USACE Omaha District is preparing a design-build and design-bid-build Small Business set-aside IDIQ Multiple Award Task Order Contract for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization construction. The vehicle carries a shared capacity of $280M with a targeted pool of seven small business contractors over five years.
The MATOC primarily supports North and South Dakota but covers the entire Omaha District area of responsibility: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Scope spans:
- Design-build and design-bid-build installation, upgrade, and repair of mechanical, electrical including Essential Electrical Systems, telecommunications and low voltage including building automation, sewer, plumbing, and medical gas systems
- Minor construction of new and existing buildings, roofing, fire protection, roadways, parking, walkways, site grading, landscaping, retaining walls, dam and levee structures, and bank stabilization
- Demolition and incidental hazardous waste, asbestos, and lead abatement
The acquisition uses two-phase selection procedures. In Phase 1, offerors submit performance capability proposals, and the Government will invite a maximum of ten of the most highly qualified offerors to compete in Phase 2.
Phase 2 requires technical and price proposals from those ten, with a target of seven awards. The vehicle also carries on-ramp and off-ramp procedures, so the pool is not fixed for the full five years.
OPPORTUNITY SNAPSHOT
- Opportunity: FSRM Military/Civil Construction MATOC
- Agency: S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District
- Solicitation: RFP pending
- Set-Aside: 100% Small Business
- NAICS: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; $45M size standard; PSC Y1JZ
- Forecasted Revenue: $280M
- Targeted Awards: Seven small business contractors; maximum ten invited to Phase 2
- Period of Performance: Five years
- Coverage: Omaha District AOR across nine states, with a strong presence expected in North and South Dakota
WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY MATTERS
USACE formalized the structure before the draft even posted. On 10 August 2026, the Command Senior Contracting Official approved a Consolidation Determination and Findings, publicly noticed under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, concluding that consolidation into a single MATOC provides the best value to the Government. What this means in practice:
- A single vehicle absorbing FSRM work that would otherwise compete separately across nine states — making a seat in the seven-contractor pool considerably more valuable, and making the absence of a seat considerably more costly for firms that currently win this work project by project
The two-phase structure changes how firms should budget their bid effort. Phase 1 is a performance capability submission only. Price does not enter until Phase 2, and only for the ten firms invited. This means the initial investment is comparatively modest, and a small business that might not fund a full technical-and-price proposal can still compete for a place in the invited group.
Registration matters before anything else: offerors must be registered in SAM under NAICS 236220 by the date Phase 1 proposals are due. Beyond that, competitive offerors typically bring:
- Small business status under the $45M size standard
- Design-build capability in-house or through a teamed designer
- Bonding capacity sized to the expected task order range
- Documented FSRM past performance identifying magnitude and complexity
- Experience with hospitals, medical facilities, testing laboratories, and secure spaces, all flagged by the Government
- Abatement capability
WHO SHOULD CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY
This vehicle is built for small business construction firms working across the upper Midwest and northern plains. Firms with experience in the following should assess their fit now:
- Small business general contractors under the $45M size standard with federal FSRM past performance
- Design-build firms with in-house or teamed design capability
- Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing contractors, including Essential Electrical Systems and medical gas
- Telecommunications, low voltage, and building automation and environmental monitoring specialists
- Contractors with hospital, medical facility, testing laboratory, or secure space construction experience
- Abatement, demolition, and hazardous and toxic waste remediation firms
- Civil works contractors experienced with dams, levees, and bank stabilization
HOW OST CAN HELP
With the draft RFP being released and the final solicitation still ahead, this leaves time to assemble teaming and past performance before Phase 1 opens. OST supports firms competing for federal construction vehicles with:
- Bid/No-Bid assessment: Evaluating fit against the draft RFP, size and bonding status, and your odds of reaching the invited ten
- Capture planning: Building a Phase 1 performance capability story that survives a down-select to ten
- Teaming strategy: Identifying complementary partners via OST’s partnering portal (200+ companies) to close design, specialty trade, and regional gaps
- Past performance strategy: Selecting FSRM references that document magnitude and complexity against the Omaha District scope
- Proposal development: Phase 1 capability submission and Phase 2 technical and price proposal support
With $280M of shared capacity, seven targeted awards, a five-year term, and a consolidation determination already approved, this MATOC will carry a significant share of USACE Omaha District’s small business construction work. If this interests you, please book a call with OST Partner and President Bill Schalik via the button below.
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