# SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR UPPER APPLETON WALL REPAIR, APPLETON, OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w912p626ba016 - Solicitation number: W912P626BA016 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to Michels Construction, Inc. for $5,505,269.19 - Department: Department of the Army - Agency: Department of the Army - Contracting office: W072 Endist Chicago (W912P6) - NAICS: 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction - Product or service code: Y1KA Construction Of Dams - County: Outagamie County (FIPS 55087). https://abierto.us/counties/outagamie-county-wi-55087 - City: Appleton. https://abierto.us/cities/appleton-wi-5502375 - First posted: November 19, 2025 - Last posted: March 17, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8fccf1b02a254d46894787f8536cbb48/view ## Description ** EFFECTIVE MARCH 2, 2026: The government has posted Amendment No. 0002 hereunder this Notice (please refer to the Attachments Section). **EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 12, 2026:** The government has posted Amendment No. 0001 hereunder this Notice (please refer to the Attachments Section). Under this Solicitation, the United States Army Corps of Engineers- Chicago District issues Solicitation No. W912P626BA016 for bidding purposes. **PROJECT INFORMATION:** The scope primarily includes removing the existing material on the upstream face of a stacked masonry stone wall, shotcrete, applying a waterproofing system, and replacing the material to the east and west of the Upper Appleton hydropower plant. The existing wall is roughly 150 years old and has had increased seepage over the past decade. It is founded on bedrock and +/- 20 feet tall. The rehabilitation includes about 365 feet west of the hydropower plant and 140 feet east of the hydropower plant. **ACQUISITION INFORMATION:** Competition for this acquisition is FULL AND OPEN, UNRESTRICTED TO BUSINESS SIZE. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $45 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The requirement is for 439 calendar days. The solicitation IS downloadable from the internet only. The project specification files are PDF files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Responses to this Solicitation (Invitation for Bids) are due by 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) on March 3, 2026. IMPORTANT POLICY: Contractors are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Contractors must register with sam.gov, prior to registering with the DoD Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system. Your firm must register with PIEE in order to access the solicitation and to place a bid in response to the upcoming USACE Solicitation. Use the PIEE System Registration link: ? https://piee.eb.mil and follow the instructions on their website. Request for Solicitation packages made by telephone, fax, or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contacts for this acquisition is Ericka Hillard at ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil, and Samantha Stiles at samantha.l.stiles@usace.army.mil. Please include Solicitation number W912P626BA016 on all correspondence. ** ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Michels Construction, Inc. (UEI CDE7H8M86MB5) - Contract: W912P626CA005, definitive contract - Obligated: $5,505,269.19 - Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received - Link: award number W912P626CA005 equals the contract number; same awarding office W912P6 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912P626CA005_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - November 19, 2025: Presolicitation. Notice e1e9b9455aa14b1b985575c42da87558. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e1e9b9455aa14b1b985575c42da87558/view - January 29, 2026: Solicitation, due March 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice 7d01f958965945c9842ce55a2d88e519. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7d01f958965945c9842ce55a2d88e519/view - February 12, 2026: Solicitation, due March 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM EST. Notice 807f5b07767e49f3914264fdd1cf5c50. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/807f5b07767e49f3914264fdd1cf5c50/view - March 2, 2026: Solicitation, due March 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM EST. Notice 1e76c2fa00c948fab2d8ce4628fff4e6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1e76c2fa00c948fab2d8ce4628fff4e6/view - March 3, 2026: Solicitation, due March 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice d26f86a520034212ab297a9b18f30c1e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d26f86a520034212ab297a9b18f30c1e/view - March 17, 2026: Award notice. Notice 8fccf1b02a254d46894787f8536cbb48. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8fccf1b02a254d46894787f8536cbb48/view ## Points of contact - Ericka Hillard, ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil, 3128465378 - Samantha Stiles, samantha.l.stiles@usace.army.mil, 3043995705 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/w912p626ba016.