Mechanical Dredging IDIQ

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, issued solicitation W912ES24B0002 as an Invitation for Bids for mechanical dredging work on the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. This project requires the provision of all plant, labor, material, and equipment necessary to perform dredging using backhoes, draglines, or other mechanical equipment on marine plants, including the transport of dredged material to designated placement sites. The procurement is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns under NAICS code 237990, with an estimated construction magnitude ranging between 25 million and 100 million dollars. The resulting contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement consisting of a base period and four option periods. Throughout the solicitation process, several amendments were issued to remove Project Labor Agreement requirements, update bid opening information, refine wage determinations, and clarify submission procedures via ProjNet and SAM registration. Bids were due by March 15, 2024, and a bid abstract was subsequently certified on March 18, 2024, comparing government estimates against pricing from vendors such as LS Maine, Inc and Newt Marine Service.