Atchafalaya river BAY, bar, and crewboat cut cutterhead dredge NOS. 3-2026, OM26061

Open Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
W912P826BA066
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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, seeks furnishing of 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, under Contract No. 3-2026, with a proposal due date of June 12, 2028, and technical questions due June 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time.

This is an unrestricted sealed bid Invitation for Bid with no set-aside. The dredge must have a discharge size of 27 inches or greater inside diameter. Estimated contract value ranges between $10 million and $25 million, with a firm fixed-price award contemplated. The NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. Place of performance is Louisiana.

Prospective contractors must register in SAM with a valid Dun and Bradstreet number and submit Representations and Certifications per Section 00600. A bid guarantee equal to 20 percent of the bid price or $3 million, whichever is less, is required in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or other acceptable instrument by bid opening. The successful bidder must execute contractual documents and furnish performance and payment bonds within 10 days of receiving contract forms. The contractor must comply with Davis-Bacon wage rates for Louisiana counties, prevailing wage requirements, and federal labor standards including Copeland Act compliance and paid sick leave requirements under Executive Order 13706. The solicitation incorporates Buy American construction materials preferences and multiple FAR and DFARS clauses covering environmental protection and safety requirements under EM 385-1-1.

Technical inquiries must be submitted via ProjNet Bidder Inquiry using Key U685HU-7CDHJY; emailed inquiries are not accepted. Primary contacts are Francesca E. DeBoer (francesca.e.deboer@usace.army.mil, 504-862-1607) and Karen D. Hargrave (karen.d.hargrave@usace.army.mil, 504-862-1561). Bid opening date will be established by amendment.

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: W912P826BA066

FOR: Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Cutterhead Dredge Contract No. 3-2026. Specification No. OM26061

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:   U685HU-7CDHJY


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."

Files

File Type Posted
Solicitation - W912P826BA066 PACKAGE FINAL.pdf PDF
Solicitation - W912P826BA066.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation
Atchafalaya river BAY, bar, and crewboat cut cutterhead dredge NOS. 3-2026, OM26061 Original Pre-Solicitation

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