Z--MN VLY NWR-HOGBACK LEVEE-FLOOD REPAIR

The U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Construction A/e Team 2 Fws, is conducting a Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement under FAR 19.5 for the repair and rehabilitation of a 3,649-foot-long dike at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, Minnesota. The acquisition is classified under NAICS code 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $45 million, and is exclusively limited to small businesses. The government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation process in accordance with FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The project scope includes mobilization and demobilization, vegetation and root removal, removal of three corrugated pipe structures, soil scarification, transporting and compacting soil and clay fill, seeding, placing silt fences, and adding filter fabric and riprap around a concrete water control structure. Two alternates are included: one for replacing an existing reinforced concrete pipe with a new 24-inch diameter pipe and associated work, and another for placing four inches of gravel along 3,916 feet of Hogback Dike Road. All proposers must be actively registered in SAM.gov, submit proposals in Adobe PDF format via the SAM.gov portal, and comply with the set-aside requirements. The solicitation, identified as 140FC226R0002, was posted on June 10, 2026, with an original response deadline of June 30, 2026, but has since been extended to July 10, 2026. While the full Request for Proposal and supporting drawings and specifications have not yet been released, the point of contact for inquiries is Christine Beauregard, though Rachel Williams is listed as the primary point of contact for the solicitation. No contract value, delivery schedule, or detailed inspection and acceptance criteria are provided in the pre-solicitation materials.