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Steps For Doing Business With The Corps of Engineers

The Army Corps of Engineers is very interested in doing business with qualified small, small disadvantaged and woman-owned business concerns. Below are tips to selling/marketing to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

1. Visit the web site for the District(s) with which you desire to do business in order to learn about the districts’ missions and the types of services/supplies each procures. Call, write or visit the Corps of Engineers Deputy for Small Business with each district.
2. Discuss your capabilities, interest and capacities to perform with the Deputy for Small Business.
3. Complete the appropriate forms indicated below and return them to the Chief, Contracting Division of the district in which you are interested.
   1. Supplies, Services and Construction - Standard Form 129, Bidders Mailing List Application, is available at http://www.gsa.gov/forms/number.htm.   This form should be completed and provided to each district with which you desire to do business.  Firms interested in construction opportunities are encouraged to review Engineer Pamphlet 415-1-5, How to Obtain Construction Contracts with the US Army Corps of Engineers, located at http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-docs/eng-pamphlets/cemp.htm.
   2. Architect-Engineer Services - Complete the Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire. A Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Special Projects, must be completed in response to each individual requirement. Standard Form 254 should be mailed to:

      U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Pacific
      ATTN: CENPD-CT
      P.O. Box 2870
      Portland, OR 97208-2870

      Standard Form 255 should be mailed to the office indicated in the announcement.  See the section of this handout entitled "INFORMATION FOR A-E FIRMS" to obtain sources for these forms and information on Corps publications designed to assist A-E firms in learning how to do business with the Corps.
4. Review the Federal Business Opportunities site. All routine procurement proposed by the Army must be publicized by certain prescribed methods. The Federal Business Opportunities can be accessed via the internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.   The most common method of announcement is publication at the Fedbizopps site (formerly CBD). There you will find a record of upcoming procurements, awarded contracts, and sources sought announcements. The Fedbizopps is an excellent source for possible subcontracting leads. The winners of competitively awarded, large contracts are published in the Fedbizopps.
5. Review the Pre-Solicitation Notices and Invitations for Bids, with plans and specifications for construction work which are furnished to organizations such as the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), minority contract associations, and construction industry associations. These organizations maintain plan display rooms for the benefit of contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers at no charge.
6. Be alert to the announcements of Business Opportunity Conferences, Trade Fairs and other federally attended or sponsored liaison meetings in your area. Make it a point to attend whenever possible. The Corps of Engineers is represented at most such meetings. This is an excellent opportunity to meet on a person-to-person basis with procurement and small business specialists who can assist small and small disadvantaged businesses with the selling of their services or products.
7. Visit the Corps of Engineers web sites. The Headquarters site is located at http://www.usace.army.mil/ . The Norfolk District web site, located at http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/ , contains information about upcoming Norfolk District projects, solicitations, contract awards, plan holders/bidders mailing lists and other general information of interest to firms seeking business opportunities with the federal government.
8. As of May 31, 1998, the Department of Defense is requiring all contractors to register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Contractors must be registered in the CCR before they can be awarded a DoD contract. The only exceptions will be for purchases made with the Governmentwide commercial purchase card (VISA), contracting offices located outside the U.S., classified contacts, and contracts executed to support contingency or emergency operations. Registration can be accomplished one of three ways: (1) via dial up modem at 614-692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password:ub2ccri), (2) through any DoD Certified Value Added Network (VAN), or (3) via the CCR website at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec . A paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-888-227-2423. Information may be faxed to 1-888-227-8457. You may also call the Largo Electronic Commerce Resource Center for assistance in registering at 800-397-8494.  Other phone numbers for registration are: 888-227-2423, 888-352-9333, and 800-333-0505.  Other web site for registration is:   http://www.dnb.com/.
9. DUN and Bradstreet (DUNS) numbers and Contractor Entity Codes (CECs) can be obtained by calling 800-333-0505 (8am-6pm EST). Both the call and service are free.
10. In order to certify itself as such, a small disadvantaged business firm must now be certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Information on this new certification requirement, as well as the new 10% price credit in bidding for non-DoD federal contracts is accessible at the SBA website, http://www.sba.gov/.

Updated: 03-Aug-2009

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