Towboat Services

This solicitation seeks towboat services to transport government-owned fish barges on the Snake and Columbia Rivers between April 2022 and March 2023. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District requires a minimum of four towboats, each with a full operating crew, to push up to four barges daily or every other day from Lower Granite Dam to below Bonneville Dam within 80 hours. Proposals are due by March 3, 2022 and will be evaluated based on pricing for full trips, half trips, deadhead moves, and fuel.

There is no set-aside designation. The primary NAICS code is 483211 and PSC code is X222. The solicitation seeks a firm-fixed price contract valued between $11.1 million to $17.9 million to be awarded to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. Incumbent Shaver Transportation Company and Centerline Logistics Corporation submitted bids. Performance will take place in Walla Walla, Washington, transporting fish barges in support of the Walla Walla District's waterborne commerce and navigation mission on the Columbia and Snake River systems through March 2023.