ENDIST Walla Walla

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Walla Walla is a sub-agency within the Army Corps of Engineers that procures and funds civil-works and facility-management contracts across its three-state operational region (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington). The District manages multipurpose water-resource projects including navigation locks, hydroelectric dams, flood-control levees, and associated infrastructure, and transacts primarily through competitive and small-business set-aside contracts for construction, equipment, maintenance, and engineering services.

The Walla Walla District has awarded 6,673 federal contracts with a combined potential value of $1.05 billion and combined dollars obligated of $1.27 billion since 1996. Recent contracting activity has declined sharply: the District issued 13 awards in 2021, 11 in 2022, 5 in 2023, 1 in 2024, and 1 in 2025, most recently on April 15, 2025. Over the last five years, recent awards with reported potential value are approximately 95% of the population; a small share of activity flows through Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders without disclosed values. Among 2,152 distinct prime contractors in the portfolio, competitive concentration is moderately concentrated: the top five primes by award count hold 47 percent of recent awards. Arocep Federal, LLC and Dream Ranch LLC each hold 3 awards over the last five years; by potential value, however, concentration is negligible—the top five by value collectively represent near-zero percent of combined potential value, reflecting the district's reliance on small equipment and supply purchases rather than large system integration or construction-management contracts. Small-business set-asides dominate the contracting mix: 49 percent of all awards are Total Small Business, with 45 percent unrestricted, 3 percent 8(a) Sole Source, 2 percent HUBZone, and 1 percent Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

The District has also issued 6 federal grants totaling $227 thousand in federal dollars obligated since 2019, all structured as Cooperative Agreements. Grant activity is sporadic—2 awards in 2019, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 2 in 2026 (most recently on June 17, 2026). Grant recipient concentration is concentrated: Northwest Youth Corps holds 3 awards ($127 thousand) and 56 percent of federal dollars; Clearwater Economic Development Association, Inc. holds 1 award ($36 thousand). These grants support youth conservation and economic-development initiatives within the district's footprint.

Current contract opportunities span construction, equipment procurement, and facility services. Open solicitations include Dworshak Skeleton Bay Draft Tube Bulkhead Rehabilitation (W912EF27QA002, Total Small Business set-aside, due October 30, 2026); Dworshak Powerhouse Roof Replacement (W912EF27BA001, unrestricted, pre-solicitation with bid due approximately 30 days after mid-to-late October posting); Lower Monumental PH HVAC System Upgrade (W912EF26RA007, unrestricted LPTA RFP, due October 5, 2026); and Camp Wooten/Starbuck Levee Rehab (W912EF27RSS01, unrestricted pre-solicitation, sources-sought due October 30, 2026). Special notices also reflect sole-source awards for Flow 3D Software Maintenance (W912EF27QA003, intent to award to Flow Science, due October 25, 2026) and specialized equipment such as Basler Digital Excitation Controller Retrofit Upgrade Kits for Lower Monumental, Lower Granite, and Little Goose Dams (W912EF26RSN20, due October 2, 2026). Small-business set-aside quotations active through mid-September cover equipment ranging from HVAC systems and motor-control centers to specialized hydraulic components and facility maintenance services.

No recent grant opportunities are recorded in the source.