Construction Services for Maintenance Dredging of the Cuttyhunk (Island) Harbor, Gosnold, Massachusetts, Federal Navigation Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for maintenance dredging of the Federal Navigation Project (FNP) at Cuttyhunk Harbor located on Cuttyhunk Island in Gosnold, Massachusetts. This solicitation will be set aside for small business interests. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990 with a size standard of $37M. The estimated construction cost is expected to range from $1,000,000 - $5,000,000.

The project consists of maintenance dredging to remove approximately 10,000 cubic yards (cy) of clean sand and gravel from several areas in the authorized, 10 foot deep by 75-foot wide, outer entrance channel feature of the FNP. Dredging in the channel will be to a maximum elevation of -11’ Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) and remove approximately 10,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel.  The dredged material will be hauled approximately 2 nautical miles from the dredging areas and placed at a previously used nearshore placement site on the west side of Cuttyhunk Island. The dredging and dredged material placement work is expected to take 4-6 weeks to complete. The available work window for the dredging and placement of dredged material is from 15 September 2023 to 15 March 2024.

This is not an invitation for bids at this time. The solicitation requirements and contract documents to include instructions for submission (which may include definitive responsibility criterion) and the response date will be available on or about September 4, 2023.  Neither telephonic, mailed nor fax requests for hard copies will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to view the solicitation offerors must access the System for Award Management website (www.sam.gov). To download the solicitation, offerors must access the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (https://piee.eb.mil/), solicitation module. Amendments, if any, to the solicitation will be made available at the PIEE website. Registrants are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the SAM.gov Registration List. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at natalie.m.allen@usace.army.mil. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service.