Topside Equipment Repair and Maintenance Aboard the Dredge Wheeler

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District is seeking contractor services for topside equipment repair and maintenance aboard the Dredge Wheeler, a vessel requiring inspection, maintenance, and repairs to its hull, steel structures, dredging equipment, propulsion system, and auxiliary systems. The contractor must provide all necessary labor, supervision, tools, supplies, materials, equipment, machine shop facilities, and transportation, with the exception of items designated as government-furnished in Section C-5 of the Performance Work Statement. This procurement will be evaluated using a trade-off technique based on three factors: Technical and Past Performance (equally weighted and together approximately equal in value to Price). The resulting contract will be structured as a firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order contract with a single award. The formal solicitation is anticipated for release on March 27, 2026, and all submissions must be made exclusively through the System of Award Management (SAM) website at https://sam.gov; vendors must maintain active SAM registration to be eligible for consideration.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set Aside, restricting competition to small business entities. No incumbent contractor or current contract holder is identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The notice does not disclose a specific budget range or estimated award value at this stage. Classified under NAICS Code 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and PSC Code J019 (Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks), the contract is designed as an IDIQ vehicle that will generate task orders on an as-needed basis. Interested small businesses should monitor SAM.gov for the full solicitation and any amendments, and direct inquiries to Angela Day at Angela.C.Day@usace.army.mil.