation - BWT Operation and Maintenance

Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W074 ENDIST MOBILE
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
W9127826RA005
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
561210
Product service code
M1PA
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-10-07
Response deadline
Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
kevin.h.williams@usace.army.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

SOLICITATION - OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, BLACK WARRIOR- TOMBIGBEE AND ALABAMA RIVER WATERWAYS PROJECT FACILITIES, ALABAMA - Furnish all planning, supervision, administration, labor, equipment, material, supplies, replacement or repair parts, and all things necessary for the Operations and Maintenance of Government-Owned Facilities and Equipment, Black Warrior- Tombigbee and Alabama River Waterways Project Facilities, Alabama. The project is geographically spread out over 13 counties in Alabama: Washington, Clarke, Marengo, Choctaw, Sumter, Hale, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Monroe, Wilcox, Dallas, Lowndes, and Autauga Counties, on the Black Warrior and Tombigbee BWT River System and the Alabama River System. The Project Management Office has responsibility for the operation and maintenance of nine locks and dams, two resource offices, a Project Management Office, two boat houses, one boat storage facility, storage buildings, two contractor maintenance compounds, and two hydro-electric generating plants. The BWT/AL Project is home to 9 beautiful lakes, they include Bankhead, Holt, Oliver, Warrior, Demopolis, Coffeeville, Claiborne, Millers, and RF Henry. These lakes for the BWT stretch from the headwaters near Birmingham, AL, south through Tuscaloosa and Demopolis to the southernmost Mobile District Corps facility located below Coffeeville, and for the AL river south from Montgomery, AL to the confluence with the Tombigbee River. The project is operated under the direction of Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Alabama. It is anticipated that one 1 Firm-Fixed Price FFP, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity IDIQ, Single Award Task Order Contract SATOC will be awarded for a five 5-year ordering period. In general, not all inclusive, services to be performed include general maintenance, cleaning, custodial service, garbage removal, grass mowing, saddle dike and overlook clearing, debris removal, clerical duties at a Resource Office, repair to riprap slopes, repair to earthen slopes, excavation, and storage and disposal of hazardous and-or toxic materials, such as herbicides and waste fluids from vehicle maintenance. The IDIQ performance work statement PWS will include, but is not limited to, the following types of work: maintenance and repair of locks, dams, levees, riprap-concrete structures, flow structures, buildings, offices, maintenance facilities, operation areas, project roads, vehicles, floating plant, boathouses, bathhouses, washhouses, toilets, gatehouses, security and other fences, sanitary disposal systems, small boat launching ramps, playground equipment, bulletin boards, game courts, water and electrical systems, telephone lines, picnic sites, campsites, and other related facilities. Tasks required to perform this type of maintenance include carpentry, masonry, electrical, electronics, mechanical, structural, plumbing, chipping, caulking, sealing, cleaning, welding and replacing parts of or full pieces of equipment. Additional maintenance work includes guardrails, gates, electric barrier gates, signs, bumper blocks, landscaped areas, beaches, navigation or swimming buoys, paved roads, parking lots, trails, navigation aids, courtesy docks, and boundary lines. Operational requirements encompass the maintenance of a specialized floating plant comprising a primary towboat, crane barge, and auxiliary workboats and barges to support the Black Warrior-Tombigbee BWT and Alabama River Systems. This area of responsibility AOR extends from the mouth of the Mobile River to Birmingham on the BWT system and to Montgomery on the Alabama River system. These multi-purpose civil works projects are vital to facilitating commercial navigation, supporting public recreation, and managing regional wildlife habitats. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business. The size standard for which is a concern, including its affiliates whose average annual gross revenue does not exceed $47,000,000.00 for the past three 3 years under NAICS 561210.The solicitation will only be issued as a direct download at the following website: https://piee.eb.mil. All offerors must be registered in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment PIEE before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. The solicitation will not be provided in a printed paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the offeror to check the website for solicitation posting and any changes to this solicitation. Those registering are responsible for the accuracy of the information provided. *****Amendment 0003*****

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Point of contact
Kevin Williams
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
kevin.h.williams@usace.army.mil
Secondary
john.c.vandiver@usace.army.mil
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