CEHO BPAs - SB set-aside and labor categories.docx

This is a clarification document addressing Small Business set-aside eligibility and labor category submission requirements for the CEHO BPA solicitation. The document confirms that this is a Small Business set-aside opportunity and clarifies that offerors are not required to submit proposals demonstrating qualified personnel and capabilities across all Appendix A labor categories. Instead, offerors may submit proposals focused exclusively on those labor categories listed in Appendix A for which they intend to compete under future BPA calls, providing flexibility for smaller firms with specialized expertise to participate in this Master Blanket Purchase Agreement.

The related solicitation (W912HQ26QA023) seeks to establish a pool of BPA holders to provide historical services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers History Office (CEHO) in Alexandria, Virginia, and supporting USACE organizations and the U.S. Army Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Services include historical research, writing and review, document and artifact collection and preservation, cataloging, and oral history programming. Proposals must be submitted by 12:00 PM EST on September 21, 2026, with all questions due by 5:00 PM EST on September 14, 2026. The contracting agency is the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers National Capitol Region Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity.