Presolicitation
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Monguagon Creek Upper Trenton Channel (MCUTC)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W911XK27BA002
Due in 9 daysSmall business
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The Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District plans to hire a contractor to mechanically dredge about 28,100 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from Monguagon Creek Upper Trenton Channel in Riverview, Michigan. It is a pre-solicitation notice for a single firm-fixed-price construction contract, with the bid (IFB) expected in October 2026, set aside for small businesses.
Watch out for
- Definitive Responsibility Criteria. Bidders must pass specific pass/fail experience or capability criteria that are not yet published, and failing them eliminates the bid before price is considered.
which will be evaluated on a strict Pass/Fail basis prior to price bid evaluation
- Large specialized project. Estimated at $10M-$20M for contaminated sediment dredging and placement, which likely needs bonding, marine equipment and environmental experience.
Estimated Magnitude of Construction: between $10M-$20M
- Not a solicitation yet. This is only a pre-solicitation notice; the bid package is expected in October 2026.
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID.
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Full brief
What they want
- Environmental (mechanical) dredging of contaminated sediment in Sediment Management Area 1 (max 4 ft deep) and Area 2 (max 25 ft deep)
- Remove about 28,100 cubic yards of material
- Transport and place the dredged material into Cell 5 of the Pointe Mouillee Confined Disposal Facility
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price construction contract, single award via sealed bidding (IFB) with Definitive Responsibility Criteria
- Place of performance
- Monguagon Creek Upper Trenton Channel, Riverview, Michigan
- Estimated value
- Estimated magnitude of construction: between $10M-$20M
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bidding: lowest-priced responsive and responsible bidder, after a Pass/Fail check of Definitive Responsibility Criteria
- Offers due
- 2026-10-16T14:00:00-04:00 (response deadline listed on the notice; solicitation not yet issued)
- How to submit
- Electronic submission through the PIEE Solicitation Module (https://piee.eb.mil/)
What they'll judge offers on
- General responsibility requirements (RFO Part 9)
- Project-specific Definitive Responsibility Criteria, Pass/Fail
- Lowest price among responsive and responsible bidders
What to include when you submit
- Register in both SAM.gov and PIEE
- Solicitation documents will be on SAM.gov with a link to attachments stored in PIEE
- No hard copies; the Government will not keep a bidders list
You must have
- Small business set-aside (100% total)
This project will be solicited as a 100% total small business set-aside.
- Size standard of $37M average annual receipts under NAICS 237990 (exception)
which carries a small business size standard of $37M in average annual receipts
- Pass project-specific Definitive Responsibility Criteria (details in the solicitation)
project-specific Definitive Responsibility Criteria (DRC) set forth in the solicitation, which will be evaluated on a strict Pass/Fail basis
- Active SAM registration and PIEE registration
All contractors must be registered on both sam.gov and in PIEE.
Current contractor
Related prior solicitation number W911XK26RA012 is referenced (no incumbent named).
Not in the notice text
- The actual Definitive Responsibility Criteria
- Contract duration and performance period
- Bonding and insurance requirements (not stated)
- Bid due date for the future IFB (the deadline shown is for this pre-solicitation notice)
- Specifications and drawings, which will be in PIEE
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- W911XK27BA002
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W072 Endist Detroit
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1KF
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- 48193
- Contracting contact
- Marna RockwellMarna.L.Rockwell@usace.army.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Pre-Solicitation Notice Solicitation Number - W911XK27BA002****Related Prior Solicitation Number - W911XK26RA012****Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Monguagon Creek Upper Trenton Channel (MCUTC)****THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District is seeking contractors with the capability to provide environmental (mechanical) dredging and placement of contaminated sediment construction services in the Monguagon Creek Upper Trenton Channel (MCUTC) located in Riverview, Michigan. The project will consist of work associated with the environmental maintenance dredging of the Monguagon Creek Upper Trenton Channel located in Riverview, Michigan. There are no options included with the solicitation. The channel is situated just south of Bridge Road and the Grosse Ile Toll Bridge. The primary goal of the project is to remove contaminated sediment from Sediment Management Area 1 (maximum 4 feet depth) and Area 2 (maximum 25 feet depth). Approximately 28,100 cubic yards of material is planned to be removed using mechanical dredging means with transport and placement of the contaminated dredged material into Cell 5 of the Pointe Mouillee Confined Disposal Facility (CDF). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) with Definitive Responsibility Criteria (DRC) and intends to award a single Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) construction project. General Information: This acquisition will utilize competitive sealed bidding procedures, conducted as an Invitation for Bids (IFB) under RFO Part 14, Sealed Bidding. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to the lowest-priced responsive and responsible bidder. To be eligible for award, the prospective contractor must meet all general responsibility requirements of RFO Part 9, as well as project-specific Definitive Responsibility Criteria (DRC) set forth in the solicitation, which will be evaluated on a strict Pass/Fail basis prior to price bid evaluation. The solicitation will be issued under Solicitation Number W911XK27BA002 ****Estimated Magnitude of Construction: between $10M-$20M****This project will be solicited as a 100% total small business set-aside. ****The primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) is 237990 (Exception), Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities (Exception), which carries a small business size standard of $37M in average annual receipts. ****The secondary NAICS code 562910, Environmental Remediation Services, has also been identified for this requirement.****Product Service Code (PSC) Y1KF Construction of Dredging Facilities. The Solicitation is anticipated to be issued October 2026. The Solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments will be available only electronically and via SAM.gov where there will be a link to the attachments which will be stored in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system. Electronic submission is required through the PIEE Solicitation Module suite at https://piee.eb.mil/. All contractors must be registered on both sam.gov and in PIEE. Interested contractors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) system prior to submission of proposals to be eligible to conduct business with the Federal Government. Contractors can access SAM for free at www.sam.gov. The Government will NOT supply hard copy documents to any interested parties as a result of this Solicitation. Please note: the Government will NOT maintain a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the Interested Vendors List found on sam.gov for this requirement.
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