ENDIST Rock Island

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Rock Island is a sub-agency within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that manages federal civil works projects—including navigation, flood control, environmental restoration, and lock-and-dam operations—across the Mississippi River Basin and portions of the Great Lakes region, procuring construction, engineering, and specialized services through competitive and set-aside contracts.

The district has awarded 6,628 federal contracts since 1986, totaling $979.7 million in combined potential value, with $1.12 billion in combined dollars obligated (114% of potential value). Award activity declined sharply over the last five years: 263 awards in 2018, 178 in 2019, 67 in 2020, 1 in 2021, and 1 in 2022. The most recent recorded award date is September 6, 2022. Across 2,058 distinct prime contractors over the portfolio history, competition is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, Gale Construction Company Of Illinois holds the only recent award (1 award, $458 thousand potential value) in both by-count and by-value rankings; the by-potential-value coverage is 0 percent, indicating the agency transacts heavily through Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and modifications where reported dollar values are sparse.

Set-aside awards span a broad mix: 3,363 awards (51%) carried no set-aside, 2,917 awards (44%) were designated Total Small Business, 224 awards (3%) were 8(a) Sole Source, and 69 awards (1%) were Competitive 8(a), with the remainder distributed across emerging small business, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), and woman-owned small business (WOSB) categories in minimal volume (1 percent or less combined).

The district has awarded 5 federal grants since 2016, totaling $632 thousand in combined federal dollars obligated. Grant activity concentrated in two years: 1 award in 2016 and 4 awards in 2022. The Student Conservation Association, Inc. is the sole grant recipient across the portfolio, holding all 4 awards from the last five years ($412 thousand federal dollars), representing 65 percent of federal dollars obligated. All grant awards are structured as Cooperative Agreements.

Recent contract opportunities span construction, flood repair, equipment procurement, and debris management. The district posted a Woman-Owned Small Business set-aside pre-solicitation (W912EK27BA006, posted October 21, 2026) for the 1st Floor South Annex remodel at Rock Island, including asbestos abatement, MEP work, and interior finishes. A competitive 8(a) IFB for roads, parking, and grounds renovation at Wayne County (W912EK27BA003, pre-solicitation, due November 30, 2026) covers demolition, earthwork, utilities, and site restoration. An unrestricted solicitation for rotary screw air compressors (W912EK26QA055, due September 18, 2026) was amended from a small-business set-aside to full-and-open competition. Multiple sole-source notices issued in late September 2026 for Advanced Contract Initiative (ACI) regional debris management services across eight USACE divisions—extending ordering periods and increasing emergency contract capacity under existing single-award task order contracts with Ashbritt, Inc. and ECC Constructors LLC pending competitive follow-on awards in 2027. A 100 percent small-business set-aside solicitation (W912EK27RA001, due November 30, 2026) seeks fabrication and supply of ten Fiber Reinforced Polymer composite structures (filling valves, flushing gates, and bulkheads) for Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Illinois.