West Coast Hopper Dredging 2016

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. W9127N-16-B-0001 for West Coast Hopper Dredging 2016. This dredging project includes maintenance dredging and new dredging at Grays Harbor, maintenance dredging at the San Francisco Mainship Channel, Coos Bay Entrance, Mouth of the Columbia River, and selected Columbia River bars from River Mile 3+00 to 105+00. Additional locations may be included as optional line items.

Approximately 4,325,000 cubic yards will be dredged as mandatory line items, with additional optional items depending on project needs and funding availability. This solicitation is subject to the availability of funds. Placement of dredged material will be located at designated in-water placement sites, including ocean and river disposal. Dredging will occur in Washington, California, and Oregon. Water Quality Monitoring will be required in accordance with the current water quality certificates. The Contractor can start work as early as April 1, 2016, with an anticipated completion date of approximately August 31, 2016.

The solicitation will be available for download in December 2016 with bids due approximately 30 days after advertise.

This is an unrestricted procurement, solicited under full and open competition and is open to both small and large business concerns. A small business subcontracting plan will be required for large businesses. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990. The small business size standard is $27.5 million. The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

Point of contact for this procurement is David Boone, Contract Specialist at 503-808-4614 or david.c.boone@usace.army.mil.

Point of contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at 503-808-4602 or carol.a.mcintyre@usace.army.mil.