W9123627BA004: NASA Wallops Breakwater Project in Wallops Island, Virginia
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Sources Sought from the Department of the Army, for work in Wallops Island, Virginia. Due Nov 20, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5), 14 days left.
| Solicitation number | W9123627BA004 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W2SD Endist Norfolk |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990) |
| Product or service code | Y1QA |
| Place of performance | Wallops Island, Virginia |
| Posted | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 20, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5) (14 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Virginia Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
This is a pre-solicitation notice. This is NOT a solicitation. Do NOT submit proposals or questions in response to this notice.
It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted on Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at piee.eb.mil/ by the end of November 2026. The solicitation is anticipated to be posted for 30 calendar days. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District (NAO) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) acquisition for the NASA Wallops Shoreline Breakwaters Project in Accomack County, Virginia.
This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 14, Invitation for Bid (IFB). The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract. The requirement will be solicited as a 100% small business set aside.
The applicable NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities), with a small business standard of $45 million. In accordance with DFARS 236.204 - Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District is seeking eligible firms capable of constructing breakwaters along the beach of Wallops Island.
The number of proposed breakwaters for this project will be between two to four and placed approximately 200 feet offshore (from Mean High Water elevation). Each breakwater will be constructed of Type II rip rap for armor stone and VDOT Class III stone for core stone. The weight of material for each breakwater is approximately 10,000 tons.
Breakwaters are to be placed on 12-inch-thick marine mattress with geotextile fabric. Water depths for breakwater placement range between -9.5 ft and -12.0 ft NAVD88. Each breakwater will be constructed to a crest height of +7 ft NAVD88.
Material for breakwaters may be transported to the project site either by land or sea. Construction of breakwaters may occur either by land or sea. Various work restrictions are expected due to active rocket launches within the vicinity of the project site, which will require all construction activities to stop and personnel to vacate the premises for hours to day(s).
The construction completion date will be approximately 325 calendar days from the issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). Contractors will be required to submit bid bonds documents with the proposal. The successful awardee will be required to provide 100% payment and performance bonds for the project.
The effort will be solicited and awarded utilizing the Sealed Bid procedures under FAR Part 14. Anticipated solicitation issuance time frame is on or about the end of November 2026. This project is a 100% small business set aside procurement invitation for sealed bid.
The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using INVITATION FOR BID WITH PRE-AWARD SURVEY and procedures outlined in FAR 36 and FAR 14. Pre-award survey will determine contractor responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104. Bidders will be evaluated on both pre-award survey and conformance to the solicitation and price.
The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids; and to award the contract to other than the lowest total price and to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid determined by the Government to be responsible. Bid bonds will be required with bid submittals. In addition, the awardee must be found responsible in accordance with FAR 9.1.
The below Pre-Award Survey Information will be requested of the apparent low offeror. This information is not required to be responsive to the Invitation for Bid. a) Current commitments and expected dates of completion. b) One (1) signed bank reference demonstrating adequate financial resources. If bidder’s firm has a line of credit – provide information on how many figures bidder can borrow against the line of credit (i.e. medium 6 figures – exact line of credit is not required). c) The bidder shall provide the latest three (3) complete fiscal year financial statements for the prime contractor, certified by an independent accounting firm, if practicable, or signed by an authorized officer of the organization.
Submit evidence of availability of working/operating capital, which will be used for the performance of the resultant contract. For Joint Venture arrangements, submit the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for each company in the Joint Venture and discuss the financial responsibilities among the companies. The Government may also utilize Dun & Bradstreet reports to evaluate the financial capacity of the bidder.
This notice does not constitute an invitation for bid. The IFB and accompanying documents will be issued electronically and will be uploaded to the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at piee.eb.mil/ on or about the end of November 2026. Notification of any changes to this pre-solicitation will only be made on this website.
Therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website regularly for any posted changes to the pre-solicitation notice, release of the solicitation, specification, drawings, and all subsequent amendments. Telephone calls or written requests for the IFB package will NOT be accepted. Prospective bidders are responsible for monitoring at piee.eb.mil/ to respond to the solicitation and any amendments or other information regarding this acquisition.
It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to continually view the website for changes. No hard copies will be available. Prospective bidders are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov to respond to the solicitation and any amendments or other information regarding this acquisition.
Prospective bidders are required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract. NOTE: Online Represent
The description continues in the official notice.
Contracting contact
- Caleb Bookout · [email protected] · (757) 201-7797
- Tiffany Kirtsey · [email protected] · (757) 201-7132
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 237990, a business counts as small if it has no more than $45.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $83.4 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company. See what Army is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
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There are 201 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 237990), 52 posted in the last 7 days; 49% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Army, Departmental Offices and Department of Veterans Affairs. Most of the work with a stated place is in Louisiana, Virginia and Texas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 28 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 15 days.
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