Dam and Levee Safety Program Design Services

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established this Master IDIQ on September 13, 2021 for full-service interdisciplinary design of dams, levees, mechanical gates, pump stations, bridges, and related civil infrastructure remediation and new construction, with ordering authority expiring September 12, 2026 — roughly five weeks remaining.

The vehicle carries a $110 million combined ceiling against which 29 task orders totaling $99.7 million in potential value have been awarded. Obligated funds stand at $91.7 million (92% of potential value), indicating heavy draw-down in the final ordering window. Ordering momentum has slowed: the vehicle averaged 6 orders annually across 2021–2024 but saw only 4 awards in 2025, with the most recent task order dated September 22, 2025.

Competition is concentrated among four primes. Kleinfelder–Stantec USACE A Joint Venture dominates by potential value at $51.1 million across 9 orders, while HDR GEI Joint Venture leads by order count with 11 awards totaling $31.3 million. Tetra Tech–Black & Veatch JV and AECOM Technical Services account for $9.2 million and $8.2 million respectively. The two largest players hold approximately 82% of combined potential value. All task orders carry no set-aside designation.

Customers are concentrated within the Corps itself: 20 orders ($79.8 million potential value) funded by the broad Army Corps of Engineers account, with Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco engineering districts each placing 1–4 orders valued at $1.3 million to $10.7 million. Work is geographically scoped to the South Pacific Division, spanning California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, portions of Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming.

Task orders are structured as firm fixed-price delivery orders with durations typically spanning two to four years and individual ceilings ranging from under one million dollars (peer reviews and minor studies) to $22.3 million for the Lower San Joaquin River geotechnical program. Recent work includes Water Control Manual updates for Oroville and New Bullards Bar dams, Folsom Dam spillway engineering during construction, Sacramento River East Levee design and construction support, and American River Common Features engineering services across multiple basin reaches.

Full service interdisciplinary design of new or remediation of existing structures, to include feasibility level design thru preparation of plans and specifications for construction. Design experience will be evaluated to determine ability to design features such as: dams, levees, mechanical gates and other outlet structures, pump stations, bridges, road and utility systems, foundation improvement, seepage and stability berms, cutoff walls, relief wells, dewatering, bank protection, and other civil infrastructure projects.