Willapa Industry Day Slides 20250827rev090520258.pdf

WILLAPA HARBOR

MAINTENANCE DREDGING

INDUSTRY DAY (VIRTUAL)

Seattle District Navigation Section

Solicitation #: W912DW26BA001

• Remain muted

• Raise hand if you have a comment or question

MEETING ETIQUETTE

• This maintenance dredging project seeks to return three Federal Navigation features of Willapa Bay back to their authorized depths.

• Dredging of up to 180,000 CY from 3 features:

o Bay Center Entrance Channel & Mooring Basin Access Lane o Nahcotta Entrance Channel & Mooring Basin Access Lane o Tokeland Entrance Channel

• Additional dredging will occur in the Palix River/Bay

Center Access Lane to provide dredge access to the Bay Center Federal feature

• Dredging will occur during the environmental in-water work windows, which are:

o Bay Center/Palix River, 16 July – 30 September 2026 o Nahcotta, 16 July 2026 – 01 February 2027 o Tokeland, 16 July 2026 – 14 February 2027

PROJECT OVERVIEW

FY26 dredging event:

• -10ft authorized depth

(MLLW)

• +2ft overdepth

• No advanced maintenance is allowed

BAY CENTER

• -9ft dredging depth (MLLW)

• +1ft overdepth

• No advanced maintenance is authorized or allowed

BAY CENTER/PALIX RIVER ACCESS LANE

June 2023 April 2024

• -10ft authorized depth

(MLLW)

• +2ft overdepth

• No advanced maintenance is allowed

NAHCOTTA

• -15ft authorized depth

(MLLW)

• +2ft overdepth

• No advanced maintenance is allowed

TOKELAND

Photo courtesy of WA Ecology

• Last known USACE maintenance dredging:

o Bay Center and Tokeland – 2002 o Nahcotta – 1987

• Contractors should expect difficult mobilization and dredging operations throughout the project area o Challenging and dangerous access considerations o Exposed Pacific Ocean entrance o Unmaintained channels, shifting shoals, unpredictable weather (especially during work windows)

WILLAPA MAINT. DREDGING – CHALLENGES

• Environmental documents are complete

• Plans and Specifications are in progress

• Anticipated award of January/February 2026

• Construction would be in FY26 – FY27, within the in-water work windows

WILLAPA MAINT. DREDGING – STATUS

General Advice

• Get engaged, EARLY o Understand anticipated SB involvement

• Small Business Commitment Document

• Subcontracting Plan – USACE goals are based on historical data, market info o Utilize SAM.gov and FPDS for subcontracting opportunities

• Build relationships, NOW o SBA SubNet – https://subnet.sba.gov/client/dsp_Landing.cfm o FPDS - https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/ o Request agency info on recent awards with a subcontracting plan o Request assistance to source SBs (utilize your APEX Accelerators)

• Understand other than small contractor responsibilities under FAR 52.219-9 o Good Faith Efforts (FAR 19.705-7) o eSRS reporting requirements

USACE NWS OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

https://subnet.sba.gov/client/dsp_Landing.cfm https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/

Enshané Nomoto

Small Business Professional

Enshane.Nomoto@usace.army.mil

(best initial contact method)

Tel: 253-316-3990

General Email: cenws-sb@usace.army.mil

USACE NWS SB Homepage:

https://www.nws.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Small-Business/

USACE NWS OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

mailto:Enshane.Nomoto@usace.army.mil mailto:cenws-sb@usace.army.mil https://www.nws.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Small-Business/

We want your feedback on the following items:

1. Concerns and considerations regarding project site conditions.

2. A large amount of the work may be classified as Option Items.

3. Considering soliciting as Invitation for Bids, intent is to open competition to both large and small business.

4. Is there enough information provided to provide a competitive bid? If not, what information can the

Government provide to reduce these risks?

WILLAPA MAINT. DREDGING – FEEDBACK ITEMS

Future questions should be emailed to the contracting team:

Contracting Officer:

Scott Britt scott.w.britt@usace.army.mil

Contracting Specialist:

Geraldine Kemp geraldine.l.kemp@usace.army.mil

QUESTIONS?

mailto:scott.w.britt@usace.army.mil mailto:geraldine.l.kemp@usace.army.mil