Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract No. 7-2026 (OM26007)
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Solicitation W912P826BA054 is a sealed bid procurement issued by the Department of Defense, New Orleans District, for the hire and operation of one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. The primary scope of work involves dredging operations in the Mississippi River and Southwest Pass, Louisiana, with potential extensions to the Calcasieu River Bar Channel, Mississippi River Crossings between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, and the Mobile and Galveston Districts. The estimated construction value ranges between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000, with a performance period running from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2028. The contractor must commence dredging within 120 hours of receiving the Notice to Proceed. Award will be granted to the responsible bidder providing the lowest-priced responsive bid. Key requirements include compliance with EM 385-1-1 safety standards, USCG regulations, and the National Dredging Quality Management Program. Bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management and provide necessary performance and payment bonds. The bid structure includes a base dredging requirement of 2,558 hours, with options for additional dredging hours, protected species observers, and sea turtle and sturgeon trawling and relocation services. Evaluation involves pass/fail gates regarding equipment availability, financial capability, and pricing completeness, with final acceptance contingent upon a government inspection of the marine plant at the delivery site.
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Place of Performance
Plaquemine, LA, USASet-Aside
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Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract No. 7-2026 (OM26007)
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 +1 (555) 000-0000 (email contact@example.gov) or
Bambi Raja at +1 (555) 000-0000 (email contact@example.gov).
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