Mississippi River Outlets, Vicinity of Venice, Louisiana Tiger Pass Bar Channel, Maintenance Dredging, Plaquemines Parish, LA (ED 24-011)
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912P825BA016
- 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
- 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 maintenance dredging operations on the Tiger Pass Ship Channel in the vicinity of Venice, Louisiana. The project involves hydraulic dredging and disposal of approximately 2.25 million cubic yards of material from the channel between Stations 330+00 and 690+00 to restore navigation capabilities. The dredged material will be disposed of via pipeline into seven designated single-point discharge wetland development areas along the channel banks. Contractors must maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and submit comprehensive documentation including a Dredge Plant Instrumentation Plan and environmental protection plans. The solicitation is available exclusively through electronic posting on the SAM website, with amendments distributed solely through this platform. The project requires compliance with the National Dredging Quality Management Program and specific technical requirements for dredging operations and environmental protection.
This procurement is unrestricted with no set-aside designations, making it open to all qualified contractors. The estimated project value ranges between $10 million and $20 million, with a completion period of 155 calendar days including a 10-day mobilization period. The work involves dredging the channel to a depth of -15' MLLW with varying bottom widths of 150 to 250 feet depending on the section. Performance will take place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, specifically in the Tiger Pass Ship Channel area near Venice. The solicitation was posted on July 16, 2025, with a due date of July 16, 2027, though the actual bid date will be established through amendment. Survey data referenced in the engineering plans was collected in November 2023 and April 2024, indicating recent channel condition assessments.
Notice text
Mississippi River Outlets, Vicinity of Venice, Louisiana Tiger Pass Bar Channel, Maintenance Dredging, Plaquemines Parish, LA (ED 24-011)
The work consists of the dredging and disposal of material from the Tiger Pass Ship Channel. Approximately 2.25 million cubic yards of material will be dredged from the channel to restore navigation. The dredged material will be disposed of via pipeline into disposal sites specified in the Plans and Specifications. All disposal sites will be single point discharge. The work consists of the dredging and disposal of material from the Tiger Pass Ship Channel. Approximately 2.25 million cubic yards of material will be dredged from the channel to restore navigation. The dredged material will be disposed of via pipeline into disposal sites specified in the Plans and Specifications. All disposal sites will be single point discharge.
The magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.
This requirement is Unrestricted.
The solicitation will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System of Award Management System (SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Therefore, telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF} files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contractors must register at the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov to download the solicitation for this project. If/when issued, Amendments will be posted to the abovereferenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments before closing; therefore, the Bidders must check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.
Bidders shall maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database at the time of award, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. Bidders are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet.
Bid date will be established via amendment.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A21. Solicitation Package W912P825BA0016.pdf | ||
| 20240930_ED-24-011_PLANS.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Mississippi River Outlets, Vicinity of Venice, Louisiana Tiger Pass Bar Channel, Maintenance Dredging, Plaquemines Parish, LA (ED 24-011) | Pre-Solicitation |
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