FY26 - maintenance dredging, military ocean terminal sunny point (MOTSU)

Cancelled Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
W912PM26BA009
Agency
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
North Carolina, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District intends to solicit a firm fixed price contract for maintenance dredging at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Brunswick County, North Carolina, with solicitation release anticipated on or about July 10, 2026. This is an unrestricted procurement carrying no set-aside.

Work consists of mechanical dredging (clamshell, dragline, or dipper) to remove approximately 915,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from approach channels and turning basins. Dredging depths are 38 feet plus 2 feet allowable over depth for the Approach Channel South Entrance, South Wharf Turning Basin, Approach Channel South to Center Wharf, and Center Wharf Turning Basin; and 34 feet plus 2 feet allowable over depth for the Approach Channel Center to North Wharf and North Wharf Turning Basin. All dredged material shall be placed at the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site. Work must occur within the October 1 through June 30 maintenance dredging window.

The anticipated award value ranges from $5 million to $10 million. NAICS 237990 (Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities) applies, with a size standard of $37 million. The solicitation will be issued in electronic format only via SAM.gov; paper copies will not be available. Offerors must be registered in SAM to bid.

Notice text

W912PM26BA009

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to perform maintenance dredging of the Maintenance Dredging, Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point (MOTSU), Brunswick County, North Carolina.

The work will consist of removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the basins and channels since they were last dredged.  Dredging of the channels and basins shall be performed by mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline or dipper). The dredging depth is 38 feet plus 2 feet of allowable over depth for the Approach Channel South Entrance, South Wharf Turning Basin, Approach Channel South to Center Wharf, and the Center Wharf Turning Basin. The dredging depth is 34 feet plus 2 feet of allowable over depth for the Approach Channel Center to North Wharf and the North Wharf Turning Basin. Placement of dredged material shall be in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) for all dredged channels.

The total quantity of material to be dredged, including allowable over depth, is estimated to be 915,000 cubic yards.

There is an October 1 – June 30 window for maintenance dredging of the MOTSU basin and channels with mechanical and pipeline dredges.

This solicitation is Unrestricted.  

The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price.

The Magnitude of Construction of this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. 

This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about July 10. 2026.

The bid opening date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, facsimiles, etc) will be provided.   Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 – Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities and the size standard is $37,000,000.00. 

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. Call 1-866-606-8220 for more information or visit the SAM website at www.sam.gov. After completing SAM, in order to download documents contractors and their subcontractors must register at www.sam.gov. In order to locate solicitation, Contractors can go to www. sam.gov and search for the solicitation number.

Contractors can register to be put on a plan holders list that others can access through the www.sam.gov website. It is the Offeror's responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. For additional information or assistance, please contact Diana Curl, Contract Specialist, email diana.d.curl@usace.army.mil or Rosalind Shoemaker, Contract Office, phone (910) 251-4436, email rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil.

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