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ID: W912P426QA002 • Type: Solicitation • Match:  90%
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Posted: March 9, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT

This posting is a solicitation to award a contract for a tug boat rental for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District. The boat will be primarily used on Lake Erie from Buffalo, NY to Toledo, OH. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 532411 - Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing. This will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside competitive procurement. Please be advised that this requirement may be delayed, revised, or cancelled at any time before award.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation and any subsequent amendments or updates, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), https://piee.eb.mil/. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at https://piee.eb.mil/. Solicitation Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing the solicitation and any amendments by the Government prior to closing. It is the Offerors responsibility to monitor the website for any amendments or changes to the solicitation.

REGISTRATIONS: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

INQUIRIES: Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.ProjNet.org/ProjNet. As noted, offerors shall NOT submit their proposals via ProjNet. Offerors shall submit their proposals in accordance with the provisions stated in the solicitation. To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system.

The Solicitation Number is: W912P426QA002

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 2PU72K-VA2S77.

For detailed instructions on accessing Projnet, see Addendum to 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services in the attached solicitation.

Amendment 1: Amendment 1 changes the structure of the CLINs to include a line item for mobilization/demobilization.

Posted: March 5, 2026, 10:26 a.m. EST
Background
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is seeking to award a contract for the rental of a tugboat. The primary mission of this contract is to support operations on Lake Erie, specifically from Buffalo, NY to Toledo, OH. This solicitation is part of a competitive procurement process set aside for small businesses, with the goal of ensuring that the tugboat is available for towing operations required by the Buffalo District Repair Fleet.

Work Details
The contract involves the rental of one twin-screw tugboat without personnel. The vessel will be utilized primarily on Lake Erie and may operate in navigable waters from Toledo, OH to Massena, NY on Lake Ontario. The tugboat will tow various vessels in the Buffalo District Repair Fleet, including:
- A derrick boat (60 ft x 140 ft x 12 ft)
- A crane barge (52 ft x 112 ft x 10 ft)
- Two deck cargo barges (33 ft x 120 ft x 10 ft).

Operations will include towing the fleet in a string-out configuration over open water and maneuvering individual barges within harbors. Delivery of the tugboat is expected within five calendar days post-award at the USACE Cleveland Reservation. The rental period will be one full calendar year from delivery, with an expected usage of approximately 1800 hours per year.

Period of Performance
The rental period will commence upon delivery and is expected to last for one full calendar year.

Place of Performance
The tugboat will be operated primarily on Lake Erie from Buffalo, NY to Toledo, OH, and may also operate in navigable waters up to Massena, NY on Lake Ontario.

Overview

Response Deadline
March 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m. EDT Past Due
Posted
March 5, 2026, 10:26 a.m. EST (updated: March 9, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT)
Set Aside
Small Business (SBA)
Place of Performance
Delivery to be made in accordance with the attached PWS. USA
Source

Current SBA Size Standard
$45.5 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Average
Est. Value Range
Experimental
$400,000 - $900,000 (AI estimate)
Signs of Shaping
91% of obligations for similar contracts within the Department of the Army were awarded full & open.
On 3/5/26 USACE Buffalo District issued Solicitation W912P426QA002 for FY26 Tug Boat Rental due 3/19/26. The opportunity was issued with a Small Business (SBA) set aside with NAICS 532411 (SBA Size Standard $45.5 Million) and PSC 1925.
Primary Contact
Name
ANDREW HEWITT   Profile
Phone
(518) 322-2273

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
DEPT OF DEFENSE > DEPT OF THE ARMY > USACE > LRD > W072 ENDIST BUFFALO
FPDS Organization Code
2100-W912P4
Source Organization Code
100255355
Last Updated
May 29, 2026
Last Updated By
andrew.b.hewitt@usace.army.mil
Archive Date
May 29, 2026