MVN OFFICE OF SMALL 

BUSINESS PROGRAMS

(OSBP)

David J. Willis & Nesrin Comez-Vance

Office of Small Business Programs 

USACE New Orleans District

7400 Leake Avenue, Room 155A

New Orleans, LA 70118

 david.willis@usace.army.mil

 nesrin.comez-vance@usace.army.mil 

 504-862-2720 / 504-862-2620 
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NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT : INTRODUCTION

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IL

IN

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MO KY

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LA

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MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL

DUBUQUE

ROCK ISLAND

ST. LOUIS

CAIRO

MEMPHIS

LITTLE ROCK

SHREVEPORT VICKSBURG

JACKSON

BATON ROUGE

NEW ORLEANS

MS

• One of the largest Civil Works programs in USACE

• Multi-billion-dollar construction program

• Largest dredging program in USACE 

 ($200M-$800M annually)

-Support to the Nation-

• 20% of the Nation’s Maritime traffic

• 5 of the Nation’s top 15 Ports in terms of tonnage

• Port of Baton Rouge (#1)

• Port of South Louisiana (#2)

• Port of New Orleans (#6)

• Calcasieu River and Pass (#11)

• Port of St. Bernard (#13)

• Support strategic investments including:

• 2 Strategic Petroleum Reserves

• 4 Emergency underground fuel storage locations of petroleum; 

• LOOP: LA Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) 

• Henry Hub
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MVN’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO MVD SB DOLLARS 

MVD Division SB Total $1,615,581,081

FPDS Data as of 27 September 2023 @ 6:01am
NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT PROJECTS & 4

STUDIES
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Brooks Lake

Bayou Baton 

Rouge Rock Chute

Channel Seg 2B

Channel Seg 3 

Diversion 

Structure 

FY 24 COMITE CONTRACT AWARDS

Clearing & 

Snagging
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MVN PROGRAM

COMITE RIVER DIVERSION PROJECT AND

EAST BATON ROUGE FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECT

Construction of a 12-mile canal to divert the Comite River to the Mississippi River.

Project Contract Name Feature Acquisition 

Type Range

Advertise 

Date

COM-02 Brooks Lake Structure Structure SB $10M-$25M 2Q FY24

COM-04 Bayou Baton Rouge Drop Structure Structure IFB $45M-$80M 2Q FY24

COM-20 Channel Segment 2B Channel SB $25M-$45M 2Q FY24

COM-15 Channel Segment 3 Phase II Channel SB $5M-$20M 4Q FY24

COM-19 River Diversion Structure Unrestricted $60M-$110M 4Q FY24

COM-12 Clearing & Snagging the Three Bayous Clearing & 

Snagging SB $20M-$35M 4Q FY24

Comite River 

Diversion
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FY 24 WSLP 

CONTRACT AWARDS
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MVN PROGRAM

WEST SHORE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN HURRICANE AND

STORM DAMAGE RISK REDUCTION PROJECT

Construction of an 18-mile,1% Level of Risk Reduction (100-year event) levee system in St. Charles and

St. John the Baptist parishes & ring levees/non-structural measures in St. James Parish.

Project Contract Name Feature Acquisition 

Type Range

Advertise 

Date

WSLP-103 Frenier Road and Highway 51 

Floodgates and Levee

Floodgates/ 

Levee SB $35M-$65M 2Q FY24

WSLP-109 Levee and Utility Floodwall - Station 

191+75 to 247+50 Levee SB $20M-$45M 2Q FY24

WSLP-114a Drainage Structures Contract Drainage 

Structures Total SB IFB $35M-$85M 42 FY24

WSLP-103a Frenier Floodgates Contract Floodgates SB $5M-$20M 4Q FY24

WSLP-114 I-55 and Reserve Pump Stations Pump 

Stations Unrestricted >$100M 4Q FY24

West Shore 

Lake 

Pontchartrain
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FY 24 CONSTRUCTION AND

CONTINUING

AUTHORITIESPROGRAM (CAP)
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MVN PROGRAM

CONSTRUCTION AND

CONTINUING AUTHORITIES PROGRAM (CAP)

Project Contract Name Feature Acquisition 

Type Range

Advertise 

Date

New Orleans 

to Venice NOV EVM-10 Fritchie Marsh Creation Mitigation Dredging/ Mitigation TBD $10M-$25M 3Q FY24

SELA-72.2A Behrman Pl to Algiers Outfall Canal 

Construction WP 373970 Unrestricted $20-$40M 4Q CY24

SELA 26.1a OP-2 Widening Florida Ave Canal Phase 

IV Utilities Relocation Unrestricted $75-$125M 1Q CY25

Continuing Authorities Program

CAP Port of 

New Orleans PONO-02 PONO Access Channel Deepening Phase 1 Dredging IFB $5M-$10 M 4Q FY23

SELA Algiers 

Construction
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Reach A

Morganza to the Gulf – Reach A

Lockport to 

Larose

Reach A—South of GIWW

 Progress towards closing gap in 

western side of MTG to reduce 

risk to a total of 200,000+ 

resident

 Initial construction south of 

GIWW

 Expedited Environmental 

Assessment (EA)

 Award construction contract in 

2024
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MVN PROGRAM

MISSISSIPPI RIVER & TRIBUTARIES SYSTEM

Project Contract Name Feature Acquisition 

Type Range

Advertise 

Date

MRT-Plaquemines 

Point MTC-MRL-01 Plaquemines Point Seepage Sheetpile 

Cutoff MATOC $5M-$10 M 1Q FY24

MRT-Harvey Lock MTC-MRL-06 Harvey Lock Forebay - Levee 

Enlargement

Floodwall/ 

Levee IFB $1M-$5 M 3Q FY24

MRT-Dugas to 

Celotex

MRL-DRSAA02Award Contract for Critical Reaches of 

MR&T - Dugas to Celotex

Sheetpile 

Cutoff MATOC $5M-$10 M 2Q FY24

MRT-Morganza to 

the Gulf MTG-03A Levee Reach A Construction Levee Unrestricted $10M-$25M 3Q FY24
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MVN PROGRAM

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Project Contract Name Feature Acquisition 

Type Range

Advertise 

Date

CEMVN-799 Mississippi River Southwest Cutterhead 

Dredge #1-2024 Dredging IFB $20-$35M 2Q CY24

CEMVN-798 New Orleans Harbor Cutterhead 

Dredge Contract Dredging IFB $5-$10M 3Q CY24

CEMVN-801 Mississippi River Southwest Pass 

Hopper Dredge #1-2024 Dredging IFB $20-$35M 3Q CY24

CEMVN-802 Miss. River Southwest Pass & Gulfport 

Harbor Bar Hopper Dredge Contract Dredging IFB $5-$20M 4Q CY24

Mississippi River, Hopper Dredge 

Disposal Area (HDDA) #1-2024 Dredging IFB $20-$35M 4Q CY24

CEMVN-554 Algiers Lock Riverend NW Dolphin 

Replacement Project Dolphin IFB $5-$10M 2Q CY24

CEMVN-785 IHNC Lock Crane Preventive Maintence Crane 

Maintenance

IFB < $500k 2Q CY24

CEMVN-59 GIWW ALTERNATE ROUTE - Dredge 

Below Bayou Sorrel Lock Dredging Unrestricted $1-$5M 4Q CY24

Mississippi 

River, Baton 

Rouge to the 

Gulf of 

Mexico

Gulf 

Intracoastal 

Waterway, 

LA (GIWW)
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OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Project Contract Name Feature Acquisition 

Type Range

Advertise 

Date

CALC-DMMP23-01Calcasieu River and Pass DMMP - 

Confined Disposal Facility H

Earthwork/ 

Dikes Unrestricted $5M-$15M 1Q FY24

CEMVN-818 FY23 Calcasieu Bar Channel Hopper 

5-2023 Dredging Unrestricted $1-$10M 4Q CY24

CEMVN-476 Foreshore Dike Armoring for CDF-7, 

CDF-10, and CDF-11

Earthwork/ 

Dikes Unrestricted $5-$15M 4Q CY24

CEMVN-422 Freshwater Bayou Lock -Elevate New 

Shops Building Construction IFB $1-$10M 3Q CY24

CEMVN-235 Freshwater Bayou Maintenance 

Dredging #21-2, Vermilion Parish Dredging Unrestricted $1-$10M 4Q CY24

CEMVN-440 Mermentau River Maintenance 

Dredging #22-2, Cameron Parish Dredging Unrestricted $1-$10M 4Q CY24

CEMVN-439 Mermentau River Maintenance 

Dredging #22-1, Cameron Parish Dredging Unrestricted $1-$10M 4Q CY24

CEMVN-421 Schooner Bayou Control Structure - 

Guidewall Replacement Guidewall IFB $5-$10M 4Q CY24

Old River TBD ORL - Dredge Forebay & Tailbay Dredging IDIQ $1-$5M 4Q CY24

Calcasieu 

River and 

Pass

Freshwater 

Bayou

Mermentau 

River
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HELPFUL SMALL BUSINESS LINKS

 New Orleans District Website:

https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/

Small Business--Doing Business 

with Us

 SAM.gov

 Small Business Administration 

www.sba.gov

 Louisiana APEX Accelerator 

(Formerly LA PTAC) 

 http://ptac.louisiana.edu

New Orleans District Office of Small 

Business Programs Points of 

Contact:

Mr. David Willis, Deputy

(504)862-2627

David.willis@usace.army.mil

Ms. Nesrin Comez-Vance 

Procurement Analyst

(504)862-2620

nesrin.comez-vance@usace.army.mil 
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NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT

SMALL BUSINESS INDUSTRY DAY
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NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT

INDUSTRY DAY

Date: April 24, 2024 and April 25, 2024

Location:

USACE New Orleans District Headquarters

7400 Leake Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118

Check SAM.gov for more details 

POC: Ms. Anedra A. Baldwin

 Anedra.A.Baldwin@usace.army.mil
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