UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION (UMRR) POOL 12 FLOODPLAIN FOREST STAGE ONE (1) - HABITAT REHABILITATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT (HREP)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has issued a Sources Sought notice under solicitation number W912EK27T0002 for the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Pool 12 Floodplain Forest Stage One Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project. This notice is for market research and informational purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposal or a commitment to award a contract. The project focuses on improving soil hydrology through the construction of ridge and swale features, involving excavation and material placement to address poor drainage in seasonally wet areas. The work is located between River Miles 557.0 and 583.0, spanning from Lock and Dam 12 near Bellevue, Iowa, to Lock and Dam 11 in Dubuque, Iowa, and extending into Jo Davies County, Illinois. A critical logistical requirement is that all equipment access to the project site must be performed by barge only. The estimated duration of the construction is one year, with an assumed ground elevation change of two feet. Interested construction businesses must be registered in SAM.gov and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment as a Proposal Manager, and they must be certified to transact business in Illinois and Iowa. To be considered, respondents must provide a cover letter with their UEI and CAGE codes, a capability statement demonstrating past performance on similar projects, and proof of bonding capacity for payment and performance bonds at 20 percent of the project cost or 3 million dollars, whichever is less. Additionally, potential offerors must be capable of performing between 15 and 25 percent of the required work. Responses should be submitted to Contract Specialist Stanley Bolton by the December 2, 2026, deadline.