ENDIST Portland

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Portland, a sub-agency within the Army Corps of Engineers, procures construction, equipment, maintenance, and specialized services to operate and maintain locks, dams, and associated facilities across the Columbia River basin and Pacific Northwest region. The District awards contracts for civil engineering, environmental management, equipment repair, and vessel operations; it also funds cooperative agreements supporting conservation and community stewardship.

The Portland District has issued 9,187 federal contract awards cumulatively since 1996, with combined potential value of $2.48 billion and combined dollars obligated of $2.97 billion. Contract activity has accelerated sharply in recent years: 8 awards in 2022, 17 in 2023, 32 in 2024, 187 in 2025, and 132 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on 3 August 2026. Among 2,583 distinct prime contractors awarded, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, Quality Testing Inc. leads by award count with 20 awards, followed by Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC with 12 and State Of Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife with 8; together they hold 14% of recent awards. By combined potential value, HME Construction Inc. and State Of Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife each carry the largest reported values at $18.8 million and $17 million respectively, but this represents only 2% of combined potential value across recent awards—reflecting heavy reliance on Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and modifications with unreported dollar fields.

Small-business set-asides comprise 30% of awards (2,763 small-business designations), while 64% (5,851 awards) are unrestricted. Within small-business set-asides, 8(a) sole source (393 awards, 4% of total) and service-disabled veteran-owned small-business (103 awards combined across both sole-source and competitive categories, 1% of total) represent the largest subset designations.

The Portland District has awarded 42 federal grants cumulatively since July 2012, obligating $9.1 million in federal dollars across 22 distinct recipients. Grant activity remains light but has picked up recently: 3 awards in 2021, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 8 in 2024, and 5 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent grant closed on 30 August 2026. All grants are structured as cooperative agreements. Grant recipient concentration is concentrated: over the last five years, The Student Conservation Association, Inc. leads with 4 awards and $688 thousand obligated; Northwest Youth Corps, Portland State University, and two Oregon counties follow. The top five recipients hold 63% of recent awards and 23% of recent federal dollars.

Recent contract opportunities span locks-and-dams operations and vessel maintenance. Solicitation W9127N27Q1CTI (presolicitation notice, due 5 November 2026) seeks sole-source award with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation for annual acclimation, release, and supply of up to 1.32 million Upriver Bright fall Chinook juveniles at Prosser Hatchery in fulfillment of dam-mitigation obligations. Solicitation W9127N27BA004 (due 23 November 2026) is a total-small-business set-aside for Coos Bay Pier utilities replacement including potable water, electrical, and structural upgrades; an optional pre-bid site visit is scheduled for 2 November 2026. Solicitation W9127N27BA011 (due 4 December 2026) seeks full-and-open construction bids for John Day Dam Unit 10 packing-box replacement, estimated at $500 thousand to $1 million, with HUBZone 10% price evaluation required and CMMC Level 1 compliance mandated. Solicitation W9127N27BA009 (due 19 November 2026) is full-and-open for tainter-valve repairs at John Day Lock and Dam; mandatory site visits at both John Day and The Dalles dams are scheduled for 28 October 2026. Solicitation W9127N27QA002 (due 28 October 2026, amended) is a small-business set-aside requesting for quote for isolated-phase-bus inspection and asbestos abatement at The Dalles Lock and Dam; CMMC Level 2 self-verification is required to access controlled unclassified information attachments. A presolicitation notice for Bonneville Dam equipment-transport blanket purchase agreement (W9127N27A0001, presolicitation due 21 October 2026) indicates a forthcoming 100% small-business set-aside for specialized freight trucking with estimated annual volume of $60 thousand and five-year potential of $300 thousand.