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. 4-2026 Specification No. OM26278

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is soliciting bids for hydraulic dredging services consisting of one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge with a discharge pipe of 30 inches or greater inside diameter, complete with all attendant plant and equipment. This Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation requires bidders to meet stringent technical specifications, including a dredge plant length of at least 350 feet measured from the digging spud to the cutterhead at 65-foot channel depth and minimum production rates ranging from 2,016 to 4,505 cubic yards per hour depending on location and swing width. Bidders must demonstrate dredge availability and capability to meet required production rates on similar work within three years prior to bid opening and submit a Cutterhead Dredge and Attendant Plant Data Sheet with their bid. Evaluation will consider production capacity, equipment specifications, crew qualifications, and compliance with safety and environmental requirements under EM 385-1-1 standards and applicable U.S. Coast Guard regulations. The due date for bids is April 15, 2028, though a specific bid opening date will be established in a future amendment, and all work must be completed within approximately 52 calendar days for the base dredging item.

This solicitation carries no set-aside designation and represents a non-competitive procurement with an estimated contract magnitude ranging from $10,000,000 to $25,000,000. The work encompasses maintenance dredging in a non-continuous area from Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP on the Mississippi River Southwest Pass, with base dredging consisting of 700 hours and an optional additional 700 dredging hours, plus dredge towing services of 25 miles with an optional 25 miles, and bird nesting prevention measures for 70 days. Performance and payment bonds are required within 10 days of contract award, and payment will be based on actual hourly production adjusted against minimum production rates with classifications of 100%, 70%, 35%, or 0% pay time depending on operating conditions. The place of performance is located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, specifically at Plaquemine, LA 70764, though work may also be performed in other areas of the New Orleans District. Interested vendors should register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and may contact Contract Specialists Cori A. Caimi at 504-862-1352 or Jeffrey Sprunger at 504-862-1631 for additional information.