Opportunity

SAM #W912P826BA013

USACE Solicits Maintenance Dredging Services for Calcasieu River and Pass, LA

Buyer

USACE Endicott District

Posted

May 28, 2026

Respond By

June 13, 2026

Identifier

W912P826BA013

NAICS

237990

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is inviting bids for a large-scale maintenance dredging project on the Calcasieu River and Pass in Louisiana. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District (ENDIST NEW ORLEANS) - Scope of Work: - Maintenance dredging of Calcasieu River and Pass, from Mile 5.0 to Mile 17.0 - Removal of material from the Calcasieu River Ship Channel - Disposal of dredged material within designated Confined Disposal Facilities - Optional removal of material from Devil’s Elbow - Construction of retention dikes - Pre- and post-dredging surveys - Optional ditching and draining of disposal areas - Contract Details: - Firm fixed price contract - Estimated value between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000 - Issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) - Requirements: - Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) - Solicitation documents are accessible electronically via the SAM website - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) or vendors are named in the notice - Place of Performance: - Calcasieu River and Pass, Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, Louisiana - Contracting office located at USACE District, New Orleans, 7400 Leake Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118-3651

Description

NOTE: THIS IS A SYNOPSIS, NOT A SOLICITATION. SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE, NO QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL OR CONTRACTUAL NATURE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ANSWERED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SYNOPSIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

W912P826BA013 - Calcasieu River and Pass, LA, Maintenance Dredging FY26, Mile 5.0 to Mile 17.0, Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, LA

This solicitation will be issued as UNRESTRICTED. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990.

The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

The work consists of removal of material from within the Calcasieu River Ship Channel and satisfactory disposal within the designated Confined Disposal Facilities adjacent to the Calcasieu River and Pass; all as shown on the drawings.  Removal of material from within Devil’s Elbow, is included as optional work.  The work also includes retention dike construction, surveys, and optional ditching and draining of disposal areas, and all operations incidental thereto. 

This solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB).  The resulting contract shall be firm fixed price (FFP). This solicitation will be issued on or about 12 June 2026.

When posted, the solicitation will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System of Award Management System (SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Therefore, telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contractors must register at the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov to download the solicitation for this project. If/when issued, Amendments will be posted to the above-referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments before closing; therefore, the Bidders must check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

Bidders shall maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database at the time of award, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. Bidders are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet.

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