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

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Solicitation number
W912PM26BA011
Agency
Responses due
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Southport, North Carolina, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District anticipates soliciting a firm fixed price contract for maintenance dredging at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), Brunswick County, North Carolina, with solicitation release expected on or about July 13, 2026. This solicitation is unrestricted with no set-aside.

Work consists of mechanical dredging (clamshell, dragline, or dipper) to remove shoaled material from basins and channels, with placement of dredged material in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site. Dredging depths are 38 feet plus 2 feet allowable overdepth for the South Wharf Turning Basin and Approach Channels and Center Wharf Turning Basin; other depths are specified in the source. The total estimated quantity is 280,000 cubic yards. Maintenance dredging operations are restricted to the October 1 through June 30 window. Place of performance is Brunswick County, North Carolina.

The anticipated contract magnitude is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. NAICS code 237990 (Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities) applies with a $37,000,000.00 size standard. 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 compete. Contract W912PM26BA011 applies.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

W912PM26BA011

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 overdepth for the South Wharf Turning Basin and Approach Channels as well as the Center 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 280,000 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 $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. 

This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about July 13, 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 Terri Adams, Contract Specialist, email terri.m.adams@usace.army.mil or Rosalind Shoemaker, Contract Office, phone (910) 251-4436, email rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil.

Update #1 ·

W912PM26BA011

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.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
FY26 Maintenance Dredging, Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) Award Award Notice
FY26 Maintenance Dredging, Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) Latest solicitation Solicitation
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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