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Welcome to the Portland District's Small Business Office
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Portland District has a strong commitment to the Small Business Program. We assist firms doing business with the Government to ensure small businesses have the maximum opportunity to participate in Portland District contracts within our Civil Works and Regulatory boundaries.

Mission Statement
To sustain the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a premier organization in developing small businesses and maximizing their opportunities to participate in our procurements, thereby ensuring a broad base of capable suppliers to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission and to strengthen our Nation’s economic development.

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Portland District Current Opportunities / Forecast (W9127N)

Portland District Contracting Opportunities Forecast

Published April 23, 2026
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Portland District --

Provides engineering services to the Pacific Northwest and Nation to strengthen our security, promote a strong economy & enhance environmental sustainability. The District encompasses nearly 97,000 square miles of land and water in Oregon and southwestern Washington. The District’s future is tied to helping to balance the region’s competing needs for navigation, flood damage reduction, hydropower, fish and wildlife habitat, disaster recovery, irrigation and recreation. This is accomplished by improving and maintaining navigation for economic development and safety, preventing & reducing flood damage, restoring, enhancing & maintaining ecosystems, generating reliable and efficient hydropower, regulating activities in wetlands and waterways, providing Corps-wide expertise in hydroelectric planning and engineering, and by providing safe and healthful recreational opportunities for the public.

Web: https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/business-with-us/

Anticipated NAICS Project Location Project Title Advertise Date Estimated Dollar/Ceiling Ac Plan (Set Aside)
237990 SW WA Mt St Helens Fish Collection Facility Q1 27 $25M - $100M F&O
336611 TBD Essayons Maintenance & Repair Contract Q3 26   F&O
336611 TBD Yaquina Maintenance & Repair Contract Q3 26   F&O
237990 Northwestern Division Portland District Design-Build & Design-Bid-Build IDIQ Q4 26 $99M TBD
237990 OR/SW WA Skamokawa Pile Dikes Q1 27 $10M-$25M TBD
237990 OR/SW WA Cottonwood Pile Dikes Q3 26 $10M-$25M TBD
237990 OR/SW WA Miller Rice Pile Dikes Q3 26 $25M-$50M F&O
238210 The Dalles, OR Transformer 9-11 Interim Repair TBD $1M-$5M TBD
237990 The Dalles, OR South, North + East Fish Ladder Q2 27 TBD SB
237990 The Dalles, OR Nav Lock Tainter Valve Q1 27 $1M-$5M SB
237990 John Day, OR Fish Pumps Emergency Repair Q3 26 $1M-$5M SB
561621 John Day, OR Powerhouse Security System Upgrades Q2 27 $5M-$10M SB
238220 John Day, OR HVAC UPGRADES Q3 26 $10M-$25M TBD
237990 John Day, OR Storage Building Q4 26 $5M-$10M TBD
332312 Willamette Valley, OR Big Cliff Dam Trashrack Q3 27 $10M-$25M SB
Multiple Lane Co. Lookout Point Deep Draw Down Mitigation Projects Q4 26 $5M-$10M TBD
237990 Newport, OR Port of Newport Nav Improvements Sec 107 Q1 27 TBD TBD
237990 Cascade Locks, OR BON PH1 Trashrack Replacement Q3 26 $25M - $100M TBD
237990 The Dalles, OR Hammerhead Crane Repair Q3 26 $1M-$5M TBD
333923 John Day, OR Nav Lock Wire Ropes (Supply Only) Q3 26   TBD
237990 Multnomah Co. Portland Metro Levee System Stations 5-11 Q2 27 TBD TBD
Multiple Pacific Co., WA Cape Disappointment Coast Guard Facilities Projects Q4 26 TBD TBD
237990 Linn Co., OR Foster Fish Ladder Improvement Project (FFLIP) Q4 26 $25M-$50M TBD
237990 Tillamook Co., OR Garibaldi and Depoe Bay Pipeline Dredging 2026 Q3 26 $1M-$5M TBD
237990 The Dalles, OR TDA AWS Debris Management Construction Q4 26 $1M-$5M TBD

 

KEY
Svs: Services
Sup: Supply
BVTO: Best Value Tradeoff
IFB: Invitation for Bid                              
DBB: Design-Bid-Build
DB: Design-Build
SAP: Simplified Acquisition Procedures


Contact
Maura Timmermann
(402) 370-0095
maura.j.timmermann@usace.army.mil
DODAAC: W9127N

SBA Funding Available Programs

The Small Business Administration has funding assistance programs available for Small Businesses.

Loans - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans

Surety Bonds - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/surety-bonds

Disaster Assistance - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance

Investment Capital - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/investment-capital

Grants - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/grants

Firms who feel they have been unfairly treated should contact

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Office of the National Ombudsman
U.S. Small Business Administration
409 3rd Street
S.W., Washington, DC 20416
Email: ombudsman@sba.gov
Tel: (886)734-3247

*PLAW-104publ121.pdf (govinfo.gov) Section 212

Contact us

Portland District
Small Business Office
503-808-4602
CENWP-SB@usace.army.mil

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