Atchafalaya river BAY, bar, and crewboat cut cutterhead dredge NOS. 1-2026,  OM26059

Open Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
W912P826BA064
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Louisiana, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, seeks one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge for removal and disposal of shoal material in the Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, with a bid opening date to be established by amendment and proposals due June 12, 2028. This is an unrestricted (non-set-aside) sealed bid procurement with an estimated value between $10 million and $25 million.

Place of performance is Louisiana. Bidders select from four lot options based on dredge discharge size and pump configuration: 27-inch inside diameter without submerged pump (1,130 dredging hours), 27-inch with submerged pump (1,024 hours), 30-inch or greater without submerged pump (914 hours), or 30-inch or greater with submerged pump (802 hours). Contract line items include mobilization and demobilization (lump sum), dredging and optional dredging (hourly rates), towing service (30 miles), flotation channel excavation (10,000 linear feet), and bird nesting prevention measures (daily rate).

Bidders must demonstrate that the dredge meets minimum production rate requirements for the dredging region, proven on a single contract within three years prior to bid opening, and certify equipment availability to commence work no later than 240 hours after Notice to Proceed. Completion is August 27, 2026, or August 22 for bird prevention. A 20 percent bid guarantee (maximum $3 million) and performance and payment bonds within 10 days of award are required. Buy American construction materials requirements apply. Award is made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. Technical questions via ProjNet Bidder Inquiry (Key: 37DFCE-BD3TWQ) are due Friday, July 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time. NAICS code 237990; PSC Y1KF.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

This solicitation is issued as unrestricted. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990. 


The magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. 


The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material in the Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel.


***BID OPENING TO BE ESTABLISHED BY AMENDMENT*** 

Update #1 ·

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,

NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT 7400 LEAKE AVENUE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118-3651

REPLY TO ATTENTION OF SOLICITATION: W912P826BA064

FOR: Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Cutterhead Dredge Contract No. 1-2026. Specification No. OM26059

Technical inquiries and/or questions relating to this solicitation shall be submitted
via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.: 9rojnet.org) No Later Than (NL T)
Monday 29 June 2026, 10:00 AM Central Time (CST). To submit or review inquiry
items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below
and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. Emailed inquiries
and/or questions will not be accepted. A prospective vendor who submits a
comment /question will receive an acknowledgment of their comment/question via
email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the
reply is available for viewing.


The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 37DFCE-BD3TWQ


Specific Instructions for First Time ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:
1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.
2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.
3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.
4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.
5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.
6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.
7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.


Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:
1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.
2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.
3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.
4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.
5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.
6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.
7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

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The Bid Opening is to be opened by a future Amendment.

I. NOTE THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM REQUIREMENT OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE WHICH MAY APPLY TO THE CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION.

II. NOTE THE CERTIFICATION OF NONSEGREGATED FACILITIES IN THIS SOLICITATION.
Bidders, offerors and applicants are cautioned to note the "Certification of Non-segregated Facilities" in the solicitation. Failure of a bidder or offeror to agree to the certification will render his bid or o er non-responsive to the terms of solicitations involving awards of contracts exceeding $10,000 which are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity clause.

III. Prospective contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM). See FAR Clause 52.204-7 for required information. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov. Contractors must complete and submit with their bid the provisions located in Section 00600. Bidders must provide full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation and its attachments. The penalty for making false statements in bids is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

DESCRIPTION AND MAGNITUDE OF WORK: The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material in the Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel.

NOTE: ALL WORK UNDER THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF EM 385-1-1 "SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS."

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Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation
Atchafalaya river BAY, bar, and crewboat cut cutterhead dredge NOS. 1-2026,  OM26059 Original Pre-Solicitation

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