USACE Middle East District “Town Hall / Reverse Industry Day”
Pioneering Alternate Design & Delivery Methodologies (ADDM)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Middle East District invites architecture, engineering, and construction professionals to participate in a unique Town Hall / Reverse Industry Day focused on rethinking how complex projects are delivered across the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility. Rather than traditional briefings or capability presentations, this session is designed as a listening forum where USACE seeks candid, experience-based feedback from practitioners actively executing projects.
This event intentionally prioritizes insights from “doers” such as project managers, designers, constructors, estimators, schedulers, and field leaders who can speak to real-world challenges and solutions. While the timing overlaps with the final day of SAME Capital Week, USACE is specifically seeking operational perspectives rather than business development messaging or marketing content.
USACE is exploring innovative approaches that move beyond traditional Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build toward collaborative delivery models that can reduce schedules, control costs, improve quality, and better manage risk in complex overseas environments.
SAM Link to Special Notice Announcement📅 Date, Time, and Location
Thursday, March 26, 2026
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
DoubleTree by Hilton Front Royal Blue Ridge Shadows
111 Hospitality Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
Virtual attendance available via Microsoft Teams Webinar
Register to participate in-person or onlineUpon registration, the participant will gain access to the Webinar portal to join the discussion. Note* All participates are required to register for the event using the link above regardless if they attending in person or via Microsoft Teams.
📝 Registration Information
- Cost: No fee to attend
- Registration required for all participants (in-person and virtual)
- In-person attendance capped at approximately 200 participants
- Register through the official event portal (link provided in the SAM.gov notice)
→ https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5412e2279a3e48c09d7c0067b6c15033/view - Questionnaire responses due: 4 pm EDT – March 20, 2026
- Participant Registration deadline: March 23, 2026
Participants may also submit written feedback or responses to discussion questions in advance to help shape the dialogue. Please see the SAM Special Notice for more details and to download pre-event questionnaire and attachments.
👥 Who Should Participate
USACE is seeking participation from professionals with direct experience delivering projects, particularly those who can provide lessons learned from complex environments, including:
- Project and program managers
- Design professionals (architects and engineers)
- Construction managers and contractors
- Cost estimators, schedulers, and controls specialists
- Professionals experienced in international, contingency, or FMS work
- Technical staff familiar with collaborative delivery models
This session is not intended as a marketing opportunity. Participants should be prepared to engage in open dialogue focused on improving project outcomes rather than promoting firm capabilities.
🎯 Session Objectives and Desired Outcomes
The Town Hall aims to produce actionable insights that can inform future USACE delivery strategies, including:
1. Understand Emerging Delivery Models
Gain industry perspectives on approaches such as Progressive Design-Build, Early Contractor Involvement, Integrated Design and Construction, and other collaborative methods.
2. Identify Implementation Barriers
Explore regulatory, contractual, cultural, funding, and operational challenges specific to CENTCOM projects and Foreign Military Sales environments.
3. Define Pilot Opportunities
Identify candidate projects where innovative delivery methods could be tested and refined.
4. Establish Practical Frameworks for Collaboration
Develop concepts for shared risk, governance structures, performance metrics, and decision-making processes that enable integrated teams.
5. Improve Cost, Schedule, and Lifecycle Value
Generate ideas that can materially accelerate delivery while enhancing long-term infrastructure performance.
USACE is not seeking a single solution but a portfolio of ideas that could evolve into pilot programs and future standard practices. SWM Town Hall with Industry Con…
Why This Matters
This session represents a rare opportunity for industry practitioners to directly influence how USACE approaches project delivery in some of the most complex operating environments in the world. Feedback from this Town Hall may shape future acquisition strategies, contract structures, and collaboration models across the Corps.
Contact Information
Primary Point of Contact
LTC Jerry Andes II, jerry.o.andes@usace.army.mil
Alternative Point of Contact
SFC Igor Malyshev, igor.d.malyshev@usace.army.mil
Ms. Jeanette Farrell, jeanette.m.farrell@usace.army.mil
Please follow the SAM announcement to download attachments and receive any updates of this Special Notice:
→ https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5412e2279a3e48c09d7c0067b6c15033/view
In addition to registering for the event, please return the attached Questionnaire to the USACE Points of Contact (see below) via email.
Please submit the completed questionnaire (from sam.gov announcement) with any topic related feedback and/or written products to LTC Jerry Andes II at jerry.o.andes@usace.army.mil; SFC Igor Malyshev at igor.d.malyshev@usace.army.mil, and Jeanette Farrell at Jeanette.M.Farrell@usace.army.mil, no later than (NLT) 4:00 PM EDT on 20 March 2026. Use the Subject Line: Town Hall with Industry – March 2026-Topic Feedback.