Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Saltwater Barrier Sill, Cutterhead Dredge Contract No. 1-2025. Specification No. OM25135

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Solicitation number
W912P825BA006
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Louisiana, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District is seeking a contractor to perform dredging services for a saltwater barrier sill project located on the Mississippi River between Mile 63.0 and Mile 64.0 Above Head of Passes. The primary objective is to hydraulically dredge material from a designated river bottom borrow area and place it to construct or maintain the saltwater barrier sill, potentially building it to -30' LWRP with a 620' notch to -55' LWRP. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and are encouraged to register as an Interested Vendor on beta.Sam.gov. The solicitation will be posted on SAM.gov and is expected to be issued on or about May 27, 2025, with a future bid opening date to be determined. Contract specialists Cori A. Caimi and Bambi Raja can be contacted for additional information about the procurement.

The contract is not set aside for any specific small business category and is classified under NAICS code 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The project has an estimated construction value range between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000, indicating a significant infrastructure investment. Potential bidders are advised to review the contract plates showing the approximate sill location and configuration, and are encouraged to post potential subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet. The contract will require a cutterhead dredge and attendant plant capable of executing the specified marine construction work. The current solicitation timeline extends to May 28, 2027, providing a substantial window for project completion and potential maintenance activities.

Notice text

Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Saltwater Barrier Sill, Cutterhead Dredge Contract No. 1-2025. Specification No. OM25135

The Contractor's dredge and attendant plant will primarily be used in connection with the construction and possible maintenance of a saltwater barrier sill located between Mile 63.0 and Mile 64.0 Above Head of Passes (AHP) on the Mississippi. The work will consist of satisfactorily placing hydraulically dredged material which shall be taken from a borrow area located on the river bottom. The contract plates show the approximate location of the sill and configuration of the sill (should the sill need to be built to -30’ LWRP with a 620’ notch to -55’ LWRP) and borrow areas. Further details of the location, size, and configuration of the sill and borrow area required will be given in the dredging assignments.

The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.

This solicitation will be issued on or about 27 May 2025 and 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).

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