FY26 Baltimore Harbor and Channels Maintenance Dredging, Maryland Channels, Chesapeake Bay, MD

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District (NAB) requests capability statements from qualified industry partners. USACE NAB has been tasked to solicit and award a firm-fixed-price construction contract for FY26 Baltimore Harbor and Channels Maintenance Dredging, Maryland Channels, Chesapeake Bay, MD. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this request or any follow-up information requests; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.  The NAICS code for this acquisition is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a size standard of $37,000,000.00.  The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern.  

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice No. W912DR25X15Y6, USACE NAB intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder.  Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issuance of an RFP; nor does it commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, USACE NAB will not accept unsolicited proposals. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this Notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract.  It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Notice.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The project consists of maintenance dredging approximately 2,300,000 cubic yards (cy) from the deep-draft federal navigation channels serving the Port of Baltimore. The work is to be performed between November 2025 through March 2026.

The dredging depth for all channels is between 35 and 50 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) with an additional 1 – 2 foot of allowable overdepth. Approximately 1,830,000 cy will be dredged from the Maryland approach channels (Brewerton Eastern Extension, Tolchester, Swan Point, and Craighill Channels) and placed at the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystems Restoration Project at Poplar Island. Approximately 470,000 cy will be dredged from Baltimore Harbor Channels (Brewerton, Brewerton Angle, and Seagirt West Channels) and placed at the Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility. 

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00.  The work areas are within heavy commercial waterways supporting the Port of Baltimore. The equipment required for this work commonly consists of one to two 30 plus cubic yard clamshell dredges, one 24 – 30-inch hydraulic unloader, six to eight large tugs, six to eight 2,500 – 6,000 cubic yard material scows, a drag bar and barge, and appropriate attendant plant and pipeline. The material will be dredged by clamshell/bucket and scow and placed within a period of performance of approximately 120 calendar days from receipt of Notice-to-Proceed.

Responders should address ALL of the following in their submittal:

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code and DUNS number.

2. Indicate if your company is currently registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database. If not, indicate if it has been registered or does it plan to register.

3. In consideration of NAICS code 237790, with a small business size standard in dollars of $37,0000,000.00, indicate which of the following small business categories your business is classified under: Unrestricted Business, Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business.

4. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government. Yes/No. (If yes, explain).

5. Provide a letter from your surety for bonding capacity for a dredging project of the anticipated magnitude detailed above.

6. Provide at least two (2) examples of projects similar in size and scope within the past six (6) years directly performed by your company, dates of projects, project references (including owner with phone number and email address), floating plant, and final costs of completed projects. Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing this type of work.

7. The submittal should contain and identify all expertise, types and number of equipment, and name and number of personnel. The contractor must also have worked previously with the Federal government on a similar job and provide examples of those jobs and references (name and phone number) to assure expertise.

8. Total submittal shall be no longer than ten (10) pages in one (1).pdf file.

Comments will be shared with the Government and the project team, but otherwise well be held in strict confidence.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN RFP. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this source sought is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or delivered.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this sources sought notice no later than 16 April 2025 by 11:00 AM Eastern Time (ET). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Ashley Flaherty at  ashley.m.flaherty@usace.army.miland Gary Faykes at gary.faykes@usace.army.mil referencing the source sought notice number W912DR25X15Y6. 

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Please note that vendors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts will not be eligible for an award. Vendors must all be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code 237990 as indicated in the advertised RFP to be considered for award. Vendors may register for SAM online at www.sam.gov or by calling 1.866.606.8220.