Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Southwest Pass Maintenance Dredging Non- Continuous Mile 6. 0 AHP to Mile 19. 5 BHP Cutterhead Dredge No. 2-2026 Specification No. OM26276

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Solicitation number
W912P826BA019
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

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 is seeking to procure dredging services for maintenance operations along the Mississippi River, specifically from Baton Rouge to the Gulf in the Southwest Pass area, extending from Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP. The procurement requires a fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge with a discharge size of 30 inches or greater inside diameter, complete with all attendant plant and support equipment. The contractor must be capable of performing dredging work in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass Area and potentially in other areas within the New Orleans District. All potential contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving any contract award, and vendors are encouraged to register as Interested Vendors on beta.SAM.gov for marketing purposes. The formal solicitation is scheduled for issuance on or about February 20, 2026, with bid opening dates to be established in a future amendment. Interested parties should direct questions to Contract Specialists Cori A. Caimi at 504-862-1352 or Jeffrey Sprunger at 504-862-1631, with complete solicitation documents to be posted on SAM.gov.

This pre-solicitation notice does not utilize any small business set-aside designations. The estimated contract value falls within the range of $10,000,000 to $25,000,000, representing a significant infrastructure maintenance project. No incumbent contractor or current operator is identified in this notice. The work is classified under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and PSC code Y1KF (Construction of Dredging Facilities). The due date for proposal submission is February 20, 2028, providing contractors with approximately two years from the pre-solicitation posting to prepare and submit their bids. Prospective bidders are also encouraged to post notices of subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet to increase visibility among potential small business partners.

Notice text

Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Southwest Pass Maintenance Dredging Non-Continuous Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP Cutterhead Dredge No. 2-2026 Specification No. OM26276

The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, with a dredge discharge size of 30 inches or greater inside diameter (ID), complete in all respects, including all attendant plant, and crew. Work will be performed at the Mississippi River Southwest Pass Area and possibly in other areas 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.

This solicitation will be issued on or about 20 February 2026 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 
Jeffrey Sprunger at 504-862-1631 (email jeffrey.s.sprunger@usace.army.mil).

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