# Intent to Sole Source

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w912p425ca026

- Solicitation number: W912P425CA026
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Morrish-Wallace Construction, Inc.
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W072 Endist Buffalo (W912P4)
- NAICS: 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Product or service code: Y1PZ Construction Of Other Non-Building Facilities
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Buffalo, New York
- County: Erie County (FIPS 36029). https://abierto.us/counties/erie-county-ny-36029
- City: Buffalo. https://abierto.us/cities/buffalo-ny-3611000
- First posted: February 12, 2026
- Last posted: May 21, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c1d5e5b1ea384474975b1bb022b22786/view

## Description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District, awarded contract W912P425CA026 for Buffalo Harbor maintenance dredging on 24 September 2025. The contractor, Morrish Wallace Construction, Inc. d/b/a Ryba Marine Construction Co., is currently scheduled to begin dredging operations on 16 June 2026 in Buffalo Harbor under this contract.

The Government has a requirement to increase the dredging quantities due to a vessel grounding in the fall of 2025; however, this additional work is considered outside the scope of the existing contract. Since the contractor will already be mobilized at the project site, the Government intends to modify the existing contract to include this additional dredging on a sole-source basis, citing the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(c)(2)(i) and (ii).

Awarding this requirement to another source would result in substantial duplication of costs for the Government and unacceptable delays in completing the necessary dredging. This is not a request for proposal; however, industry comments can be provided until the closing date regarding the Government's proposed method of accomplishing this work.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Morrish-Wallace Construction, Inc. (UEI YRGTDQLHAH26)
- Contract: W912P425CA026, definitive contract
- Obligated: $2,308,250.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number W912P425CA026 was reused as the contract number; same awarding office W912P4 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912P425CA026_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- February 12, 2026: Special notice, due February 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice 862209481a9441fb9fc4f6b923e7902a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/862209481a9441fb9fc4f6b923e7902a/view
- May 21, 2026: Special notice, due February 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice 7c35c588eb814a83a73af505a1c639a6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7c35c588eb814a83a73af505a1c639a6/view
- May 21, 2026: Special notice, due February 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice c1d5e5b1ea384474975b1bb022b22786. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c1d5e5b1ea384474975b1bb022b22786/view

## Points of contact

- JEFFREY ERNEST, jeffrey.g.ernest@usace.army.mil, 7168794173
- Nathaniel Dent, nathaniel.m.dent@usace.army.mil

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