The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The US Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District needs a small business to provide quality assurance testing services for its area of responsibility.
Key Details
The US Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District needs a small business to provide quality assurance testing services for its area of responsibility. The testing will cover five regions: Utah, Nevada, Northern California, California Bay Area & Stockton-Modesto, and Central Coast & Southern Valley Region. The contractor will be required to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and non-personal services necessary to perform field and laboratory testing services of soil/aggregate, cutoff wall material, riprap, concrete, asphalt, asphalt mixture, masonry, rock bolt, and structural steel as indicated by the BPA order and the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The contract will be a five-year ordering period with established price lists for each BPA. The BPA holder(s) will be required to provide all necessary services and materials.
- How will they pick the winner?
The evaluation basis is not specified in the notice.
- When and how do you bid?
The solicitation is expected to be posted in mid-July 2026 through System for Award Management (SAM - www.SAM.gov) with proposals tentatively due mid-August 2026.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
Heads up — easy to miss
- The contractor must have an active validation from the USACE Material Testing Center (MTC) to receive an order under a BPA.
- The potential requirement may result in a solicitation issued approximately in mid-July 2026 through System for Award Management (SAM - www.SAM.gov) with proposals tentatively due mid-August 2026.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business is registered in SAM before the anticipated solicitation closing date.
- Monitor SAM for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments.