About this opportunity
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, plans to award a sole-source contract to the County of Berks, Pennsylvania, for 24/7/365 emergency dispatch services at Blue Marsh Lake. The required scope includes radio dispatching for police, fire, and emergency medical services, interagency communications, vehicle registrations, wanted individuals and warrants, and dispatching ranger patrols. The agency intends to negotiate solely with the Berks County Department of Emergency Services because it operates the exclusive public safety answering point and radio network in the jurisdiction. Interested parties capable of satisfying the requirement may submit capability statements via email by 13 November 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time to help determine whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. The performance period runs from 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2027.
Scope of work
- Dispatch police services to the Blue Marsh Lake project when rendered
- Dispatch fire services to the Blue Marsh Lake project when rendered
- Dispatch EMS responders to the Blue Marsh Lake project when rendered
- Provide inter-agency communication and disseminate messages to Federal, State, and local agencies
- Communicate vehicle registrations, wanted individual and warrants, and scofflaw information
- Dispatch ranger patrols to reported problems at Blue Marsh Lake
- Provide 24 hours/ 7 days a week/ 365 days a year coverage
- Supply all manpower, equipment, and materials needed to deliver dispatch services
Minimum qualifications
- Operate public safety answering point and countywide radio dispatch infrastructure within Berks County, PA
- Maintain direct communications and dispatch oversight for local municipal police, fire, ambulance, and rescue squads
- Possess jurisdictional authority and public safety communication network to cross-communicate with USACE Natural Resource and Park Ranger staff
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statement
- Corrective action plans
- Invoices
Key dates
- Responses due
- 13 November 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
- Contract start
- 1 January 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit capability statements via email to designated contacts no later than 13 November 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Contract details
- Term
- 1 January 2027 through 31 December 2027
- Place of performance
- Berks Country Emergency Management Office for the Blue Marsh Lake project, Leesport, PA
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- W912BU27QA002
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Army › W2SD Endist Philadelphia
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Responses due
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 3, 2026
- NAICS
- 561421 · Telephone Answering Services
- Product/service code
- R429
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Leesport, PA, 19533
- Contracting contact
- Cierra R. Vega
cierra.r.vega@usace.army.mil - Additional contact
- Jessica A. Hazen
jessica.a.hazen@usace.army.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (W912BU) with descriptions matching "emergency dispatch", performed in PA. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| COUNTY OF BERKSW912BU26PA003 · THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT WILL REQUIRE EMERGENCY DISP | $19,718 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| COUNTY OF BERKSW912BU25P0003 · EMERGENCY DISPATCH SERVICES | $19,125 | Dec 31, 2025 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Telephone Answering Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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32 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.