Army Lower American River Contract 3B

Pre-RFP for Lower American River Contract 3B design-build construction in Sacramento, California.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), South Pacific Division, Sacramento District has a requirement for design-bid-build (DBB) construction services to conduct erosion control and levee strengthening protections along the North and South (NS) banks of the Lower American River (LAR) in Sacramento, California (CA). This project includes multiple sites.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

Item

Details
Agency Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), South Pacific Division, Sacramento District
Solicitation Number W9123825BA0007
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 03/2026 (Estimate)
Award Date 09/2026 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $100,000,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award Other
Primary Requirement  Other Construction Services
Duration  760 Days
Contract Type  Firm Fixed Price
No. of Expected Awards 2
NAICS Code(s):
237990

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Size Standard: $45.0 million annual receipts except $37.0 million annual receipts for Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities
Place of Performance:
  • Sacramento, California, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/1223c40fcb1646e381ceb4800e374971/view

Requirements

  • The Government anticipates work will be required along the North and South (NS) banks of the American River to reduce the risk of levee failure by erosion during extreme flow events. North work (project Sites 3-1 and 4-2) is anticipated to include constructing launchable rock toe, launchable trench, and bank protection along approximately 1.8 miles of river, located on the right bank, which roughly extends from Howe Ave upstream to near Harrington Way. South work (Site 4-1) is anticipated to include constructing launchable rock toe, launchable trench, bank protection, and tie backs along approximately 1.5 miles of river, located on the left bank, which roughly extends from Watt Ave upstream to near Mayhew Drain.
  • The Government anticipates work on both banks will include excavating, placement, and regrading of material on the riverbank slope and levee embankment, installation of soil-filled rock slope protection on the waterside levee face and riverbank, soil and rock placement to construct river toe protection and planting bench features, instream wood structure placement on the planting benches, construction of buried launchable trench features in the overbank,  tie-in of erosion protection elements to existing rock revetment features, providing temporary erosion control for stabilization of disturbed soil areas, and import and placement of riprap. The Government anticipates vegetation clearing may be performed under a separate Government contract prior to erosion protection efforts.
  • The Government anticipates the requirement will be fully designed. The Government estimates the anticipated requirement can be constructed within seven-hundred-sixty (760) calendar days. The Government estimates work may be completed in late Spring through Fall 2026 and 2027. The project is anticipated to require working in the active channel of the American River; in-water work is anticipated to be limited to performance from July through October.

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