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This document is a presentation from the Portland District's Industry Day held on January 22, 2026, providing an overview of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' operations and upcoming contract opportunities in the Pacific Northwest region.
The Portland District manages 22 dams and storage reservoirs, 14 harbors, 700 miles of maintained federal navigation channels, 4 high-lift locks, 4 visitor centers, and 132 recreation sites across Oregon and Washington. The District's mission encompasses navigation, water and flood risk management, hydropower, environmental stewardship, recreation, regulatory functions, emergency management, tribal coordination, and international support. Key expertise areas include the Hydroelectric Design Center, welding and metallurgy, coastal engineering, computational fluid dynamics, hydrographic surveys, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and fish passage. Major upcoming contract opportunities include the John Day Turbine Replacement Program (>$1 billion through 2051), Bonneville Lock and Dam projects ($1–100 million for powerhouse trash racks replacement, spillway rock removal, and headgate repairs in Q3FY26–Q4FY27), Columbia River Pile Dike repairs (Cottonwood $10–25 million Q3FY26; Miller-Rice $25–50 million Q3FY26; Skamokawa $10–25 million Q1FY27), navigation lock maintenance across three dams, maintenance dredging contracts ($5–100 million in Q2FY26–Q4FY26), and the Department of Veterans Affairs' White City Southern Oregon Rehab Center and Clinic Design-Build Contract ($250–500 million). The presentation also addresses the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul effective February 1, 2026, introducing significant procurement changes including increased micro-purchase thresholds ($15,000), simplified acquisition thresholds ($350,000), removal of mandatory acquisition plan elements, expanded simplified procedures for commercial services up to $9 million, increased subcontracting plan thresholds ($900,000), and discretionary pre-award site inspections. Contact information is provided for small business inquiries (Maura Timmermann, 402-370-0095) and contracting matters (Mitchell Johnson, 503-808-4600), with opportunities listed at www.sam.gov and the Portland District's known opportunities website.
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PORTLAND DISTRICT’S
INDUSTRY DAY
COL L. Dale Caswell, PE, PMP Commander, Portland District
Mitchell Johnson Chief, Contracting Division
22 JAN 2026
Emergencies:
Use stairs to exit the building. The closest stairs are behind you, to the left after exiting this room. Follow the exit signs.
Evacuation Point:
Bathrooms:
To the left after exiting this room. Go past the glass double doors and the bathrooms will be on your left.
Coffee and Snacks:
Across the hall in the atrium.
Get Small Business Advice in Rm 304:
• Small Business Administration
Joe Smetak
• Oregon APEX Accelerator:
Nada Maisse
• Portland District Small Business Specialist Maura Timmermann
Lunch at 1130:
Portland Burger on main level of Block 300 Food halls to North and South
WELCOME
Morning:
General Session:
• Overview of the Portland District
• Upcoming Contract Opportunities
• Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO)
• Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
(CMMC)
• John Day Dam Program Overview
• Hydroelectric Design Center Overview
• Pile Dikes Program Overview
Afternoon:
1230, Rm 310/311 - Mixed Discipline Q&A Panel 1230, Rm 306/309 - So you got a construction contract, what's next?
1300, Rm 310/311 - ACO Q&A Panel 1300, Rm 306/309 - Design-Build MATOC
1330, Rm 310/311 - PCO Q&A Panel 1330, Rm 306/309 - DVA White City
1415, Rm 310/311 - Senior Leaders Panel
1500, Rm 310/311 – Closing Comments
TODAY’S AGENDA
PORTLAND DISTRICT OVERVIEW &
UPCOMING CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES
PORTLAND DISTRICT AREA OF OPERATIONS
Dams & Storage Reservoirs
13Willamette River Basin
3Rogue River Basin
6Columbia River
Channels & Harbors Projects
1Jetties only
14Harbors - Deep & Shallow Draft
3River Projects
Federal Navigation Channels
700Channels maintained (miles)
2 / 5Dredges / Survey Vessels
4High lift locks
Environmental Stewardship
1200Cultural Sites
13Fish Hatcheries
75Invasive Species Managed
Recreation
4Visitor Centers
132Recreation Sites
MCR
Baker Bay
Skipanon Channel
Chinook Skamokawa R.
Astoria
Tillamook Bay
Chetco R.
Rogue R.
Port Orford
Coquille R.
Coos Bay
Umpqua R.
Siuslaw R.
Yaquina Bay
Depoe Bay
Cowlitz R.
Lewis R.Columbia R. & L. Willamette R.
Vancouver/ The Dalles
NAV Projects Key Cities NWP Projects
OUR MISSION & BUSINESS LINES
1. Navigation 2. Water & Flood
Risk Management
3. Hydropower
4. Environmental Stewardship
5. Recreation 6. Regulatory
7. Emergency Management
8. International & Interagency Support
10. Tribal Coordination
• Technical Centers of Expertise
• Nationally-Recognized Knowledge and Experience
9. Providing Engineering Expertise
Engineering Expertise
• Hydroelectric Design Center
• Welding and Metallurgy
Nationally-Recognized Knowledge and Experience
• Coastal Engineering
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Hydrographic surveys
• Aquatic ecosystem restoration
• Fish passage
Dredging
Flood Risk Management
Emergency Management
Department of Veterans Affairs
OUR EXPERTISE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
White City:
Southern Oregon Rehab Center and Clinic $250-500M Design-Build Contract
• Specialty and Primary Care
• Support and Infrastructure
• Administration
SORCC
HJTCUC(1
Old Navigation Lock Stoplogs - AWARDED
Powerhouse Trash Racks Replacement
$25M - $100M; Q3FY26
Spillway Rock Removal
$1-5M, Q1FY27
Powerhouse 1 Headgate Repair Pit
$1M - $5M; Q4FY27
BONNEVILLE LOCK AND DAM
JOHN DAY TURBINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
Replacement of up to 16 turbines at John Day Dam
Order of magnitude approximately >$1B through 2051
TRGR Program - ~50 current/future projects
• Fish Pump Rehabilitation, $1-5M (Q2FY26)(SB)
• Transportation and Site Access, $10-25M (Q2FY26)
• HVAC Upgrades, $25-100M, (Q3FY26)
• Powerhouse Security Upgrades, $5-10M (Q2FY27)(SB)
• Erection Bay and Storage Building, $5-10M (Q4FY26)
• Intake Bulkheads
• Fire Detection and life safety
• Powerhouse Control Systems, etc.
NAVIGATION LOCK MAINTENANCE – 2026 AND
FUTURE
COLUMBIA RIVER PILE DIKE REPAIRS
Sand Island: Complete
Baker Bay:
• FY25: Awarded construction contract
Future Actions
• Cottonwood Pile Dikes, $10-25M (Q3FY26)(SB)
• Miller-Rice Pile Dikes, $25-50M (Q3FY26)
• Skamokawa Pile Dikes, $10-25M (Q1FY27)
• Washougal Pile Dikes, Future
Note: All schedules are subject to appropriations.
Sand Island Baker Bay
Cottonwood Island Washougal TurnSkamokawa ReachMiller-Rice Islands
MAINTENANCE DREDGING:
• Lower Columbia River Turning Basins:
Chiefs Report
• OR / WA Clamshell, Various locations $5M - $10M, Q4FY26, Small Business**
• West Coast Hopper, various locations
(OR/WA/CA)
$25M - $100M, Q2FY26 (annual req.)
FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNELS
** FY26 WP dependent
THE REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL
& POLICY UPDATES
EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON ACQUISITION REFORM
Shift toward modernizing acquisition to spur innovation, eliminating waste, prioritizing commercial solutions, and reducing bureaucracy within Federal Procurement
EO 14275
Restoring Common Sense to Federal
Procurement
15 APR 25
EO 14240
Eliminating Waste and
Saving Taxpayer Dollars by
Consolidating Procurement
20 MAR 25
EO 14222
Implementing the President's "Department of
Government Efficiency"
Cost Efficiency Initiative
26 FEB 25
EO 14332
Improving
Oversight of Federal
Grantmaking
7 AUG 25
EO 14265
Modernizing
Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense
Industrial Base
9 APR 25
EO 14271
Ensuring
Commercial, Cost-
Effective Solutions in
Federal Contracts
16 APR 25
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul
ACQUISITION CHANGES AND TIMELINES
Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO)
53 FAR Parts Updated
• DFARS Class Deviation adoption via Class Deviations effective 1 Feb 2026 (Phase 1)
• DFARS updates will align with RFO changes concurrent with Class Deviations issuance
• Rulemaking in progress to codify RFO changes seeking feedback on practical application of Class Deviations (Phase 2)
• USACE will revise UAI/UDG onceAFARS changes resulting from RFO and DFARS Class Deviations and updates are finalized
Implementation Hierarchy: FAR DFARS AFARS UAI/UDG
NOTABLE RFO CHANGES
Part 36Part 16Part 15Part 12/13Part 7
• Mandatory AE eval criteria removed
• Removed self-performance (12%) requirement
• Pre-award Site Inspection now discretionary
• Allows for innovative contract types
• Added HTRO-FRP
• Phased Acquisition
• Change in definitions
• Negotiation flexibilities added
• Encourages innovation
• Construction included as a commercial service
• SAP to $9M for commercial
• No mandatory Acq Plan elements
The micro-purchase threshold (MPT) at FAR 2.101 is increased from $10,000 to $15,000
The simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) is increased from $250,000 to $350,000
The threshold for reporting first-tier subcontract information including executive compensation is increased from $30,000 to $40,000 (FAR 4.1401).
The threshold for simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services (FAR 13.500(a)) is increased from $7.5 million to $9 million; and the threshold for acquisitions described at FAR 13.500(c) is not increased.
FAR 15.403-4, cost or pricing data threshold, is increased from $750,000 to $950,000 for contracts awarded before July 1, 2018, and from $2 million to $2.5 million for contracts awarded after July 1, 2018.
The threshold for prime contractor subcontracting plan required by FAR 19.702 increases from $750,000 to $900,000 and the associated threshold for construction is increased from $1.5 million to $2 million.
FY26 REGULATION THRESHOLD INCREASES
• RFO Changes: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul
• FAR Companion: https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page_file_uploads/far-companion.pdf
• FAR Practitioner Albums: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/practitioner-albums
• DFARS Class Deviations effective 1 February 2026:
https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html
• Warfighting Acquisition University Trainings:
• Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: Announcements > CONNECT Live! RFO Videos: https://www.dau.edu/revolutionary-far-overhaul/announcements
ACQUISITION POLICY RESOURCES
FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES: WWW.SAM.GOV
(KEYWORD/SOLICITATION # W9127N)
WASHINGTON STATE APEX ACCELERATOR (PTAC):
WASHINGTONPTAC.ORG/
OREGON STATE APEX ACCELERATOR (PTAC):
WWW.GCAP.ORG/
SMALL BUSINESS AND CONTRACTING INFORMATION
Small Business Maura Timmermann Maura.J.Timmermann@usace.army.mil 402-370-0095
Contracting Mitchell Johnson Mitchell.J.Johnson@usace.army.mil 503-808-4600
Upcoming FY26 Known Opportunities Listing https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Business-With- Us/Small-Business/ https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Business-With- Us/Contracting/
Follow us on social media @PortlandCorps and online: www.nwp.usace.army.mil
THANK YOU!
CONNECT WITH US
THIS AFTERNOON:
Program and Project Management Jeff Hicks Jeffrey.T.Hicks@usace.army.mil 503-710-8256
1230, Rm 310/311 - Mixed Discipline Q&A Panel 1230, Rm 306/309 - So you got a construction contract, what's next?
1300, Rm 310/311 - ACO Q&A Panel 1300, Rm 306/309 - Design-Build
MATOC
1330, Rm 310/311 - PCO Q&A Panel 1330, Rm 306/309 - DVA White City 1415, Rm 310/311 - Senior Leaders Panel 1500, Rm 310/311 – Closing Comments
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