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OUTREACH EVENT

SAA CONSTRUCTION MATOCS

PR AND USVI

US Army Corps of Engineers Latin America & Caribbean District 22 July 2026

9:00 am – 10:30 am

• Welcome Remarks

• Purpose of Event

• How to submit questions

• MATOC 1: General Construction

• Contract Details

• Scope of Work

• Acquisition Timeline

• MATOC 2: Water & Power Infrastructure

• Contract Details

• Scope of Work

• Acquisition Timeline

• Contracting Requirements

• Small Business Opportunities

• Break

AGENDA

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

• Question and Answer Session

To support upcoming requirements in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands (USVI).

Gather information and feedback from industry partners for potential input into the MATOCs.

Disclaimer: This is an informational outreach event. This is not a solicitation for proposals and no contract shall be awarded from this notice.

PURPOSE OF EVENT

• Notecards are available at the registration table

• Write down your questions on the notecards and place them in the basket on the registration table.

• Questions that can be answered during this event will be addressed during the Q&A session

• All questions and answers will be provided on SAM.gov

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION MATOC

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION MATOC DETAILS

Target Contractor Pool 5 to 7

Contractors

Ordering Period 5 Years

Program Capacity At Least $99M

Task Order Value Range $350k - $30M

(Approximate)

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION MATOC

SCOPE AND LOCATIONS

Construction Requirements Covers design-build and design-bid-build construction requirements for new facilities and real property repair, alterations, and maintenance.

Locations & Supported Agencies U.S. Department of War, other U.S. agencies operations, state and local governments in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION MATOC

WORK CATEGORIES

Civil & Infrastructure Facilities & Trades

• Road pavement

• Airfield pavement

• Utilities installation

• Stormwater management

• Erosion control

• Excavation

• New facility construction

• Minor construction

• Plumbing & Mechanical

• Demolition

• Electrical & Structural

• Concrete work

Specialized Systems Power and Communication Systems and Related

Structures.

Environmental Environmental remedial work (hazardous waste abatement and disposal) and environmental compliance work.

Past Projects:

- Facilities Renovation Projects:

- PA Systems Upgrades

- Electrical Upgrades

- HVAC Upgrades

- Fire systems replacement

- Fitness Center Renovations

- New Facility Construction:

- Operations Building

- Barracks

- Fitness Center

- ERCIP Microgrid projects

TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT CAN BE EXPECTED

Potential Future Projects:

- U.S. Coast Guard – Waterfront

Improvements

- DoDEA Facilities – Renovation projects

- New Facility Construction:

- Training Center

- Entry Control Facilities

- Indoor Shooting Range

- Communication Compound

- Munition Storage Facilities

- Airfield Aprons

- Water and Sanitary Sewer Systems repairs

ACQUISITION TIMELINE

• Anticipated Milestones

• Advertisement – 4th Quarter FY26

• Award – 2nd Quarter FY27

WATER AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE

MATOC

WATER AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE MATOC

DETAILS

Target Contractor Pool 5 to 7

Contractors

Ordering Period 5 Years

Program Capacity At Least $200M

Task Order Value Range $1M - $100M

(Approximate)

WATER AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE MATOC

SCOPE AND LOCATIONS

Covers design-build and design-bid-build construction, repair, rehabilitation, and modernization of heavy infrastructure.

Locations & Supported Agencies U.S. agencies operations, state and local governments in Puerto Rico.

Heavy Infrastructure Requirements

15WATER AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE MATOC

WORK CATEGORIES

Dams & Reservoirs Water Pipelines & Transmission

• Repair and rehabilitation of Dam components

• Structural repairs of reservoir components

• Intake structure construction

• Large-diameter water transmission pipelines

• Pipe bridge construction

• Flood Control Pump Stations

Power Generation Distribution Networks

• Installation of large-scale emergency generators

• Gas Pipelines

• Rehabilitation of hydroelectric power plants

• Electrical substations

• Microgrids

• Critical utility distribution network modernization

16WATER AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE MATOC

ASSOCIATED WORK CATEGORIES

Associated General Construction Environmental Services

• Earthwork and excavation operations

• Concrete works

• Demolition

• Environmental remediation

• Hazardous waste abatement

• Environmental compliance support

• Temporary cofferdam structures

• Other incidental construction

• Structural Steel Works

• Other Environmental Services

Potential Future Projects:

- Water Conveyance Structures

- Hydroelectric Repair & Retrofit

- Cofferdams

- Gates, valves and component repairs

- Repair/replace damaged pipelines, canals, penstocks and supports.

- Repair or replace electrical substations, power lines, and utility systems

ACQUISITION TIMELINE

Anticipated Milestones

Advertisement – 1st Quarter FY27 (October – December 2026)

Award – 3rd Quarter FY27 (April – June 2027)

CONTRACTING INFORMATION

• System for Award Management (SAM) - the Official U.S. Government System for contract opportunities. Every contract announcement is posted in the SAM.gov website.

To receive an award with us your firm must be registered in SAM.

• Federal Acquisition Regulations System (FAR 1.101) - is established for the codification and publication of uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all executive agencies.

• The Federal Acquisition Regulations System - consists of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which is the primary document, and agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the FAR.

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

DOING BUSINESS WITH

USACE – LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE):

• The only authorized transmission method of proposals in response to the subject solicitation is electronically via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website. No other transmission methods, such as email, facsimile, hand-carried, proprietary or DOD SAFE submissions, proposals submitted by mail, etc. will be accepted. Offers submitted via any other transmission method other than the PIEE website will not be evaluated.

• The Offeror’s bid/proposal must be received by the Government no later than the date/time specified in the solicitation and cited above. Offerors shall submit their bid using the following link:

https://piee.eb.mil/

DOING BUSINESS WITH

USACE – LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

https://piee.eb.mil/

• Solicitation Number: TBD

• Contract Type: MATOC; Firm Fixed Price

• Unrestricted

• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code:

236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering

• The Small Business Size Standard: $45.0 million.

• Current Range of Magnitude (DFARS 236.204): $350,000.00 - $200M

• Period of Performance: 5 years after issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP)

• Subcontracting Plan is required from Other than Small Business Firms (FAR Part 19).

CONTRACT GENERAL INFORMATION

Competition will be promoted, and competitive acquisitions utilized in accordance with (IAW) Procedures established in FAR part 6.101.

FAR Part 15 – Request for Proposals (RFP). Best value obtained in negotiated acquisitions by using any one or a combination of source selection approaches, or

Other procedures established in the FAR or supplements pertinent to the requirement.

ACQUISITION APPROACH

FAR Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation

Source Selection Approach:

• Tradeoff Process (FAR 15.103-1) - The Tradeoff approach to source selection is appropriate when it may be in the Government's best interest to consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror.

Note: Solicitation will state the relative importance of all non-priced factors, and their combined relative importance as they relate to price.

Other Important References

• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

(DFARS)

• Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) Part 5115.000

• DoD Source Selection Procedures

• Army Source Selection Supplement (AS3), Appendix AA

RESOURCES

Looking for Opportunities in All the Right Places

• Puerto Rico Federal Contracting Center is a division of the Puerto Rico Department of Commerce focused to assist local business sell their goods and services to the federal government.

https://www.federalcontractingpr.com

• Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) is a database where Small Business firms keep a profile current with bonding, past performance, and capabilities.

http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm https://www.federalcontractingpr.com/ http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm

OFFICE OF SMALL

BUSINESS PROGRAMS

MARIANO TORRES FELICIANO

CHIEF, OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS

PROGRAMS

USACE, CARIBBEAN DISTRICT

DATE: JULY 2026

Working Today to Build a Better Tomorrow

OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

MISSION: USACE Office of Small Business leads the organization to fully utilize small businesses, to deliver the USACE mission.

VISION: Expand the USACE Office of Small Business and community, Commit to add value to all projects and communicate outcomes & Maximize innovation to lead the small business program into the future.

29SMALL BUSINESS’ ROLES DURING THE

CONTRACTING PROCESS

Pre-Solicitation: Attend planning meeting as the requirement is developed. Once the projects is clearly defined, assist in market research to identify potential work for small businesses. After market research is completed, assist in developing the acquisition strategy.

Solicitation-Award: Asist in the development of the solicitation and source selection plan (if required).

Ensure the solicitation contains proper small business clauses required by the regulations and policies. During award, assist in evaluating bids or proposals and subcontracting plans. Also, take lead to resolve protests concerning small business related issues.

Post Award: Monitor the performance of small business contractors and evaluate how well large businesses comply with subcontracting requirements.

30SMALL BUSINESS GOALS

FY26

SOCIO ECONOMIC CATEGORY FY26 GOALS

SMALL BUSINESS 69.24%

SMALL DISADBANTAGED BUSINESS (SDB)

INCLUDING 8(a) SB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

12.40%

SERVICE DISABLE VETERAN OWNED SB (SDVOSB) 1.00%

WOMEN OWNED SB (WOSB) & ECONOMICALLY

DISADVANTAGED WOSB

0.57%

HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESSES 64.85%

SMALL BUSINESS PROPOSED

SUB-CONTRACTING PERCENTAGES

SOCIO ECONOMIC CATEGORY FY26

SMALL BUSINESS 13.00% - 31.00%

SMALL DISADBANTAGED BUSINESS (SDB)

INCLUDING 8(a) SB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

5.00% - 25.37%

SERVICE DISABLE VETERAN OWNED SB (SDVOSB) 0.50% - 2.59%

WOMEN OWNED SB (WOSB) & ECONOMICALLY

DISADVANTAGED WOSB

2.30% - 3.61%

HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESSES 1.00% - 5.00%

PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE

SBA Resources

• Business Opportunity Specialist

• Procurement Center Representative

Marketing Resources

• Contract Opportunities on SAM.gov

• Contract Data on SAM.gov

• System for Award Management

• Dynamic Small Business Search System

• Subcontracting Networking System

(SubNet)

Other Resources

• USASpending

• GSA Subcontracting Directory

• DoD Prime Contracting Directory https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/ http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/client/dsp_Landing.cfm https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/client/dsp_Landing.cfm https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/client/dsp_Landing.cfm https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/client/dsp_Landing.cfm https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/client/dsp_Landing.cfm https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/client/dsp_Landing.cfm https://eweb1.sba.gov/subnet/client/dsp_Landing.cfm https://www.usaspending.gov/ https://www.usaspending.gov/ https://www.gsa.gov/small-business/find-and-pursue-government-contracts/seek-opportunities/subcontracting-directory-for-small-businesses https://www.gsa.gov/small-business/find-and-pursue-government-contracts/seek-opportunities/subcontracting-directory-for-small-businesses https://www.gsa.gov/small-business/find-and-pursue-government-contracts/seek-opportunities/subcontracting-directory-for-small-businesses https://www.gsa.gov/small-business/find-and-pursue-government-contracts/seek-opportunities/subcontracting-directory-for-small-businesses https://business.defense.gov/ https://business.defense.gov/ https://business.defense.gov/ https://business.defense.gov/ https://business.defense.gov/

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mariano Torres-Feliciano Chief Small Business Programs

USACE, Latin America & Caribbean District Fundación Angel Ramos, Annex Building

2nd Floor, Suite 202 383 Franklin D. Roosevelt Ave.

San Juan, PR 00918 Mobile: 787-220-0225

SB Email: saa-sb@usace.army.mil mailto:taskforcevipr-sb@usace.army.mil

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

The floor is now open for your questions regarding the procurement, acquisition approach, and procedures for the General Construction

MATOC and Water & Power Infrastructure MATOC.