Concrete Testing BPA for USACE, Pittsburgh District
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W911WN26Q1BLF
- Agency
-
ENDIST Pittsburgh
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Place of performance
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pittsburgh District, is conducting market research to identify qualified concrete testing service providers through a pre-solicitation notice posted on April 23, 2026, with a comment deadline of May 7, 2026. The procurement seeks concrete testing services including temperature testing, air testing, slump testing, washout testing, cylinder casting, compression strength testing, and mix design certification to support 22 navigation locks and dams and 16 multi-purpose flood-damage reduction reservoirs across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. USACE intends to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide cost-effective, rapid-response concrete testing capabilities for its facilities, with specific requirements to be detailed through individual purchase calls. The agency is currently evaluating whether to maintain the BPA as a single region covering the entire Pittsburgh District or divide operations into separate Northern and Southern area BPAs, and prospective contractors are encouraged to specify their geographic service capabilities. The evaluation will consider contractor responses regarding coverage area capacity, which will inform USACE's internal deliberation on the final BPA structure and contractor selection strategy.
This pre-solicitation notice does not include a set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractors or current contract values are identified in the market research materials. The geographic scope encompasses 44 total facilities, with 17 locations identified in the proposed Northern Area and 27 locations in the proposed Southern Area, requiring contractors to assess their capability to serve one or both regions. No specific award value or budget range is provided in this pre-solicitation phase, as USACE is gathering market intelligence to determine qualified sources and inform procurement strategy. The market research period extends through May 7, 2026, allowing potential contractors to submit comments, questions, and capability statements regarding their ability to perform concrete testing services within the designated regions. Following this market research phase, USACE intends to issue formal solicitations based on the responses received and internal deliberation regarding the optimal BPA structure.
Notice text
BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Concrete Testing
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pittsburgh District, is conducting market research in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 10 to determine the availability of qualified sources capable of testing concrete.
The Pittsburgh District jurisdiction includes 22 navigation locks and dams and 16 multi-purpose flood-damage reduction reservoirs, a remote operations site and a maintenance and repair facilities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The intent of the BPA is to provide the Government with a cost-effective rapid-response method to supply the facilities within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District. Specific testing sites and requirements will be requested through purchases made under this BPA that shall be referred to as Calls.
The Contractor shall supply concrete testing services to USACE navigation projects in the Pittsburgh District. Testing may include, but is not limited to, temperature testing, air testing, slump testing, washout testing, cylinder casting and compression strength testing. Mix design, refinement, and certification testing may be required. Further requirements may be specified for each separate BPA Call.
For the purposes of this BPA, USACE is considering either leaving as one complete region or dividing the district region into northern and southern areas. A spreadsheet listing the proposed areas is attached.
USACE welcomes comments and suggestions regarding the coverage area. Potential contractors are asked to specify if they would be capable of performing in the entire Pittsburgh District region or the proposed northern or southern areas. Based upon responses and internal deliberation, USACE may seek to create separate BPAs for the northern and southern areas. A document listing the pro-posed northern and southern areas is attached to this source sought.
Note: This is not a solicitation. This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for planning purposes only. The information obtained from responses to this SSN may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and future solicitation. No contract will be awarded based on the SSN nor any reimbursement made for information submitted.
Periods of Performance will be negotiated at the Call level.
No set-aside determination has been made at this time.
The contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, devices, and materials and perform all work in accordance with the specifications.
The contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, regional, state, and local laws and commercial standards.
The above description of work is for general information only and is not intended to include or describe every feature of the work or to define the complete scope of the work.
RESPONSE PROCEDURE
To assist with planning, the GOV requests interested contractors submit the following by 10:00 AM ET, 7 May 2026:
1. A capability statement. This must include:
a. Technical Capabilities
- List of testing capabilities (field and laboratory)
b. Geographic Coverage & Response Capability
- Ability to service:
- Entire Pittsburgh District
- Northern / Southern regions (as proposed)
2. Dated letter, certification, or registration in the appropriate program repository from the appropriate competent jurisdiction that evidences SB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, and/or SDVOSB participation and/or certification, such as an SBA certification letter or other evidence. (For more information on the definition or requirements, refer to http://www.sba.gov.).
All the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on the availability of interested SB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, or SDVOSB concerns. Failure to submit all the information requested may result in a contractor being considered ‘not interested’ in this requirement.
Firms that meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit their documentation to the attention of Aaron Barr, Contract Specialist, at aaron.m.barr@usace.army.mil , and copy Miriaha Sigmon, Contracting Officer, at Miriaha.D.Sigmon@usace.army.mil
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Propsed BPA Locations - Northern Southern.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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