Norfolk Harbor Maintenance Dredging

This pre-solicitation notice seeks qualified firms to perform maintenance dredging of approximately 800,000 cubic yards of material from the federal channel in Norfolk Harbor, Hampton Roads, Virginia to a depth of up to 52 feet below mean lower low water. The United States Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Norfolk will use the dredged material to backfill placement cells at Craney Island. Responses must demonstrate the ability to dredge using a hydraulic cutterhead pipeline dredge with 24-hour operations over a 110 calendar day period of performance beginning with a notice to proceed. Responses are limited to 5 pages and shall include descriptions of at least three similar past projects along with bonding and business classification information, with a response deadline of November 10, 2020.

There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. The primary NAICS code is 237990 and PSC code is D203 for dredging services. Incumbent contractors for similar work on this waterway include [Contractor Names]. The period of performance and estimated 800,000 cubic yards to be dredged suggest an award value in the range of $10-25 million. Respondents must have the capability to pump dredged materials through a pipeline up to 5 miles long to designated placement areas.