Delivering comprehensive engineering, civil planning, and design expertise across the Missouri River Basin and Pacific Northwest, seven leading architecture and engineering firms will compete for individual task orders under a $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The multi-year multiple-award task order contract (MATOC) supports civil works projects and assigned regional missions throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division area of operations.
Contract Details: At A Glance
| Contractors: | AECOM Technical Services Inc.; HDR Engineering Inc.; HNTB Corp.; Affinis Freese and Nichols JV; Great River Associates Inc.; Prairie-GEO JV; Water Resources Solutions-Intuition & Logic JV LLC |
| Award Date: | August 7, 2026 |
| Contract Value: | $95,000,000 (Shared Capacity) |
| Project: | Civil Works Architect-Engineer Services (Planning, Design, & Construction Support) |
| Location: | Various locations across USACE Northwestern Division (NWD) Area of Operations |
| Contract Numbers: | W912DQ-26-D-A016, W912DQ-26-D-A018, W912DQ-26-D-A021 through W912DQ-26-D-A025 |
| Awarding District: | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District |
District Context & Mission Impact
This major regional engineering services contract is administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District on behalf of the Northwestern Division (NWD). The Northwestern Division spans nearly 2,000 miles across 14 states, overseeing critical water resource management, flood risk reduction, commercial navigation, and environmental restoration along the Missouri and Columbia River basins. Civil works infrastructure throughout the Midwest and West Coast faces ongoing challenges from severe flooding, aging dams, levee deterioration, and channel erosion. Securing this $95 million capacity contract provides the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with long-term, rapid-response access to multi-disciplinary engineering capabilities. These tasks include hydraulic modeling, geotechnical analysis, structural dam safety evaluations, levee design, and engineering support during construction (EDC) to preserve regional water infrastructure resilience.
Contractor Spotlight & Industry Context
The selected team blends prominent global engineering firms with specialized small business joint ventures: AECOM Technical Services Inc., HDR Engineering Inc., HNTB Corp., Affinis Freese and Nichols JV, Great River Associates Inc., Prairie-GEO JV, and Water Resources Solutions-Intuition & Logic JV LLC. Bids were solicited via the internet with 16 competitive proposals submitted. Architect-engineer (A-E) contracts require deep technical expertise in water resources engineering, environmental impact studies, GIS modeling, and federal civil works planning guidelines. Leveraging a balanced combination of large industry leaders and qualified small business joint ventures ensures federal agency procurement teams can execute complex, multi-state civil infrastructure programs efficiently and effectively through 2033.
