Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Southwest Pass Maintenance Dredging Non- Continuous Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP Cutterhead Dredge No. 3-2026 Specification No. OM26277
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is soliciting sealed bids for a firm fixed price contract to provide maintenance dredging services for the Mississippi River, from Baton Rouge to the Gulf, specifically covering the non-continuous section from Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The contractor must furnish one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge with a discharge size of at least 30 inches inside diameter, including all necessary attendant plant. The project magnitude is estimated between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000, with a primary performance period from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028. The scope of work includes an initial 700 hours of dredging, with an option for an additional 700 hours, as well as options for 25 miles of dredge towing and 70 days of bird nesting prevention measures. Operations are required to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the dredge must be delivered and operational within 15 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed. Award will be granted to the responsible bidder offering the lowest priced responsive bid. Key requirements include registration in the System for Award Management, compliance with EM 385-1-1 safety standards, and the use of the Wide Area WorkFlow system for invoicing. All hydrographic surveys must be performed under the direction of a licensed Professional Land Surveyor with at least three years of experience in navigable channel surveying.
General Info
Place of Performance
Plaquemine, LA, USASet-Aside
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Full Description
Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Southwest Pass Maintenance Dredging Non-Continuous Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP Cutterhead Dredge No. 3-2026 Specification No. OM26277
The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, with a dredge discharge size of 30 inches or greater inside diameter (ID), complete in all respects, including all attendant plant, and crew. Work will be performed at the Mississippi River Southwest Pass Area and possibly in other areas 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 +1 (555) 000-0000 (email contact@example.gov) or
Jeffrey Sprunger at +1 (555) 000-0000 (email contact@example.gov).
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