LD 2&3 Traveling Mooring Bitt System Rehabilitation

The United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District is soliciting a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Lock and Dam Numbers 2 & 3 Traveling Mooring Bitt System Rehabilitation Project under a two-phase design-build procurement structure. This Phase I RFQ seeks to identify and shortlist highly qualified design-build teams for the rehabilitation of traveling mooring bitt systems at two navigation facilities on the upper Mississippi River in Minnesota. Offerors must demonstrate past performance in mechanical design, marine structural design, machinery fabrication, and marine construction, with specific requirements for project value, scope, and complexity. The evaluation will focus on technical approach, past performance, and corporate experience using a best-value trade-off methodology. The government anticipates shortlisting three firms from the RFQ responses, with a maximum of five offerors selected to submit Phase 2 proposals, and all offerors will receive written notice regarding their Phase 2 selection status. The RFQ response deadline is 10:00am Central Time on August 19, 2025, with proposals to be submitted electronically to Roberta L. Just. Selected Phase 2 participants will have approximately 30 calendar days to prepare and submit their detailed technical and pricing proposals.

This procurement operates under the full and open competition designation with no set-aside utilized, classified under NAICS Code 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a small business size standard of $45.0 million. The estimated construction magnitude ranges between $10-$25 million for the rehabilitation work at both Lock and Dam facilities. The project will be performed in Hastings, Minnesota, with the St. Paul District planning to award the design and construction for both sites under a single firm fixed-price contract. No site visit will be provided during Phase I, but selected offerors will receive a site visit opportunity during Phase 2, with the date and time to be included in the Phase 2 RFP package. The procurement follows a two-phase structure where Phase I establishes qualified teams and Phase II involves detailed proposal submission and final contractor selection.