Buffalo District National Guard Construction IDIQ 2014-2019

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Buffalo established this master IDIQ on July 17, 2014, with a shared ceiling of $40 million and a final ordering date of July 24, 2019—now closed for more than six years. The vehicle procures construction, repair, and maintenance services across multiple facility types and infrastructure systems operated by Army Corps of Engineers districts in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River regions.

Ordering activity peaked in 2015 with 17 task orders, then declined to just 2 orders in 2019. The vehicle issued 56 task orders across its five-year life, obligating $34.4 million against a combined potential value of $38.3 million—90% utilization. Orders ranged widely in size, from $12.8 thousand (Harbor Safety Signage) to $6.3 million (Breakwater Repair at Cleveland), with the largest single order for a Breakwater Repair task worth $6.3 million. Most orders were firm-fixed-price contracts with durations between 6 and 24 months.

Competition concentrated substantially among five primes. SAF Inc. dominated with 15 awards totaling $11.5 million in potential value, followed by GEO Gradel Co with $8 million across 5 orders and Upstate Construction Services Inc. with $7.1 million across 5 orders. Tidewater, Inc. and Huffman Equipment Rental, Inc. rounded out the field with $3.8 million and $3.2 million respectively. These five firms captured 88% of combined potential value.

The vehicle was heavily structured to favor small business: 43 of 56 orders (77%) carried a total small business set-aside, with the remaining 23% unrestricted. Set-aside orders ranged from $12.8 thousand to $6.3 million; unrestricted orders included major projects such as a $3.3 million load-handling equipment order and a $2.4 million stone dock repair.

Funding concentration mirrored geography. The Buffalo District itself funded 42 orders worth $25.5 million (75% of all potential value), with the Detroit District funding 6 orders worth $6.3 million and the main Army Corps funding 4 orders worth $6 million. Pittsburgh and Nashville districts together accounted for less than $500 thousand.

Work scopes encompassed lock and dam maintenance and repair (seepage blankets, miter blocks, spillway replacement), breakwater and pier construction (armor stone installation, concrete reinforcement), facility systems (HVAC, roofing, security), and specialized infrastructure (load handling equipment, water testing). The vehicle has reached the end of its contractual life and is closed to new task orders.