Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc.

Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc., a Department of Transportation-certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Subchapter S Corporation headquartered in Anamosa, Iowa, specializes in cultural resource management and archaeological consulting services for federal infrastructure and civil works projects. The company has established itself as a key provider of specialized cultural resources expertise to federal agencies, particularly the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operating across eight Midwestern states throughout the Upper Mississippi River watershed region. Wapsi Valley Archaeology delivers comprehensive cultural resource services that support federal compliance with historic preservation regulations and enable informed decision-making regarding the cultural landscape implications of infrastructure development, habitat restoration, flood control, and land management initiatives.

Through its federal contract awards, Wapsi Valley Archaeology has demonstrated extensive expertise in providing Phase I and Phase II archaeological surveys, geomorphological studies, historical architecture reviews, desktop literature assessments, Native American consultation, cultural mitigation planning, Historic American Buildings Survey and Historic American Landscapes Survey documentation, Unmanned Aerial System overflight data capture, Light Detection and Ranging documentation, and large-format photography services. The company has received numerous delivery orders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for projects spanning Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, with award values ranging from approximately $13,272 to $1.88 million. Representative projects include the $979,091.60 Fargo-Moorhead Metro Flood Diversion Project cultural resources consulting engagement, the $509,263.40 architectural documentation work for flood risk management project properties, cultural surveys at the Grand Encampment dredged material placement site in Minnesota ($65,736.64), habitat restoration and enhancement projects such as the Quincy Bay HREP ($75,941.35) and Steamboat Island HREP Phase 1A ($94,287.24), and numerous Phase I archaeological surveys supporting infrastructure projects. All delivery orders have been awarded on firm fixed-price bases without set-aside designations, reflecting the contractor's competitive capability to deliver specialized services across diverse project types and geographic locations.

Wapsi Valley Archaeology holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $10 million with a five-year performance period extending through September 30, 2027, which was competitively awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 2022, as a Total Small Business set-aside. This primary contract vehicle procures multidisciplinary cultural resources services and cultural services to support USACE civil works programs across the Upper Mississippi River watershed. Through the first three years of performance, the Indefinite Delivery Contract generated approximately $4.8 million in delivery orders across 27 task orders, demonstrating significant utilization and the agency's confidence in the contractor's capabilities. The delivery orders issued under this IDC reflect the full scope of Wapsi Valley Archaeology's service offerings, including archaeological surveys, historical property management plan updates, National Register of Historic Places registration documentation, cultural mitigation planning, and specialized documentation services such as HABS and HALS work, all directly supporting USACE's infrastructure, habitat restoration, flood control, and cultural resource compliance objectives throughout the Midwestern region.

Cultural Resources Management, Archaeology, Section 106 compliance, preservation, historic research, Phase I archaeological survey, Phase II site testing/evaluation, Phase III excavations, data recovery, mitigation, GIS, historic research, NRHP evaluation