Passes of the Mississippi River, South Pass, Maintenance Dredging (Non-Continuous), Plaquemines Parish, LA 25-004

Solicitation W912P826BA076, issued by the Department of Defense through the W07V Endist New Orleans, is for non-continuous maintenance dredging at the Passes of the Mississippi River, South Pass, located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The project is situated entirely within the Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area and falls under NAICS code 237990. This solicitation replaces solicitation number W912P825B0047. Following Amendment 0001, the bid opening date has been rescheduled to September 1, 2026, at 11:00 AM CST, with a final response deadline of September 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM UTC. The scope of work includes dredging operations, the construction and repair of earthen dikes to protect adjacent waterways, and the excavation and subsequent backfilling of access corridors. Key technical requirements specify that disposal elevations must not exceed +6.0 feet NAVD88 and that the contractor must perform pre- and post-surveys of Cadro and Dennis Pass. Environmental compliance is critical, requiring the avoidance of colonial nesting wading birds and prohibiting the direct discharge of dredged material within 300 feet of existing pipelines or utilities. The contractor is responsible for restoring any disposal material that enters Cadro or Dennis Pass to pre-disposal depths.