Presolicitation
2027-2029 Maintenance Dredging, Anchorage Harbor, Alaska
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska District) plans a firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of Anchorage Harbor, Alaska, about 900,000 cubic yards of fine-grained material each year for three years, with an option for 350,000 cubic yards a year in the Cook Inlet channel. This is only a presolicitation; the solicitation will be posted on or after 27 October 2026 as an unrestricted procurement. Estimated magnitude is $25 million to $100 million. More in the summary
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Alaska District) plans a firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of Anchorage Harbor, Alaska, about 900,000 cubic yards of fine-grained material each year for three years, with an option for 350,000 cubic yards a year in the Cook Inlet channel. This is only a presolicitation; the solicitation will be posted on or after 27 October 2026 as an unrestricted procurement. Estimated magnitude is $25 million to $100 million.
Who can bid (4)
- Active SAM.gov registration when submitting an offer and at time of award
- Joint ventures must be registered in SAM.gov as a joint venture
- Size standard for NAICS 237990 is $37 Million (relevant to small business status; the procurement is unrestricted)
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- Comply with federal construction wage rates (Davis-Bacon)
How to submit: Electronically through the PIEE Solicitation Module, searching solicitation number W911KB27RA002. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Large contract with a $25M-$100M magnitude. This is likely above many small businesses' capacity and dredging equipment is costly, though bonding requirements are not stated here.
- Worth checking: Unrestricted, no set-aside. Small businesses compete against large dredging firms.
- Worth checking: Specific dredge types only. Only hopper or mechanical dredges are allowed, which rules out other equipment.
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- Worth checking: Shipping access must be maintained. Dredging must be done without blocking port terminals, which constrains scheduling.
- Minor: Funding contingent. If the project is cancelled, proposal costs are not reimbursed.
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Full summary
What they want
- Survey, dredge and dispose of about 900,000 cubic yards of fine-grained shoaled material per year at Anchorage Harbor for 3 years
- Option: dredge 350,000 cubic yards a year of sandy material with some cobbles in the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel
- Use hopper or mechanical dredges only
- Keep the Port of Alaska dock face and terminals open to shipping at all times
- Furnish all labor, equipment, supplies and supervision
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price
- Period of performance
- Three years of annual dredging (2027-2029) with an annual option in the Cook Inlet channel; estimated award January 2027
- Place of performance
- Anchorage Harbor and Cook Inlet Navigation Channel, Anchorage, AK
- Estimated value
- Estimated magnitude of construction for base and option items between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000
- How to submit
- Electronically through the PIEE Solicitation Module, searching solicitation number W911KB27RA002
What to include when you submit
- Solicitation available for download on or after 27 October 2026 via SAM.gov link
- Offers and bids will not be accepted under this presolicitation notice
Not in the notice text
- Offer due date (not given)
- Evaluation method and factors
- Bonding and insurance requirements
- Option details beyond 350,000 cubic yards per year
- Performance period timing within each year
- Whether there's a site visit: this summary doesn't say. Check the solicitation and its amendments on SAM.gov.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Electronically through the PIEE Solicitation Module, searching solicitation number W911KB27RA002. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- W2SN ENDIST Alaska, Anchorage, AK
- Product/service code
- Z1KF · Maintenance of Dredging Facilities
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237990)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Dec 7, 2026
- Nov 5, 2026 · SolicitationDue Dec 7, 2026
- Oct 9, 2026 · Amendment 0001No date on SAM.gov
- Oct 9, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)No date on SAM.gov
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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