Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract No. 5-2026 (OM26005)
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
The contract involves the provision of a fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge to perform dredging operations primarily in the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to the Gulf, including Southwest Pass, with the possibility of work in additional areas both within and outside the New Orleans District. The project has an estimated construction value ranging between $10 million and $25 million. The solicitation number for this contract is W912P826BA052, with an official posting date of May 8, 2026, and responses are due by May 7, 2028. Bidders must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible to receive a government contract award, and solicitation documents will be made available on the Sam.gov website. Interested vendors are encouraged to register on beta.Sam.gov and to post potential subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration’s Subnet. The contract is managed by the Department of Defense’s New Orleans District office, with primary contracting specialists Cori A. Caimi and Bambi Raja available for contact. The work will be performed in Louisiana, specifically around the Plaquemine area, and no set-aside provisions apply to this solicitation.
General Info
Agency
NAICS
Place of Performance
Plaquemine, LA, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Response Deadline
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract No. 5-2026 (OM26005)
The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. Work will be performed in Mississippi River and Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas inside and outside of the New Orleans District.
The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.
A bid opening date will be established in a future amendment.
The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on Sam.gov. You can access these files from a link located on Sam.gov (www.SAM.gov). You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in beta.Sam.gov (www.beta.SAM.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerers are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerers must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov.
The Contract Specialists for this solicitation is Cori A.Caimi at 504-862-1352 (email Cori.A.Caimi@usace.army.mil) or
Bambi Raja at 504-862-1499 (email Bambi.L.Raja@usace.army.mil).