Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract No. 6-2026 (OM26006)
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912P826BA053
- Agency
-
ENDIST New Orleans
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- PSC
- Y1KF Construction Of Dredging Facilities
- Place of performance
- Plaquemine, Louisiana, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, seeks furnishing of one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge, with proposals due May 7, 2028. This is an unrestricted sealed bid (Invitation for Bid) with no set-aside.
Place of performance is Plaquemine, Louisiana, with work conducted in the Mississippi River and Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas inside and outside the New Orleans District. The estimated contract value ranges from $10 million to $25 million. The base dredging operations duration is approximately 137 calendar days, extendable through optional dredging line items.
The solicitation offers eight bid lots based on hopper capacity and pump diameter; bidders must select only one lot matching their intended dredge specifications. Award goes to the lowest-priced responsive bidder. The contractor must submit a completed Hopper Dredge and Attendant Plant Data Sheet, availability documentation, and supporting materials to establish responsibility. The dredge must be available to commence operations within 120 hours of Notice to Proceed. Payment is structured hourly at varying rates (100%, 80%, 60%, 48%, 35%, 21%, or 0%) depending on operational status, including actual dredging, equipment maintenance, vessel operations, weather delays, equipment issues, and traffic disruptions.
All work must comply with EM 385-1-1 Safety and Occupational Health Requirements and include National Dredging Quality Management Program certification. Environmental protection measures include sea turtle monitoring and protection equipment as directed by location. The contractor must provide performance and payment bonds at 20% of bid price or $3 million, whichever is less, register in SAM, and demonstrate crew qualifications including U.S. Coast Guard certifications and E-Verify employment verification compliance. Contract execution is anticipated within 5–7 calendar days of bid opening, with Notice to Proceed within 1–3 days thereafter. A bid opening date will be established in a future amendment. Contact Cori A. Caimi at 504-862-1352 or Bambi Raja at 504-862-1499.
Notice text
Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract No. 6-2026 (OM26006)
The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. Work will be performed in Mississippi River and Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas inside and outside of the New Orleans District.
The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.
A bid opening date will be established in a future amendment.
The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on Sam.gov. You can access these files from a link located on Sam.gov (www.SAM.gov). You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in beta.Sam.gov (www.beta.SAM.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerers are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerers must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov.
The Contract Specialists for this solicitation is Cori A.Caimi at 504-862-1352 (email Cori.A.Caimi@usace.army.mil) or
Bambi Raja at 504-862-1499 (email Bambi.L.Raja@usace.army.mil).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| W912P826BA053 Solicitation.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract No. 6-2026 (OM26006) | Pre-Solicitation |
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