ENDIST Alaska

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Alaska, a sub-agency of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, procures engineering, construction, and architectural-engineering services to support military and civil works projects across Alaska, including military construction (MILCON) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainwright, and Fort Greely, as well as civil works such as harbor maintenance, dredging, and flood management.

The district has awarded 6,327 federal contracts since 1996 totaling $10.54 billion in combined potential value and $12.52 billion in combined obligation, with 169 awards in 2022, 188 in 2023, 151 in 2024, 155 in 2025, and 77 so far in 2026. Competitive concentration among prime contractors is highly fragmented by count (top five hold 18 percent of recent awards) but slightly more concentrated by potential value (top five hold 4 percent). Brice Engineering, LLC leads on both dimensions with 39 awards and $141.6 million combined potential value over the last five years; Environmental Compliance Consultants, Inc. and Red Point Construction, LLC follow with $74.7 million and $73.4 million respectively over the same window. The 1,113 distinct prime contractors awarded reflect substantial fragmentation across the portfolio, particularly among smaller and regional firms. Set-asides are dominated by unrestricted procurements at 70 percent of awards, with small-business set-asides (total and 8(a)) accounting for 28 percent; the remaining set-asides including SDVOSB, HUBZone, and WOSB are collectively negligible at under 1 percent.

The district also manages grant funding through 257 cooperative agreements totaling $294.9 million in combined federal dollars obligated since 2015, with 38 awards in 2022, 31 in 2023, 22 in 2024, 19 in 2025, and 2 so far in 2026. Grant recipients are concentrated: Colorado State University and Salcha-Delta Swcd together hold 59 percent of recent awards and 31 percent of recent federal dollars, with combined funding of $77.2 million. All grant awards are structured as Cooperative Agreements. The district's 42 distinct grant recipients are largely regional and tribal entities focused on soil and water conservation, environmental research, and community resilience.

Recent contract opportunities reflect active procurement across military construction and civil works. Representative opportunities include the Lowell Creek Tunnel Repairs in Seward (pre-solicitation with estimated award in December 2026 and $10 million to $25 million magnitude, firm-fixed-price design-bid-build), the 2027–2029 Maintenance Dredging in Anchorage Harbor (pre-solicitation with January 2027 estimated award, $25 million to $100 million base and option magnitude), and the Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator Facility at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (100-percent small-business set-aside RFP due 23 October 2026, $17 million to $22 million magnitude). Multiple requests for information remain open for Eielson Air Force Base MILCON projects (Joint Mobility Center Expansion, Coal Thaw Shed Extension, Loop Fire Station, and Microreactor Synchronization), as well as market research for Mendenhall Glacier flood mitigation and Fort Wainwright facilities. An Indefinite Delivery architect-engineer services contract for mechanical-electrical design is open to total small business (due 17 September 2026) with anticipated award of three to five multiple-award task order contracts, shared $40 million capacity, and task orders ranging $150,000 to $20 million.