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

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, is preparing to issue a two-phase design-build solicitation for the Design and Construction of Levee Access Manholes at the Fairfax-Jersey Creek Levee Unit on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Kansas. The procurement, identified by solicitation number PANNWD-26-P-0000028010-2 and classified under NAICS code 237990, is structured as a firm-fixed-price contract with an estimated value between $1 million and $5 million. The work involves installing access manholes along existing seepage lines on the levee berm and landslide slope to enable routine inspection of the seepage collection system, with maximum excavation depths estimated at 25 feet. The contractor must utilize minimally invasive excavation methods and is strictly prohibited from using trenching or other invasive mass excavation techniques. All drilling and excavation activities must comply with USACE Engineering Regulation ER 1110-1-1807, and excavations cannot remain unattended for more than 24 hours to maintain levee stability. Contractors are responsible for conducting their own site surveys and investigations as needed. The acquisition follows a two-phase selection process. In Phase 1, offerors must submit qualification proposals, and the most highly rated will be invited to Phase 2, where they will provide detailed technical and price proposals. The award will be based on best value to the government through a tradeoff process evaluating both qualifications and technical/price performance. The estimated performance period is 365 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Mandatory requirements include an active System for Award Management (SAM) registration at time of proposal submission, with no exceptions; joint ventures must register as a single entity in SAM. Contractors must also register for the Proposal Manager role in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) portal and provide their CAGE code during registration. Bid bonds equal to 20% of the proposed price or $3 million, whichever is less, are required in Phase 2, and 100% payment and performance bonds must be submitted before the Notice to Proceed. The solicitation is open to full and open competition with no set-asides, and all proposals must be submitted through the PIEE portal.