Contract · Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Design and Supply Interpretive Display Panels for Lock and Dam No. 7 Visitors Center

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: SAINT PAUL, MN
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 18 days (Aug 5, 2026)
Posted: Jul 14, 2026
Set-aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
NAICS code: 541430

What this contract is for

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District seeks a contractor to design interpretive display panels for the Lock and Dam 7 Visitors Center, located near La Crescent, MN. The Contractor will develop at least six indoor indoor interpretive display panels and one outdoor interpretive display panel. Displays will cover different topics relevant to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Multiple topics may be incorporated into one panel. The topics should pertain to the general theme: Lock and Dam No. 7 is a part of the 9-foot navigation channel and critical to navigation along the Mississippi River. Lock and Dam No. 7 is a popular site for viewing barges as they travel the Mississippi River. The public parking lot features a large viewing platform. The former control room was converted into a Visitors Center to provide information and educate the public. The following are examples of topics (Contractor is not limited to this list):- History of Navigation on the Mississippi River and the 9-foot navigation channel - How Locks and Dams work together to provide commercial navigation - Dredging: How USACE maintains the navigation channel (and St. Paul District dredges (former) Dredge Thompson and (current) Dredge Goetz- Lock and Dam No. 7 - How the lock works (specifically call out aspects of the old control room still present in Visitors Center) - WPA, Great Depression - Social aspects (How the Lock and Dam was built) - Value to the Nation: National Security / Economy- Boating Safety (must include information regarding restricted areas around dams). The Contractor will design, fabricate and deliver a collection of interpretive displays for the Lock and Dam No. 7 Visitors Center. Text and information will be created from approved websites and histories. Drafts of each panel...

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