# Plateau Regional Archaeological Curation Services Contract USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division W912P9

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w912p926qa003

- Solicitation number: W912P926QA003
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W07V Endist ST Louis (W912P9)
- NAICS: 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Product or service code: B503 Archeological/Paleontological Studies
- First posted: December 16, 2025
- Last posted: August 7, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2c3b06191908481c9863532e99760162/view

## Description

Amendment 0003 Small Business Subcontracting Plan Template. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, is seeking to engage the services of a federally compliant facility to house archaeological collections (material remains and associated records, as defined in 36 CFR Part 79.4) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division (NWD), Plateau Region project lands or activities.

This contract will support the USACE Portland, Seattle, and Walla Walla Districts, as well as the USACE St. Louis District?s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX CMAC).

The work is being performed in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act (as amended) and 36 CFR Part 79. The National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C 306108) requires federal agencies, including USACE, to assume responsibility for the preservation of historic properties and artifact collections under USACE stewardship.

The following authorities and regulations require that USACE preserve and maintain such collections for the people of the United States and future generations: the Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C. 320301-320303); Historic Sites Act (54 U.S.C. 102303102304 and 320101-320106); Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 312501-312508); the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (54 USC 300101 et seq.); the Reservoir Salvage Act (P.L.

86-523); the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 USC 470 as-mm); the Abandoned Shipwreck Act (P.L. 100-298); 36 CFR Part 79, Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections;

**EP 1130-2-540, Project Operations:** Environmental Stewardship and Maintenance Guidance and Procedures, and ER 1130-2-540, Project Operations: Environmental Stewardship Operations and Maintenance Policies. Additionally, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA, P.L. 101-601) require USACE to identify Native American human remains and NAGPRA-defined cultural items and work towards a disposition of these materials following processes and procedures outlined in the law and regulations (43 CFR Part 10).

## Publications

- December 16, 2025: Sources sought, due January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. Notice a9cae1589ee14227b2803cdcaf9236fd. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a9cae1589ee14227b2803cdcaf9236fd/view
- July 28, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 8c8793dee84140b081d6aa407cc4d769. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8c8793dee84140b081d6aa407cc4d769/view
- July 31, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 36be64f1d74d4d61b9e76737131b03ef. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/36be64f1d74d4d61b9e76737131b03ef/view
- August 6, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice bcb5f58f590f4132891a279c1470f015. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bcb5f58f590f4132891a279c1470f015/view
- August 7, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 2c3b06191908481c9863532e99760162. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2c3b06191908481c9863532e99760162/view

## Points of contact

- Marla Sawyer, marla.j.sawyer@usace.army.mil, 3143318246

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