Contingency - Lease of One Cutterhead, Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge (Not Less Than 24-Inch Diameter) Fully Operated with Attendant Plant and Personnel, and with a Draft not to Exceed 9 Feet, for Construction and Maintenance Dredging - JBJ Waterway
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- Solicitation number
- W912EE26BA002
- Agency
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ENDIST Vicksburg
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- PSC
- Z1KF Maintenance Of Dredging Facilities
- Place of performance
- Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, is seeking to procure the lease of one cutterhead hydraulic pipeline dredge with a minimum 24-inch diameter, fully operated with attendant plant and personnel, for construction and maintenance dredging operations within the Vicksburg District along the JBJ Waterway. The dredge must have a draft not exceeding 9 feet and will be evaluated based on lowest price submitted, with bids governed under Firm Fixed-Price Construction Contract terms. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) under Solicitation Number W912EE26BA002 is unrestricted and carries a NAICS classification of 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a size standard of $37 Million. Bidders must register and retrieve documentation through SAM.gov, with all amendments posted electronically to this platform only. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on December 29, 2025, with a response deadline of January 13, 2026.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and represents a contingency requirement for dredging services without identified incumbent contractors. The contract is estimated between $5 Million and $10 Million in total value, with a completion period of 365 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Contractors must maintain active registration in the appropriate federal systems and comply with all FAR 36.204 requirements applicable to construction contracts of this magnitude. The procurement falls under PSC Category Z1KF for Maintenance of Dredging Facilities and is managed by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Vicksburg. No hard copies or compact discs of solicitation documents will be distributed, and all communications regarding the IFB must occur through the SAM.gov portal.
Notice text
W912EE - The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) Solicitation Number W912EE26BA002 for the Lease of One Cutterhead, Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge (Not Less than 24-Inch Diameter), Fully Operated with Attendant Plant and Personnel, and with a Draft Not to Exceed 9 Feet, for Construction and Maintenance Dredging within the Vicksburg District – JBJ Waterway.
The work consists of furnishing, delivering and operating one (1) cutterhead, hydraulic pipeline dredge (not less than 24-inch diameter), fully operated with attendant plant and personnel with a draft not to exceed 9 feet for construction and maintenance dredging within the Vicksburg District.
The project has a completion period of 365 Calendar Days from the date of the Notice to Proceed.
This IFB will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price Construction Contract. This procurement is advertised as Unrestricted under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a size standard of $37 Million for Dredging and Other Surface Cleanup Activities.
Bids will be evaluated based on lowest price submitted.
In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this construction project is estimated to be between $5 Million and $10 Million.
The official plans and specifications will be available on the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. Bidders may register on the Interested Vendor's List (IVL) at https://sam.gov/ and retrieve an IVL from the same location. Compact disc and hard copies will not be available. Telephone and fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Bidders are encouraged to check often for changes (AMENDMENTS) to posted solicitations. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing.
Bidders must have and maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://sam.gov and must include the NAICS code they are bidding under to receive a Government contract award. If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder.
For additional information regarding this solicitation, please contact Andrew McCaskill via email at andrew.mccaskill@usace.army.mil. Technical inquiries and questions relating to the solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org when the solicitation is made available. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED IN JANUARY 2026. THIS PROCUREMENT IS ADVERTISED AS UNRESTRICTED. IT IS ISSUED UNDER NAICS 237990, PSC Z1KF, FOR ONE (1) FIRM FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
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