SOURCES SOUGHT USACE FY27 Galveston Entrance Channel and Houston Ship Channel Boliver to Redfish with Galveston Harbor Maintenance Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District is soliciting sources sought information on maintenance dredging services for the Galveston Entrance Channel, Houston Ship Channel (Bolivar to Redfish Reach), and Galveston Harbor in Galveston County, Texas, with responses due July 28, 2026. This is a sources sought announcement only; no contract will be awarded from this submission, and formal solicitation is anticipated for February 2027 with proposals due in March 2027 and award estimated in April 2027.

The scope requires a hopper dredge to clear historical shoaling within the specified channels and harbor, including advanced maintenance dredging in high-shoaling zones and newly added work in Galveston Harbor (station 22+571.34 to station 23+076.27). Optional work includes dredging of Galveston Harbor Shelves and beneficial use of dredged material for beach placement. Standard disposal of dredged material will occur at the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site; costs exceeding standard disposal are covered by non-federal funds.

The estimated project value ranges from $25 million to $100 million. The Small Business Size Standard under NAICS 237990 is $37 million. The announcement explicitly invites responses from small businesses, 8(a) Small Business Development Program participants, HUBZone firms, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) firms. Small Business subcontracting limitations restrict subcontract payments to no more than 85% of the government-paid amount, excluding material costs.

Respondents must provide Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code, company information, qualifications documentation including up to five recent projects with dredge specifications and production data, current commitments and completion dates, and bonding capacity documentation for bid bonds (20% of total bid amount) and performance/payment bonds (100% of contract amount). The contractor must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds within five calendar days after award, pre-award documents within two calendar days after bid opening, and begin work within ten calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed.