Operation Of Dredging Facilities

Code M1KF
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Spend Category Level 1
Facilities & Construction
Spend Category Level 2
Facility Related Services
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The PSC Category M1KF covers Operation of Dredging Facilities, which involves specialized maritime infrastructure maintenance services focused on waterway preservation, channel clearing, and navigation system management. These services are critical for maintaining navigable waterways, ensuring safe maritime transportation, and supporting commercial and military vessel operations. The dredging work typically involves removing sediment, maintaining river and harbor depths, and supporting coastal infrastructure preservation.

The federal contract awards in this category are predominantly issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), with contract values ranging from $280,500 to $10,847,700. The contracts are typically firm fixed-price delivery orders or definitive contracts with completion periods between 35 and 243 calendar days. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC and Inland Dredging Company, L.L.C. are the most frequently awarded contractors, performing dredging services along systems like the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). None of the awards were set aside for small businesses, indicating these are large, specialized contracts requiring significant maritime infrastructure capabilities.

All the current contract awards are for dredging services within USACE districts, particularly the Vicksburg and Tulsa Districts, focusing on maintenance dredging, station dredging, and long-term capability dredging. The contracts involve leasing specialized hydraulic pipeline dredges with cutterhead capabilities, typically 24-inch diameter vessels with drafts not exceeding 9 feet. The work encompasses dredging along river systems from mile markers 0.0 to 444.8, supporting critical national infrastructure maintenance and ensuring navigable waterways for commercial and military maritime operations.

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