On April 11, 2025, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division entered into a long-term agreement for the revitalization and modernization of the USMMA campus.

 

USMMA's Campus Modernization Plan has a total of 41 projects that will provide new and refurbished academics and barracks, athletic facilities, and waterfront infrastructure. Capital improvements will take place over a 16-year period. 

 

The goal of the Campus Modernization Plan is to provide a safe, secure, and sustainable campus environment; to develop adaptable and modern real property, to preserve historic character, and to enhance the USMMA institutional legacy.

 

The project is currently in the planning and design phase.

 

 

The United States Merchant Marine Academy Campus Modernization Plan builds upon the previous master planning efforts and provides a comprehensive and technically sound plan that can be executed over the next ten years. During the planning process on April 9, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) Restoring America's Maritime Dominance, authorizing the developing of a Campus Modernization Plan, campus improvements, and modernization of facilities over the next 5- and 10-year periods. 

 

Task No.	Task Name	Phase	Current Status
1	SWMS Assessment & Utility Locating	P&D (Planning & Design)	Preparing the required reports for stormwater flow monitoring, stormwater network conditions, utility and topographic site mapping.
2	Seawall	P&D	Assessment underway by AE.
3	Hague Basin Dredging	Construction	Awarded on 7 May 2026 to Breakwater Marine LLC. Construction on-going.
4	Campus Design Guide and Engineering Design Standards	P&D	Preparing the Campus Design Guide and Engineering Design Standards package.
5	307 Steamboat Road Demo	P&D	USACE PDT being developed and requirement packages being provided for in-house design and contracting.
5A	USACE Office Space	P&D	USACE developing Performance Work Statement. Solicitation anticipated Q4 FY26.
6	Campus-Wide Utilities Upgrading	P&D	AE Task Order awarded. Assessment underway by AE.
7	Athletic Fieldhouse	P&D	Design underway for preparation of Design-Build RFP. Solicitation anticipated Q2 FY27
8	Central Utility Plants/Fitch Hall	P&D	AE Task Order awarded. Assessment underway by AE.
9	New Barracks	P&D	USACE PDT being developed and preparing scope of work.
10	Fire Alarm Upgrades	P&D	USACE PDT being developed and requirement package being prepared for in-house design and contracting.