ENDIST Vicksburg

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Vicksburg is a sub-agency of the Army Corps of Engineers that procures construction, maintenance, dredging, surveying, and facility-support services for flood control, navigation, and water-resource projects across the lower Mississippi River and Arkansas lake systems.

Since 1996, the District has awarded 7,048 federal contracts valued at $2.27 billion in combined potential, with $2.94 billion in obligations to date. Recent activity shows a marked acceleration: after relatively flat volume from 2022 through 2024 (24, 21, and 19 awards respectively), the District awarded 214 contracts in 2025 and 101 year-to-date in 2026, closing most recently on August 6, 2026. The District transacts across 2,046 distinct prime contractors, indicating a highly fragmented competitive landscape. The top five primes by award count over the last five years hold only 12 percent of recent awards; Johnson-Mcadams Surveying & Mapping LLC leads with 13 awards worth $1.7 million combined potential value, followed by Strategic Value Solutions, Inc., and Seaside Engineering & Surveying, LLC at 9 awards each. By potential value, however, the top five account for only 4 percent of combined value, with Inland Dredging Company and Circle, LLC each holding around $40 million in potential value across four awards. This divergence reflects the District's heavy reliance on Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and modifications with unreported dollar fields alongside larger dredging and construction contracts.

The District's set-aside mix emphasizes open competition and small-business growth: 55 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 35 percent are total small-business set-asides. 8(a) sole-source awards account for 4 percent, with the remainder split among Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (2 percent), HUBZone (2 percent), and smaller shares of competitive 8(a), Woman-Owned Small Business, and HBCU/MI designations.

Current opportunities span maintenance, construction, and equipment procurement. An Arkabutla Lake Water Plant Rehab and Pre-fabricated Metal Building Installation solicitation (W912EE27QA002, 100 percent small-business set-aside, due November 4, 2026) seeks one firm-fixed-price contract for well abandonment, plumbing installation, and a 30-by-50-foot metal building. A sources-sought notice for a hydraulic-cutterhead dredge of 18-inch diameter or larger (W912EE27S0002, pre-solicitation, due October 23, 2026) seeks market feedback on availability for potential riverine dredging of Mississippi River harbors and lock approaches, with no set-aside decision pending. An Operation and Maintenance of Arkansas Lakes Project IDIQ (W912EE26RA015, 100 percent small-business set-aside, due October 30, 2026) seeks a contractor for routine and emergency maintenance, facilities support, and recreation area operations at DeGray Lake, Lake Ouachita, and Lake Greeson in Arkansas. Multiple smaller-dollar construction contracts are set-aside for Woman-Owned Small Business (Tate County, Mississippi, Mississippi Delta Headwaters Project LD-23-01; due September 8, 2026) and HUBZone (Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Bank Stabilization 23-01; due August 28, 2026), each estimated at $1 to $5 million.