Pensacola Harbor Navigation Project

Market Research and Sources Sought Notice for information on capability and availability of potential contractors to perform maintenance dredging of the Pensacola Harbor navigation project in Pensacola, FL.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS and is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Market Research and Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified Small Business firms who own dredges of the sizes specified below. Responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis will be used by the government in making appropriate acquisition decisions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates a future procurement in fiscal year 2026 for unit price of dredging equipment to perform maintenance dredging of the Pensacola Harbor Entrance Channel.

The requirement will be for hydraulic cutterhead pipeline dredges, trailing suction hopper dredges, and/or mechanical dredges with scows.  Dredges must be capable of dredging to a depth of 39 feet and be complete with crew, management staff and support equipment including tugs and various other floating plants as would normally be expected to support a large dredging operation. The material type expected for this requirement will be maintenance material typical for Pensacola Entrance Channel composed of sand.  Material dredged will be placed west of the Pensacola Entrance Channel along Perdido Key Beach.  The maximum pumping distance for beach placement will be approximately 30,000-feet.

The solicitations will be for the award of single standalone “C” contract issued for the Pensacola Harbor with the maximum contract value not to exceed $15 million. The proposed construction duration will be 5 months after the Notice of award of the contract. Sources are being sought for firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 237990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $30 Million.

Responses are requested with the following information, which shall not exceed a total of eight pages. 1. Bidder’s name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. 2.  Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, or 8(a) shall be indicated on first page of submission. 3.  Bonding capability: Please provide a letter from your bonding company to support current bonding capability of at least $15 million. 4. Description of capability to perform the proposed dredging, manage subcontractors, prepare, and comply with various environmental permits, and capacity to execute this project with other ongoing dredging contracts. 5. Past performance/experience on projects of similar scope, describing no more than five (5) projects that are at least 50% construction complete within the past five years of the issue date of this Notice. The past performance information should include project title, location, general description of the dredging to demonstrate relevance to the proposed project, the bidder’s role, dollar value of contract, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address).   6.  Dredge name and various specifications on the equipment to include: Discharge diameter, suction diameter, year manufactured and/or major overhaul, ladder length, spud lengths, draft, horsepower of main engine and any booster pumps, max/min dredging depths, max/min width of channel the dredge can efficiently operate, hopper capacity (hopper dredge only), and bucket capacity (mechanical only). 

NO RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY FAX OR MAIL. ALL RESPONSES MUST BE E-MAILED to Jennifer Suit at Jennifer.h.suit@usace.army.mil and  Elizabeth M. Trimble at elizabeth.m.trimble@usace.army.mil. Submittals are due no later than 2:00 PM local Mobile, AL time on 16 July 2026. Submittals will not be returned. Telephonic responses will not be honored. This is not a Request for Proposal, only a Request for Information. No award will result from this Sources Sought. This notice does not constitute any commitment by the Government.