The Department of the Interior National Park Service Southeast Region awarded a $1.55 million definitive contract to Hydro-Tech, Inc. on September 24, 2026, for restoration and conservation of the Wisconsin State Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi under a total small business set-await.
Hydro-Tech, Inc. is a small business concern. The originating solicitation, posted August 18, 2025, sought contractors for stone cleaning and repair, bronze restoration, repointing joints, and lightning protection system installation on the 122-foot granite monument, dedicated in 1911, which features a 57.5-foot Doric column topped with a bronze statue of "Old Abe" the war eagle, along with bronze statues of an infantryman and cavalryman, and bronze relief panels honoring 9,075 Wisconsin troops who fought at Vicksburg. The solicitation required demonstrated qualifications including historic preservation treatment specialists with appropriate certifications, fabricators and erectors experienced with scaffolding systems, historic masonry cleaning specialists with a minimum 10 years of experience on structures at least 50 years old, and conservators with experience in metallic stain cleaning from historic marble. Place of performance is Vicksburg, MS. The contract runs through November 30, 2027. Pricing is firm fixed price. NAICS code 238140 (Masonry Contractors) applies.