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Award notice, total small business set-aside, first published as presolicitation

W912EE25CA013 - J. Bennett Johnson Waterway, Construction General, Lock and Dam 2, Longitudinal Stone Revetment

W912EE25BA011

Department of the Army, W07V Endist Vicksburg. Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.

Awarded

Kesser International Inc.

$5,691,316.90 obligated so far on USAspending

Description

As published on SAM.gov with the solicitation of August 28, 2025.

W912EE - The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) Solicitation Number W912EE25BA011 for J. Bennett Johnson Waterway, Construction General, Lower Approach to Lock and Dam 2, Longitudinal Stone Revetment.

The work consists of furnishing all necessary plant, labor, materials, and equipment, and performing all work for constructing a longitudinal stone revetment to fill existing scour at the lower approach to Lock and Dam 2 (Overton Lock and Dam) located southeast of Alexandria, LA. Principal features of the work include mobilization and demobilization; and furnishing, delivering, and placing Graded Stone “B”. The project has a completion period of 142 Calendar Days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.

This IFB will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price Construction Contract. This procurement is advertised as a total small business set-aside under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a size standard of $45 Million. Bids will be evaluated based on lowest price submitted. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this construction project is estimated to be between $5 Million and $10 Million.

The official plans and specifications will be available on the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. Bidders may register on the Interested Vendor's List (IVL) at https://sam.gov/ and retrieve an IVL from the same location. Compact disc and hard copies will not be available. Telephone and fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Bidders are encouraged to check often for changes (AMENDMENTS) to posted solicitations.

Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing. Bidders must have and maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://sam.gov and must include the NAICS code they are bidding under to receive a Government contract award.

If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. For additional information regarding this solicitation, please contact Andrew McCaskill via email at andrew.mccaskill@usace.army.mil.

Technical inquiries and questions relating to the solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org when the solicitation is made available. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times. BID OPENING DATE AND TIME WILL BE ON AUGUST 28, 2025, 1400 CENTRAL TIME. THIS PROCUREMENT IS ADVERTISED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. IT IS ISSUED UNDER NAICS 237990, PSC Y1PZ, FOR ONE (1) FIRM FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
G6W1SKNM6N61
CAGE
1CJS2
Vendor location
North Little Rock, AR
Contract
W912EE25CA013, definitive contract
Obligated
$5,691,316.90
Actions
3 between September 11, 2025 and May 22, 2026
Competition
Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 7 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
The Work Consists of Furnishing All Plant, Labor, Materials, and Equipment, and Performing All Work for Constructing a Longitudinal Stone Revetment to Fill Existing Scour at the Lower Approach to Lock and Dam 2 Located Southeast of Alexandria, La.
Match
award number W912EE25CA013 equals the contract number; same awarding office W912EE (high confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. July 14, 2025

    Presolicitation, originally sources sought

    W912EE25BA011 - J. Bennett Johnson Waterway, Construction General, Lock and Dam 2, Longitudinal Stone Revetment

    Due July 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice cc61493e1ef34da2902ecba03aa9da65

  2. July 29, 2025

    Solicitation, originally presolicitation

    W912EE25BA011 - J. Bennett Johnson Waterway, Construction General, Lock and Dam 2, Longitudinal Stone Revetment

    Due August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice dcb42760c3b947f298c17e4b8c507228

  3. August 28, 2025

    Solicitation

    W912EE25BA011 - J. Bennett Johnson Waterway, Construction General, Lock and Dam 2, Longitudinal Stone Revetment

    Due August 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice c6d1c0b93b184f58801f4affb69fceb5

  4. September 11, 2025

    Award notice, originally solicitation

    Awarded to KESSER INTERNATIONAL Inc. North Little Rock for $5,691,490. SAM.gov, notice 5e5d8c37038249c9abfbe7bf2d77304a

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