Industry day announcement: indefinite delivery contract for architect and engineering (a-E) services for topographic and hydrographic surveying and mapping services to support the caribbean district and USACE

Closed Special Notice Posted Jan 21, 2026

Agency: US Army Corps of Engineers Department of the Army, Department of Defense
Responses due: Feb 4, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
PSC: C219 Architect And Engineering- General: Other
Place of performance: San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, United States
Points of contact: Katrina L. Chapman katrina.l.chapman@usace.army.mil (904) 401-2979

Jose O. Vazquez-Torres jose.o.vazquez-torres@usace.army.mil (939) 348-9534

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Feb 13, 2026.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Feb 13, 2026

The US Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District issued this Special Notice to announce an upcoming Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for architect and engineering services focused on topographic and hydrographic surveying and mapping. This Industry Day announcement was posted on January 21, 2026, with responses due by February 4, 2026. The notice solicits expressions of interest from qualified firms to help the government determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for the proposed contract. An industry day event was held on February 5, 2026, to provide detailed information about the contract requirements and allow one-on-one sessions between interested firms and government representatives. Approximately 50 firms and organizations participated in the event, representing a diverse range of engineering, surveying, mapping, and environmental services companies.

The contract will support planning, engineering design, construction, operations, and maintenance of civil works projects throughout Puerto Rico and the Antilles region, with services including topographic surveying, property and boundary surveys, geodetic control surveys, construction surveys, and inland hydrographic surveying. The anticipated contract value reaches a maximum of $5,000,000 over its five-year term, consisting of an initial one-year period with four optional one-year extensions, structured as a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with an estimated target of five awards and an overall not-to-exceed amount of $30 million across all awardees. Interested contractors must register by submitting firm information to Contracting Specialist Jose O. Vazquez-Torres and Contracting Officer Katrina Chapman, including firm name, key personnel details, business classification, UEI information, and indication of prime or subcontractor status. There are no specific set-asides, and small businesses of all categories are eligible to participate. The formal solicitation is anticipated to be advertised on June 29, 2026, with awards expected in February 2028, and all work must comply with USACE accuracy standards and deliverable requirements including CAD files, GIS data with metadata, and signed and sealed reports.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest · Feb 13, 2026

CONTRACT SPECIALIST NAME & CONTACT INFORMATION:

Jose O. Vazquez-Torres

jose.o.vazquez-torres@usace.army.mil

CONTRACTING OFFICER NAME & CONTACT INFORMATION:

Katrina Chapman

katrina.l.chapman@usace.army.mil

DESCRIPTION:

The Caribbean District of the US Army Corps of Engineers is planning work that will consist of surveying and mapping to support planning, engineering design, construction, operations, and maintenance of civil works projects. Work will include but not be limited to topographic surveying, property/boundary surveys, geodetic control surveys, construction surveys, and inland hydrographic surveying. The purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within the geographic boundaries of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Antilles. The anticipated contract will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for a period of one year from the date of award, with options to extend for four additional years; not to exceed a total of five years. Maximum order limit is anticipated to be $5,000,000.00 for the life of the contract. Responses to this notice will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition strategy. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice, and no contract will be awarded based on responses.

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Registration Purposes:

Please send an e-mail with the following information to:

Jose O. Vazquez-Torres, Contracting Specialist, at jose.o.vazquez-torres@usace.army.mil.
Katrina Chapman, Contracting Officer, at katrina.l.chapman@usace.army.mil.

In your e-mail, please include the following information:

Firm’s name
Name and title of those individuals participating
Contact number and e-mail address
Specify type of business, Small Business Category (if any), UEI Information, and if you would like to participate as a Prime or Subcontractor.
Specify if your company would like to participate in "One-on-One" sessions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the subject requirement.

Please send announcement inquiries to:

Jose O. Vazquez-Torres, Contracting Specialist, at jose.o.vazquez-torres@usace.army.mil.
Katrina Chapman, Contracting Officer, at katrina.l.chapman@usace.army.mil.

LOGISTICS:

DATE:

February 5, 2026

LOCATION:

Centro de Emprendimiento | San Juan

159 Calle Carlos F. Chardon, San Juan, 00918, Puerto Rico

TIME (Schedule):

Registration on-site: 8:00 am, AST
Requirements Briefing: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm, AST
"One-on-One" sessions: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, AST

Update #1 · Jan 21, 2026