MN VLY NWR-hogback levee-flood repair

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks levee repair services at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, Minnesota, under a Total Small Business set-aside, with proposals due July 10, 2026 (extended by Amendment 1 issued June 15). Questions are due June 23, 2026, and a mandatory site visit is scheduled for June 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM Central Time.

Work includes embankment rehabilitation of a 3,649-foot dike, riprap water control structure installation, removal of three corrugated metal pipe water control structures, and optional additives for reinforced concrete pipe replacement and gravel road surfacing on Hogback Dike Road. Performance spans July 20, 2026 to January 28, 2028. The NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.

This is a firm fixed-price procurement under FAR Part 15 with a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable award strategy. Evaluation factors are Technical Approach and Preliminary Schedule, Past Performance (three to five references required), and Price; all must be rated acceptable for award. The bid schedule uses lump-sum pricing for base bid items and two optional additives with cumulative totals.

Davis-Bacon Act wages apply across eight Minnesota counties (Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington), with prevailing wage rates ranging from $22.08 to $61.28 hourly depending on classification. Executive Order 14398 applies. All respondents must be registered as active vendors in SAM.gov by award decision. Performance and Payment Bonds are required for contracts exceeding $35,000; Payment Bond is required for contracts exceeding $150,000. Contractors must submit compaction tests by independent laboratory, material certifications, project schedules, and a Schedule of Values within 21 days of award. A one-year warranty on all completed work is required. Proposals should be submitted to christine_beauregard@ios.doi.gov.