Maintenance Dredging of the Winter Harbor Federal Navigation Channel

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is anticipating a future procurement for a Firm, Fixed Price Construction Contract for Maintenance Dredging of the Winter Harbor Federal Navigation Channel located in Mathews County, Virginia.

Description of Work:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is seeking qualified and experienced firms capable of performing maintenance dredging of shoaled areas from the Winter Harbor Federal Navigation Channel located in Mathews County, Virginia by hydraulic pipeline method with placement of the dredged material in the Government-furnished shoreline placement area located north of the channel. The base work will include dredging approximately 101,000 cubic yards (CY) of sandy material between Stations 30+00 and 78+00 to a required depth of -6.0 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) with one (1) foot of allowable overdepth, for a total project depth of -7.0 feet MLLW in the pay prism. Optional work will include dredging approximately 29,000 CY of additional sandy material between Stations 30+00 and 78+00 an additional one (1) foot of depth, for a total project depth of -8.0 feet MLLW in the pay prism. The hydraulic pipeline pumping distance from the dredging area to the shoreline placement area will be approximately 9,500 linear feet. Dredging will be required for the full channel width from Stations 30+00 to 40+00 and 50+00 to 78+00, and the full channel width plus a 25-foot overcut from Station 40+00 to 50+00 on the north side of the channel and from Station 42+00 to 50+00 on the south side of the channel to remove a significant shoaled area which is blocking the entrance to Winter Harbor. The project will require the dredging of approximately 101,000 CY of material with an option to dredge an additional 29,000 CY, including estimated accretion to October 2027 and allowable overdepth.

The contract is anticipated to be a combination of base work and optional work. The base bid will include mobilization and demobilization of all necessary equipment to perform the work and hydraulic pipeline dredging with direct placement in the unconfined Government-furnished shoreline placement area located north of the channel.

The estimated construction price range for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. NAICS Code 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction applies. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.

Construction Time:

The construction period of performance will be 120 calendar days from issuance of the NTP. Dredging is prohibited from April 1 to October 31 of any given year due to an environmental time of year restriction.

Definitive Responsibility Criteria:

This requirement will use Definitive Responsibility Criteria (DRC), which are specific and objective standards established to inform the Contracting Officer, in accordance with FAR 9.104-2. These criteria will be used to assess whether the apparent low bidder can demonstrate the expertise and specialized facilities needed for adequate contract performance. The inability of a contractor otherwise eligible for award to demonstrate minimally acceptable experience as measured by the DRC may result in the Contracting Officer determining the contractor is not responsible.

The Definitive Responsibility Criteria will be developed to assess the following work items:

• Experience in performing a minimum of one hydraulic pipeline dredging job in bay and coastal environments pumping a minimum of 50,000 cubic yards (cy) a distance of two miles or greater within the past five years.
• Experience in performing a minimum of one job with placement of dredged material within an unconfined nearshore environment (such as beach, surf zone and/or adjacent shallow water areas) similar to the requirements and magnitude of this project within the past five years.

Sources are sought for all interested firms with a NAICS code of 237990 with a small business size standard of $37,000,000.

SURVEY OF THE DREDGING INDUSTRY

The following confidential survey questionnaire is designed to apprise the Corps of prospective dredging contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. All questions are in regard to the Maintenance Dredging of the Winter Harbor Federal Navigation Channel Project located in Mathews County, Virginia.

1. Please provide company’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
2. Would you be interested in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued? If the answer is No, please explain why not?
3. Have you worked on dredging jobs similar in nature, complexity and magnitude to this project within the past 5 years? Have you managed the dredge material placement sites with the inflows similar in magnitude to this project in the past 5 years? If so, please describe the project(s) and for whom the work was performed. Indicate the dollar value of the project(s). Identify a point of contact (s) and phone number, as a reference of relevant experience.
4. Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture?
5. Is there a dollar limit on the size of contract that you would bid? If so, what is that limit?
6. What is the largest dredging contract, in dollars, on which you were the prime contractor?
7. What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity?
8. Firm's Business Size - LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOB.
9. Are you familiar with the safety and health requirements of EM 385-1-1?

Please only include a narrative of the requested information. Additional information will not be reviewed.

This Sources Sought should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issues a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expand responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available.

The Government will utilize this information in determining an acquisition strategy. Please state all of the socio-economic categories in which your company belongs (8)(a), Hub-zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned). Please submit capability packages electronically to email to LTC George Jackson at george.jackson@usace.army.mil and Luke Hedlund at luke.d.hedlund@usace.army.mil.

The responses to this Sources Sought must be submitted no later than 22 October 2026 via email to LTC George Jackson at george.jackson@usace.army.mil and Luke Hedlund at luke.d.hedlund@usace.army.mil.

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