Section 2808: El Paso 8

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Los Angeles is conducting market research for a design-build horizontal construction project titled "Section 2808: El Paso 8," which involves the design and construction of approximately six miles of new protective barrier along with access gate installations and roadway improvements. The protective barrier specifications require thirty-foot bollard fencing with five-foot anti-climb plates and integrated access gates. The agency is seeking contractors capable of horizontal construction services including roads, bridges, lighting, electrical systems, drainage improvements, and protective barriers across Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Interested firms must complete and submit a comprehensive market research questionnaire that evaluates their business classification, contract performance capabilities, bonding limits, technical competencies, crew mobilization capacity, and terrain adaptability. The completed questionnaire must be submitted to kinya.r.minami@usace.army.mil by 12:00 PM PST on September 22, 2025.

This pre-solicitation notice does not indicate any set-aside designations and appears to be open to all qualifying contractors regardless of business size or classification. The questionnaire requests information about firms' maximum contract capacity per single contract and in aggregate, with bonding capability ranges spanning from under $5 million to over $3 billion, though no specific contract value has been disclosed for this opportunity. The project is estimated to have a duration of 9-12 months and involves construction of six miles of protective barrier infrastructure. No incumbent contractors or current service providers are mentioned in the notice. The questionnaire also seeks to determine which construction services potential contractors can perform in-house versus those requiring subcontractor support, indicating the Army Corps of Engineers is conducting comprehensive market research to understand the full spectrum of available contractor capabilities before formal solicitation.