Market Survey - Industry's Barge Pump-Out Capability
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912DS25S0006
- Agency
-
ENDIST New York
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
- Place of performance
- Highlands, New Jersey, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District is conducting a market survey to assess industry capabilities for maintenance dredging projects, specifically focusing on barge pump-out operations. The survey targets dredging contractors to gather detailed information about their ability to handle mechanically dredged material using scows and barges with pump-out capabilities. Key areas of inquiry include contractors' equipment specifications, operational processes for pumping sandy material to beach or stockpile sites, capabilities for creating bottom habitat in shallow water, and cost differentials between traditional bottom dump and pump-out placement methods. The market survey is designed to collect confidential information to support future project planning and execution. Responses are due by December 31, 2024, and contractors are expected to provide comprehensive details about their technical and operational capacities for dredging material handling.
The pre-solicitation notice does not indicate a specific set-aside designation, meaning the opportunity appears open to all qualified contractors in the heavy and civil engineering construction sector (NAICS 237990). While no specific award value is mentioned, the survey suggests the potential for future maintenance dredging contracts in the New York Harbor-Sandy Hook Channel area. The research aims to understand industry capabilities for pumping dredged materials, including daily volume rates, pump distance capabilities with and without booster pumps, and placement methods for different environmental contexts. The survey is part of the fiscal year 2025 planning process and will help the Corps of Engineers develop more effective and cost-efficient dredging strategies. Contractors responding to the survey will provide insights that could directly influence future solicitation requirements and project specifications.
Notice text
MARKET SURVEY OF THE DREDGING INDUSTRY
The following is a confidential survey questionnaire designed to apprise USACE of prospective dredging contractors’ project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. All questions are regarding industry’s general capabilities in executing maintenance dredging projects.
General
1. Do you have the capability to pump out material from a scow, barge, or similar equipment, after it has been dredged mechanically? If so, please explain the equipment needed and the process.
2. Do you own or have access to a scow / barge with pump out capability?
a. If so, what is the capacity of the scow / barge?
b. Does the pump out scow / barge have bottom dumping capability as well, or is it sealed?
c. Can the dredged material be placed directly into the pump out scow / barge, or does the dredged material need to be rehandled and transferred from a separate scow into the pump out scow / barge?
3. Can sandy dredged material be pumped from the pump out scow / barge to an upland beach site or stockpile site?
a. If so, what would be the average rate (volume per day) sandy material could be pumped from the scow / barge to an upland beach or stockpile.
b. What would be the approximate pump distance capability from the pump out scow / barge with no addition of a booster pump(s)? Approximate pump distance capability from the pump out scow / barge with the addition of a booster pump(s)?
4. Can sandy dredged material be pumped from the scow / barge into shallow water, in a bay, to create bottom habitat? What would be the average rate (volume per day) sandy material could be pumped out into shallow water in a bay, not having sufficient depth for bottom dumping placement? What would be the approximate pump distance capability in those conditions, with and without the addition of a booster pump(s)?
5. What would be the approximate percentage of cost differential when comparing the cost of off-shore / ocean placement using a bottom dump scow, to the cost of beach placement and off-shore placement into shallow water using a scow / barge with pump out capability? (Please assuming the same travel distance and account for the extra cost of heavy equipment associated with beach placement and the potential need for a shallow draft scow / barge for shallow water placement). The cost differential would be used for planning purposes only.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Scow Pumpout Capability Market Survey_FY25.docx | DOCX document | |
| 03 - MARKET SURVEY_Scow Pumpout Capability_FY25.pdf |
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