Mobile Harbor Maintenance Dredging

The contract solicitation W9127826BA001, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mobile District Office, seeks sealed bids for mobile harbor maintenance dredging operations in Mobile Harbor, Alabama. Work is to be conducted within designated dredging reaches, including stations 244+66 to 267+73, 267+73 to 600+00, and 1250+00 to 1370+00, with optional work areas on the Mobile River, all requiring removal of material to a designated Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site approximately five miles south of Dauphin Island. Performance must begin within ten days of notice to proceed and be completed within 180 to 240 calendar days, with strict adherence to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ safety standards, engineering specifications, and Mean Lower Low Water benchmarks. Acceptance of work requires the removal of 90% of material from the dredging prism, verified by high-frequency survey data collected at 100-foot intervals, and final inspection conducted by the Government at the dredging site. Contractors must submit as-built drawings with red-lined revisions, jointly inspected by the Contracting Officer’s Representative, and maintain project signage in like-new condition. The solicitation is issued under NAICS code 237990 as an Invitation for Bid (IFB), indicating a fixed-price procurement method, with proposals due electronically via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment by 2:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on May 4, 2026. The contract includes special requirements such as compliance with the Seagoing Barge Act, mandatory provision of meals and a locked office space for inspectors at specified daily rates, and strict protocols for handling materials in quarantined areas. Key personnel must be pre-approved with substitutions requiring the Contracting Officer’s written consent, and optional dredging tasks may be awarded at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer if funding permits. Offerors must comply with federal regulations regarding small business subcontracting, prompt payment, and certification against narcotics trafficking, and no security clearances are required. Payments are governed by CESAM Form 1151 and governed by FAR clauses, though specific contracting office details, funding identifiers, payment office addresses, and invoice systems are not provided in the solicitation. The solicitation has been amended twice, with the most recent amendment effective