Cornucopia Harbor Maintenance Dredging
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- Solicitation number
- W911XK26BA005
- Agency
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ENDIST Detroit
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- PSC
- Y1KF Construction Of Dredging Facilities
- Place of performance
- Cornucopia, Wisconsin 54827, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is soliciting contractors to perform maintenance dredging operations in the Cornucopia Harbor Federal navigation channel near Bell, Wisconsin. The work encompasses mechanical dredging within the Inner Harbor South Arm, North Arm, and optional work in the Outer Harbor, with dredge material placement at three upland sites. Contractors must mobilize equipment to the site, complete the dredging operations, and subsequently demobilize upon project completion. The solicitation will be issued as a firm-fixed price Invitation for Bid (IFB), and all interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to bid submission. The anticipated solicitation posting date is November 2025, with a pre-solicitation notice due date of November 18, 2025, providing potential bidders with a two-week window to express interest and prepare for the upcoming formal solicitation.
This contract opportunity is designated as a 100 percent small business set-aside, making it exclusive to small business contractors meeting the NAICS code 237990 size standard of $37 million in average annual receipts. The estimated construction cost ranges between $500,000 and $1,000,000, positioning this as a moderately-sized federal contract award. All project work, including the base contract and optional components, must be completed by September 1, 2026, establishing approximately a ten-month performance timeline. The PSC category is Y1KF (Construction of Dredging Facilities), and all solicitation documents, specifications, and attachments will be available exclusively through sam.gov in electronic format with no hard copies provided. Interested small businesses should monitor sam.gov for the official solicitation release and ensure their SAM registration is current to participate in the bidding process.
Notice text
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking contractors for the Cornucopia Harbor Maintenance Dredging, Bell, Wisconsin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking contractors for the Cornucopia Harbor Maintenance Dredging. This project involves maintenance dredging in the Cornucopia Harbor Federal navigation channel located near Bell, Wisconsin. The Contractor will be required to mobilize to the Cornucopia Harbor channel and perform mechanical dredging within the Inner Harbor South Arm, North Arm and Optional work in the Outer Harbor. Dredge material will be place in 3 upland placement sites. Demobilize when dredging is completed. General Information:
The estimated cost of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a size standard of $37 Million in average annual receipts for dredging.
This Invitation for Bid (IFB) is intended to be issued a firm-fixed price contract set aside 100% for small Businesses.
Approximate solicitation posting date: November 2025
The anticipated completion for the base and all options is to be completed by September 01, 2026
The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically and via sam.gov. Hard copy documents will not be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this solicitation.
In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of bid. Contractors can access SAM for free at www.sam.gov.
DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications are located on the official government webpage and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to www.SAM.gov for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible, due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will not issue paper copies. All inquiries must be in writing, preferable via email to the persons specified in the solicitation. All answers will be provided in writing via posting to the web.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Cornucopia Harbor Maintenance Dredging | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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