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Market Research & Sources Sought Maintenance Dredging Within the Geographical Boundaries of USACE Mobile District
Contact and place of performance
Jeffrey Donaldson
Mobile, AL
USA
Market Research and Sources Sought Notice for information on capability and availability of potential contractors to perform maintenance dredging at various navigation projects throughout the geographical boundaries of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District which includes portions of the states of Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS and is not a solicitation announcement.&nb...
View moreOne requirement will be for trailing suction hopper dredges with a minimum hopper capacity of 3600 cubic yards.
All the above requirements must be complete with crew, management staff and support equipment including pipelines, booster pumps, tugs, various other floating plants as would normally be expected to support a large dredging operation.
The solicitations will be for the award of Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract(s) with task orders issued for various dredging locations with the maximum contract value not to exceed $49 million. The proposed construction duration will be 14 months after the Notice of award of the contract. Sources are being sought for firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 237990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $30 Million.
Responses are requested with the following information, which shall not exceed a total of eight pages. 1. Bidder’s name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. 2. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or 8(a) shall be indicated on first page of submission. 3. Bonding capability: Please provide a letter from your bonding company to support current bonding capability of at least $10 million (aggregate amount for multiple active task orders). 4. Description of capability to perform the proposed dredging, manage subcontractors, prepare and comply with various environmental permits, and capacity to execute this project with other ongoing dredging contracts. 5. Past performance/experience on projects of similar scope, describing no more than five (5) projects that are at least 50% construction complete within the past five years of the issue date of this Notice. The past performance information should include project title, location, general description of the dredging to demonstrate relevance to the proposed project, the bidder’s role, dollar value of contract, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address). 6. Dredge name and various specifications on the equipment to include: Discharge diameter, suction diameter, year manufactured and/or major overhaul, ladder length, spud lengths, draft, horsepower of main engine and any booster pumps, max/min dredging depths, max/min width of channel the dredge can efficiently operate, hopper capacity (hopper dredge only).
NO RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY FAX OR MAIL. ALL RESPONSES MUST BE E-MAILED to Jeffrey M. Donaldson at [email protected]. Submittals are due no later than 2:00 PM local Mobile, AL time on 11 June 2026. Submittals will not be returned. Telephonic responses will not be honored. This is not a Request for Proposal, only a Request for Information. No award will result from this Sources Sought. This notice does not constitute any commitment by the Government.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, has issued this sources sought notice to identify qualified small business firms capable of performing maintenance dredging at various navigation projects. The scope involves work within the geographical boundaries of the Mobile District, covering portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. The government anticipates multiple procurements in fiscal year 2025 for the rental of dredging equipment to maintain inland river systems, coastal harbors, rivers, and bays. Future requirements will include hydraulic cutterhead dredges with pump discharge diameters between 24 and 30 inches and trailing suction hopper dredges with a minimum capacity of 3,600 cubic yards. All equipment must include necessary crew, management, support vessels, and pipelines.
The anticipated solicitations will lead to the award of Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contracts with a maximum value not to exceed $49 million. The proposed period of performance is 14 months following a notice of award. This procurement is identified under NAICS 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and PSC Y1KF for Construction of Dredging Facilities. The notice is classified under the SBA Small Business Administration set-aside and seeks firms with a small business size standard of $30 million.
Interested parties must submit a capability statement of no more than eight pages to Jeffrey Donaldson by 2:00 PM local time in Mobile, Alabama, on June 11, 2026. Submissions must include the bidder's contact information, business classifications, and a letter from a bonding company confirming a minimum aggregate capability of $10 million. Responses should also detail the firm's experience with similar projects, its capacity to manage subcontractors and environmental permits, and specific technical data for the proposed dredging equipment. All responses must be submitted via email under solicitation number W9127826BA002.
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