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
$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.
- Recipient
- Kesser International Inc.
- 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)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
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
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
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
September 11, 2025
Award notice, originally solicitation
Awarded to KESSER INTERNATIONAL Inc. North Little Rock for $5,691,490. SAM.gov, notice 5e5d8c37038249c9abfbe7bf2d77304a
Points of contact
- Andrew McCaskillandrew.mccaskill@usace.army.mil6016315248
- Robert Ellis ScrewsEllis.Screws@usace.army.mil6016317527
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