Design Bid Build Land for LRD River Districts

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established a Master IDIQ on December 23, 2022 for design-bid-build land-based construction, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation services across the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division's Huntington, Louisville, Nashville, and Pittsburgh Districts, with orders due by December 22, 2027 (17 months of ordering authority remaining). The vehicle carries a shared $98 million ceiling and does not restrict competition by set-aside at the vehicle level, though task orders show a mix of unrestricted and small-business-designated work.

Ordering activity has declined substantially since the initial first-year pace. The vehicle issued 11 task orders in 2023, two in 2024, five in 2025, and one in 2026; the most recent award was January 9, 2026. Nineteen task orders have been issued to date with combined potential value of $31.7 million, of which $20.6 million (65%) is obligated, leaving $11.1 million in unobligated potential value. This signals the vehicle is roughly one-third through its spending authority, though ordering velocity has stalled.

Work spans levee reconstruction and stabilization (Paducah, Cordell Hull Bluff), lock-and-dam repairs (John T. Myers, Smithland, Cannelton), bridge rehabilitation (Cagles Mill), and miscellaneous facility work (Wolf Creek Dam roadway and bridge maintenance, Haysi municipal building). Firm-fixed-price task orders typically range from $300,000 to $5.3 million, with several large awards around $4 to $5 million.

Brannon Contracting & Maintenance Services holds 6 orders ($12.3 million combined potential value) and Massillon Construction And Supply holds 4 orders ($10.6 million), together representing 53% of awarded task-order value. The remaining 89% of order count is split among Aleut Flood Management, Mi-De-Con, and C.J. Mahan Construction, with a long tail of smaller awardees. Seventy-four percent of task orders carry no set-aside; 26% are small-business designated.

The Army Corps of Engineers and its Louisville District together drive 17 of 19 task orders ($25.3 million combined potential value). Geographic performance concentrates across Ohio River valley infrastructure—Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee—though the districts' boundaries define the broader operational footprint.

The primary objective of this IDIQ is to provide site survey, work plan(s) and/or specifications, construction, maintenance, repair, and/or rehabilitation (MRR) services to Government installations and facilities located anywhere within the geographical boundaries of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Responsibilities of the Contractor shall include, but not be limited to, all planning, programming, administration, coordination, and management to ensure that all work is performed in accordance with all laws, regulations, codes or directives. The ability to: survey and identify deficiencies; plan and document the work required to correct deficiencies; provide incidental engineering services; estimate the cost of the work; obtain subcontracts or perform the work with the Contractor's own work forces; and manage the construction effort while insuring quality, environmental stewardship, and safety are paramount to the success of this contract.