GIWW Corpus Christi Bay to Port Isabel and Channel toHarlingen Pipeline Dredging, Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, and Cameron Counties, Texas

This solicitation, numbered W912HY26BA016, is an unrestricted procurement issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, for pipeline dredging operations along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from Corpus Christi Bay to Port Isabel with a channel extension to Harlingen, spanning Nueces, Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, and Cameron Counties in Texas. The primary scope includes dredging approximately 1.79 million cubic yards in GIWW Sections 1 through 18 and 802,000 cubic yards in Arroyo Colorado Sections 19 through 30, alongside additional dredging in dock areas and the Port Isabel Shallow Draft Channel. Work encompasses mobilization and demobilization, pipeline management, and installation and removal of dredging infrastructure, with a base contract value of $9.73 million and a potential total value of $17.53 million when including four fully priced options covering maintenance dredging in Arroyo Colorado, dock sites, and the Port Isabel channel. The project is funded under FY26 appropriations and is to be performed on-site at the specified locations with no specified delivery terms or FOB conditions. The solicitation was issued on October 28, 2025, with a response deadline on May 22, 2026, and received four amendments before opening. Proposals were required to be submitted as physical documents not exceeding five pages, using OF 1419A and OF 1419 forms, and include attachments covering mobilization, pipeline operations, and dredging schedules. All three responding offerors—Callan Marine Limited, Inland Dredging Company, LLC, and Orion Marine Construction, Inc.—were classified as Other Than Small Businesses with no socioeconomic certifications disclosed. Inland Dredging Company, LLC, was identified as the apparent low bidder, with a bid 5.12 percent above the government’s estimate, indicating cost is a dominant factor in award, though the evaluation methodology—whether Lowest Price Technically Acceptable or Trade-off—is not explicitly stated. The contracting officer is Curtis Cole Jr., with Danelle Tate as the primary point of contact, and payment will be processed through the USACE Galveston District office. No formal contract clauses, inspection criteria, packaging standards, or key personnel requirements are documented in the available materials, and no specific accounting codes, invoicing methods, or electronic