Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point Suffolk County, NY, Contract 3B

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is conducting a Sources Sought market analysis for a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) related to Contract 3B of the Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point coastal protection project in Suffolk County, New York. The procurement encompasses beach and berm construction at Tiana Reach involving offshore dredging and hydraulic sand placement, coastal process features including bayside fill and groin removal, replacement of pedestrian crossovers with ADA-compliant structures, and construction of vehicular crossovers with roadbed and gravel surfaces. Interested parties must submit written comments addressing twelve specific questions concerning PLA utilization, skilled labor availability, project scheduling, cost impacts, labor-management stability, compliance with employment standards, and small-business utilization goals to Contract Specialist Mike McCue at michael.l.mccue@usace.army.mil. This is a market analysis notice only; no awards will be made from responses and no reimbursement will be provided for submitted information. The deadline for submitting comments is March 31, 2026.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation. The project is estimated to cost between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000, with construction scheduled to commence in November 2026 and continue for approximately eleven months. The work involves approximately 1,900,000 cubic yards of sand to construct a 20,000-foot shoreline berm, plus approximately 100,000 cubic yards of material for coastal process features, classified under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). No current contractors or incumbents are identified in this pre-solicitation phase, as the Corps is gathering market information to inform the eventual formal solicitation strategy. The scope of work reflects a substantial coastal protection infrastructure project requiring expertise in dredging, marine construction, and civil engineering capabilities.