Freshwater Bayou Waterway, Freshwater Bayou Lock, New Shops Building, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is soliciting bids for the construction of a new shops building at the Freshwater Bayou Lock in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. This project is a competitive 8(A) set-aside procurement with an estimated construction magnitude between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Work involves the procurement, delivery, and installation of precast concrete piles, precast concrete floor and ramp framing, a pre-engineered metal building, metal stairs with concrete footings, and miscellaneous metal work.

The project site is located in Kaplan, Louisiana, and is accessible by land via Freshwater City Road or by water via the Freshwater Bayou Canal. Contractors must account for a 5-ton limit on the Humble Canal Bridge along the land access route. This requirement is classified under NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and PSC Y1EB, Construction of Maintenance Buildings.

The response deadline for solicitation W912P826BA003 is November 6, 2026, though the specific bid opening date will be established by a future amendment. Documentation provided with this notice includes two attachments: the project plans and the formal solicitation. Point of contact for this requirement is Taylor H. Brandon.