Single Award Task Order (SATOC) for Freeport Harbor Entrance and Jetty Channel Hopper Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District is seeking sources to provide hopper dredging services for the Freeport Harbor Entrance and Jetty Channel, along with pipeline and mechanical dredging of the Freeport Stauffer Channel and Brazos Harbor in Texas. This Sources Sought announcement is preliminary in nature and seeks information from industry to support planning for a future Request for Proposal; no contract will be awarded from this announcement, and responses are voluntary with no reimbursement provided. Interested firms must submit responses by February 6, 2026, at 2:00 PM CT to ashley.l.griffin@usace.army.mil and curtis.cole@usace.army.mil, including their UEI and CAGE code, firm contact information, small business set-aside eligibility status, and detailed qualifications demonstrating comparable dredging projects completed within the past five years with at least three project examples including customer names and dollar values. Firms must also provide bonding capacity documentation reflecting a Bid Bond at 20 percent of total bid amount and Performance/Payment Bond at 100 percent of contract amount, and all firms must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible. The anticipated RFP issuance is scheduled for April 2026, with proposal submissions expected in May 2026 and contract award anticipated in August 2026.

This procurement carries an estimated project magnitude between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000 and is classified under NAICS Code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a small business size standard of $37.0 million and Product Service Code Z1KB. No set-aside designation has been applied to this opportunity, meaning it is open to all eligible contractors regardless of business size or status. The contract structure consists of a One Year Base period with Two Option Years, with estimated completion time and production rates to be specified in each individual Task Order. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required within five calendar days after task order award, and work is expected to commence within ten calendar days after the Notice to Proceed is issued. All interested firms should note that respondents will not be notified of evaluation results from this sources sought announcement and that this notice does not constitute a procurement commitment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.