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Design and Construction of Levee Access Manholes for Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit (Kansas City, Kansas)

Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W071 ENDIST KANSAS CITY
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Solicitation number
W912DQ26RA065
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
237990
Product service code
Y1PZ
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-08
Response deadline
Oct 26, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
erick.s.ottoson@usace.army.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

Levee Access Manholes for Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, has a need for design-build construction services to install access manholes to facilitate access to an existing seepage collection system in the levee. Invasive mass excavation methods such as trenching will not be allowed. Minimally invasive excavation methods are required. The location is the Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Kansas. The requirements are described in more detail in this solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990, Size Standard $45 Million. The magnitude of this project is represented by the following estimated price range: Between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. THE CONTRACT AWARD AMOUNT (INCLUSIVE OF ALL CONTRACT LINE ITEMS) SHALL NOT EXCEED $3,400,000.00 FOR THIS PROJECT. OFFERORS ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO APPROACH THIS AMOUNT.

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Erick Ottoson
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Email
erick.s.ottoson@usace.army.mil
Secondary
laura.l.hedrick@usace.army.mil
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