Nationwide AE IDIQ For Dam Safety

The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service has a requirement for Architects and Engineering Services (A/E) to support the Dam Safety Program at various U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) locations throughout the United States.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service has a requirement for Architects and Engineering Services (A/E) to support the Dam Safety Program at various U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) locations throughout the United States.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details
Agency Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Solicitation Number 140FGA25R0035
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 09/15/2025
Award Date 12/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $80,000,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award  IDIQ – Agency Specific
Primary Requirement Architecture Engineering and Construction
Duration  5 year(s) base
Contract Type  Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
No. of Expected Awards 4
NAICS Code(s):
541330

Engineering Services
Size Standard: $25.5 million annual receipts except $47.0 million annual receipts for Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons and Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy of 1992 and Marine
Place of Performance:
  • United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/cc57d5e5d5c247d3a369be0d8b238905/view

Background

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Requirements

  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) requires Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams (SEED) inspections, levee safety assessments, Pre-Title I, Title I, Title II, Title III, and compliance services with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for dam projects located at various FWS sites across the country. The FWS dam inventory includes approximately 16 high and significant-hazard dams as well as over 300 low-hazard dams, which consist of multiple types such as zoned and homogeneous earth embankment dams, gravity and arched concrete dams, roller-compacted concrete dams, and composite dams. The heights of these dams range from 6 to 103 feet, and their normal reservoir storage capacities vary from 15 to 254,000 acre-feet
  • Typical projects may encompass constructing new dams and rehabilitating or reconstructing existing dams, levees, and other hydraulic structures, along with their appurtenant facilities, such as spillways, outlet works, and gates. Common task orders may include but are not limited to, inspections, analyses, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, field investigations, risk analysis and Potential Failure Mode Analysis (PFMA), stability studies, hydraulic and hydrologic studies, biological and cultural studies, documentation, construction supervision, consultation, and Clean Water Act certification and permitting

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