Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River Bar Channel Hopper Dredge Contract (OM25011)

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Solicitation number
W912P825B0018
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 soliciting proposals for a hopper dredge contract to perform maintenance dredging in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass and potentially other areas within the New Orleans, Mobile, and Galveston Districts. The contract requires furnishing a fully crewed, self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge capable of operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and must meet specific technical, safety, and environmental compliance standards, including sea turtle protection measures. The solicitation (W912P825B0018) requires detailed technical specifications for the dredge, including dragarm and pump configurations, and involves both base and optional dredging hours. The bid opening is scheduled for June 4, 2025, at 11:00 AM CST, with proposals to be submitted by 10:30 AM CST on the same day via Microsoft Teams audio teleconference.

The contract is not set aside for any specific business category and has potential bidders including Great Lakes Dredge and Dock and Manson Construction Co. The project's construction magnitude has been updated from an initial range of $10-25 million to a new range of $25-100 million. The dredging work will be performed in Plaquemine, Louisiana, with contract start dates specified between January 1 and January 17, 2026. The solicitation covers multiple bid lots with hopper sizes ranging from 3,600 to 14,788 cubic yards and pump inside diameters from 26 to 39.37 inches. Total contract values for base work and options have been estimated between $28,854,568 and $33,966,400, with specific pricing to be determined through the competitive bidding process. The contract includes provisions for environmental protection, protected species observers, and detailed reporting requirements across different dredging regions.

Notice text

4 versions

Update #4 · Latest ·

Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River Bar Channel Hopper Dredge Contract No. 11-2025 (OM25011)

The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. Work will be performed in Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas of the New Orleans District, in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary.

The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00.

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).

Amendment 0001 - Changes to Specifications, instructions to bidders

Amendment 0002 - Responses to Questions

Bid Abstract

Update #3 ·

Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River Bar Channel Hopper Dredge Contract No. 11-2025 (OM25011)

The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. Work will be performed in Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas of the New Orleans District, in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary.

The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00.

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).

Amendment 0001 - Changes to Specifications, instructions to bidders

Amendment 0002 - Responses to Questions

Update #2 ·

Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River Bar Channel Hopper Dredge Contract No. 11-2025 (OM25011)

The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. Work will be performed in Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas of the New Orleans District, in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary.

The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00.

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).

Amendment 0001 - Changes to Specifications, instructions to bidders

Update #1 ·

Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River Bar Channel Hopper Dredge Contract No. 11-2025 (OM25011)

The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. Work will be performed in Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas of the New Orleans District, in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary.

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. 

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
W912P825B0018 Bid Abstract.pdf PDF
W912P825B0018 Amendment 0002.pdf PDF
W912P825B0018 Amendment 0001.pdf PDF
W912P825B0018.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River Bar Channel Hopper Dredge Contract (OM25011) Award Award Notice
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation
Mississippi River Southwest Pass and Calcasieu River Bar Channel Hopper Dredge Contract (OM25011) Original Pre-Solicitation

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