FY26 Duluth-Superior Maintenance Dredging (MD)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- W911XK26BA018
- Agency
- ENDIST Detroit US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- Y1KF Construction Of Dredging Facilities
- Place of performance
- Duluth, Minnesota, United States
- Points of contact
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- Michelle Barr michelle.barr@usace.army.mil (313) 226-2767
- Joseph Orlando joseph.orlando@usace.army.mil (313) 226-2683
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is soliciting for maintenance dredging services within the Duluth-Superior Federal navigation channel, which straddles the Wisconsin-Minnesota border. The contractor will be responsible for mobilizing a dredge to the site and performing mechanical dredging operations within the channel, with dredged material mechanically placed at the Erie Pier Confined Disposal Facility (CDF). Key requirements include washing operations to segregate fine to coarse-grained sands from silty poorly draining material, on-site stockpiling of processed sand, and sieve analysis testing every 10,000 cubic yards to verify washing efficacy. The procurement is being conducted under full-and-open competition with a firm-fixed price contract structure. The Request for Proposal is anticipated to be posted in February 2026, with proposals due in March 2026.
This contract carries no set-aside designations and will be competed among all eligible contractors. No specific incumbent contractor or award value is mentioned in this pre-solicitation notice. The work is classified under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), which has a small business size standard of $37 million in average annual receipts for dredging operations. All solicitation materials, documents, drawings, and specifications will be available exclusively through electronic channels via the PIEE Solicitation Module and SAM.gov at no cost, with no hard copy documents being provided. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on January 12, 2026, with a due date for this notice of January 28, 2026.
Notice text
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NOR INFORMATION FOR BID.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District intends to solicit for the FY26 Duluth-Superior Maintenance Dredging (MD) project, located in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. This project involves maintenance dredging in the Duluth-Superior Federal navigation channel located along the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Contractor will be required to mobilize a dredge to the Duluth-Superior channel and perform mechanical dredging within the channel. Dredged material will be mechanically placed at the Erie Pier Confined Disposal Facility (CDF). Placement at this facility will require material to be washed to segregate fine to coarse grained sands from silty poorly draining material. The sand will have to be stockpiled on site. Every 10,000 CY of washed sand will require a sieve analysis to confirm the washing operations is sufficiently separating the fines from the sand.
The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 237990 (Exception), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a small business size standard of $37 million (dredging) in average annual receipts.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) is intended to be issued as full-and-open competition.
General Information:
The Government intends to issue a firm-fixed price contract.
Anticipated Solicitation Posting Date: February 2026.
Anticipated Proposal Due Date: March 2026.
The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically and via the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov which is free of charge. Hard copy documents will NOT be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this pre-solicitation notice or the upcoming solicitation. Please note the Government will not be maintaining a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" found on sam.gov for this requirement.
In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Managment (SAM) prior to any award. Contractors can access SAM free of charge at www.sam.gov.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 Duluth Superior Harbor Maintenance Dredging | Award Notice | |
| FY26 Duluth Superior Harbor Maintenance Dredging | Solicitation | |
| FY26 Duluth-Superior Maintenance Dredging (MD) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| FY26 Duluth-Superior Maintenance Dredging (MD) | Pre-Solicitation |
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