Indefinite Delivery Contract W9128F25DA018

Dubuque Barge and Fleeting Service Co, operating as Newt Marine Service, was awarded a $49 million multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District on August 27, 2025, with a completion date of August 26, 2030. This Total Small Business set-aside contract supports maintenance and restoration activities for the Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project on the Missouri River, specifically addressing navigation channel maintenance, bank stabilization, and related infrastructure work. The prime contractor, a small business based in Dubuque, Iowa, specializes in marine construction and waterway management services with extensive experience in the Missouri and Mississippi River basins. The contract structure enables the government to issue multiple task orders for construction services without re-competing each discrete work requirement, thereby streamlining procurement efficiency for the Corps' ongoing waterway infrastructure needs.

The contract encompasses a comprehensive range of heavy civil engineering and marine construction services, including mechanical dredging, stone placement and revetment construction, excavation, navigation structure repair, and riverbank stabilization activities. Work will be performed along designated portions of the Missouri River, with access typically via floating plant and equipment, though certain project elements may require land-based equipment and off-river material placement. Specific services procurable through task orders include the construction of navigation features such as revetments, roots, reverse sills, chevrons, dikes, L-heads, and kickers designed to maintain navigation channel dimensions and stabilize riverbanks. By consolidating multiple small business contractors through the multiple-award approach, the Corps of Engineers can maintain contractor capacity for sustained waterway maintenance operations, critical infrastructure repairs, and ecosystem restoration initiatives that support commercial navigation and flood risk management objectives across the Missouri River corridor.