This is a Presolicitation notice for Mississippi River maintenance dredging in the Southwest Pass Area, requiring a fully crewed cutterhead dredge. The project magnitude is between $10M and $25M, with performance in Plaquemine, LA. [1]
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Work involves furnishing a cutterhead dredge for maintenance dredging. [1]
The contract magnitude is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. [1]
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Offerers must be registered with SAM to receive an award. [1]
The response deadline is set for February 20, 2028. [1]
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Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Southwest Pass Maintenance Dredging Non-Continuous Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP Cutterhead Dredge No. 1-2026 Specification No. OM26275 The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, with a dredge discharge size of 30 inches or greater inside diameter (ID), complete in all respects, including all attendant plant, and crew. Work will be performed at the Mississippi River Southwest Pass Area and possibly in other areas 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. This solicitation will be issued on or about 20 February 2026 and 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 504-862-1352 (email Cori.A.Caimi@usace.army.mil) or Jeffrey Sprunger at 504-862-1631 (email jeffrey.s.sprunger@usace.army.mil).
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DescriptionMississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Southwest Pass Maintenance Dredging Non-Continuous Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP Cutterhead Dredge No. 1-2026 Specification No. OM26275 The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, with a dredge discharge size of 30 inches or greater inside diameter (ID), complete in all respects, including all attendant plant, and crew. Work will be performed at the Mississippi River Southwest Pass Area and possibly in other areas 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. 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 504-862-1352 (email Cori.A.Caimi@usace.army.mil) or Jeffrey Sprunger at 504-862-1631 (email jeffrey.s.sprunger@usace.army.mil).Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Southwest Pass Maintenance Dredging Non-Continuous Mile 6.0 AHP to Mile 19.5 BHP Cutterhead Dredge No. 1-2026 Specification No. OM26275 The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, with a dredge discharge size of 30 inches or greater inside diameter (ID), complete in all respects, including all attendant plant, and crew. Work will be performed at the Mississippi River Southwest Pass Area and possibly in other areas 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. This solicitation will be issued on or about 20 February 2026 and 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 504-862-1352 (email Cori.A.Caimi@usace.army.mil) or Jeffrey Sprunger at 504-862-1631 (email jeffrey.s.sprunger@usace.army.mil).