The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
How to respond — with a free templatearrow_forwardThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs a small business to pave roads and parking areas at Lake Barkley in Kentucky.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The contractor will be responsible for paving roads and parking areas at Lake Barkley in Kentucky. The project includes replacing existing culverts with new ones, resurfacing approximately 10,900 square yards of pavement, installing base material and new pavement, and compacting dense-grade aggregate as shoulder protection.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The contract will be a firm-fixed-price construction contract with an approximate duration of 210 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or around August 10, 2026.
- How will they pick the winner?
The Government will evaluate quotes based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid?
Bids are due on August 6, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Offerors should submit their quotes through the PIEE Solicitation Module on SAM.gov.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with highway construction
- Has a valid contractor's license in Kentucky
Heads up — easy to miss
- There will only be one site visit, and offerors should inspect the job site prior to submitting a quote.
- Failure to do so will not relieve offerors from the responsibility of properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work.
- Only registered persons will be permitted to attend the pre-bid site visit.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.