Presolicitation
Wareham Harbor Federal Navigation Project Dredging, Wareham, Massachusetts
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912WJ26BA007
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District plans a small business set-aside Invitation for Bids to mechanically dredge about 52,000 cubic yards from the Wareham Harbor channel in Wareham, Massachusetts. Dredging may start July 1, 2026 and all work must finish by December 31, 2026. The bid package was expected around mid-November 2025.
Watch out for
- Marine dredging equipment and production rate. You need a mechanical dredge, scows and capacity to move material at a set pace, which is capital intensive.
the Contractor will need to meet a production rate of at least 28,500 CY per 30 consecutive calendar day period
- Fixed work window. Work can only happen between July 1 and December 31, 2026, leaving little room for delay.
All work must be complete by December 31, 2026.
- Not yet open for bids. This is an advance notice and the solicitation details are not yet available.
This is not an invitation for bids at this time.
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Full brief
What they want
- Mechanically dredge up to about 52,000 CY of shoaled material over a 10.2-acre area
- Transport most of the silt by scow to Cape Cod Bay Disposal Site (about 35 miles away)
- Place about 1,000 CY of sand at a nearshore site off Church's Beach in Cuttyhunk, MA
- Meet a production rate of at least 28,500 CY per 30 consecutive calendar days
- Finish all work by December 31, 2026
- Contract type
- Invitation for Bids (sealed bid), small business set-aside
- Period of performance
- About five months of construction; start July 1, 2026, finish by December 31, 2026
- Place of performance
- Wareham Harbor, Wareham, MA
- Estimated value
- $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 (estimated construction cost)
- How to submit
- Solicitation will be available online only through SAM.gov and PIEE; questions to the Contract Specialist at heather.m.skorik@usace.army.mil
What to include when you submit
- Instructions and response date will be in the solicitation, expected around mid-November 2025
- No phone, mail or fax requests for hard copies
You must have
- Small business under NAICS 237990 (size standard $37M)
This procurement is a Small Business Set Aside Invitation for Bid (IFB).
Not in the notice text
- Bid due date
- Bonding requirements
- Contract documents, specifications and drawings
- Whether the posted dates are still current (notice dated November 2025)
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Key facts
- Posted
- Nov 3, 2025
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- W912WJ26BA007
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W2SD Endist New England
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1QA
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Wareham, MA
- Contracting contact
- Heather Skorikheather.skorik@usace.army.mil9783188040
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing Invitation for Bids for the Wareham Harbor Federal Navigation Project, located in Wareham, Massachusetts. This procurement is a Small Business Set Aside Invitation for Bid (IFB). The NAICS code for the work is 237990 with a size standard of $37M. Construction is expected to take about five months to complete. The estimated construction cost is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Any responsible source meeting this standard may submit a bid to be considered by the New England District. The Wareham Harbor FNP consists of a 2.4 mile long, 9-foot deep Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) channel. The channel is comprised of several reaches of varying widths (100-ft to 250-ft widths) to include the entrance channel through Cromeset Neck Reach, Quahaug Bar Reach, Parkwood Beach Reach, and the Inner Harbor Reach. The proposed work consists of mechanically dredging up to appropriately 52,000 cubic yards (CY) of shoaled material over a 10.2-acre area. Most of the material is fine-grained/silt and will be transported by scow and placed at Cape Cod Bay Disposal Site (CCBDS), approximately 35 miles away. Transit from Wareham to CCBDS will occur through the Cape Cod Canal. A smaller portion of the material is sand (approx. 1,000 CY) and will be placed beneficially at a nearshore site off of Church's Beach in Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts (approximately 28 miles away). Dredging operations can start on July 1, 2026 for maintenance dredging using a mechanical dredge and placement in open water at CCBDS and Church’s Beach Nearshore Placement Site. All work must be complete by December 31, 2026. In order to accomplish all dredging requirements within the specified dredging window the Contractor will need to meet a production rate of at least 28,500 CY per 30 consecutive calendar day period. This is not an invitation for bids at this time. The solicitation requirements and contract documents to include instructions for submission and the response date will be available on or about mid-November 2025. Neither telephonic, mailed nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to download the solicitation offerors must access the System of Award Management website (https://www.sam.gov/) and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (https://piee.eb.mil/). All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at heather.m.skorik@usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing Invitation for Bids for the Wareham Harbor Federal Navigation Project, located in Wareham, Massachusetts. This procurement is a Small Business Set Aside Invitation for Bid (IFB). The NAICS code for the work is 237990 with a size standard of $37M. Construction is expected to take about five months to complete. The estimated construction cost is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Any responsible source meeting this standard may submit a bid to be considered by the New England District. The Wareham Harbor FNP consists of a 2.4 mile long, 9-foot deep Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) channel. The channel is comprised of several reaches of varying widths (100-ft to 250-ft widths) to include the entrance channel through Cromeset Neck Reach, Quahaug Bar Reach, Parkwood Beach Reach, and the Inner Harbor Reach. The proposed work consists of mechanically dredging up to appropriately 52,000 cubic yards (CY) of shoaled material over a 10.2-acre area. Most of the material is fine-grained/silt and will be transported by scow and placed at Cape Cod Bay Disposal Site (CCBDS), approximately 35 miles away. Transit from Wareham to CCBDS will occur through the Cape Cod Canal. A smaller portion of the material is sand (approx. 1,000 CY) and will be placed beneficially at a nearshore site off of Church's Beach in Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts (approximately 28 miles away). Dredging operations can start on July 1, 2026 for maintenance dredging using a mechanical dredge and placement in open water at CCBDS and Church’s Beach Nearshore Placement Site. All work must be complete by December 31, 2026. In order to accomplish all dredging requirements within the specified dredging window the Contractor will need to meet a production rate of at least 28,500 CY per 30 consecutive calendar day period. This is not an invitation for bids at this time. The solicitation requirements and contract documents to include instructions for submission and the response date will be available on or about mid-November 2025. Neither telephonic, mailed nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to download the solicitation offerors must access the System of Award Management website (https://www.sam.gov/) and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (https://piee.eb.mil/). All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at heather.m.skorik@usace.army.mil.
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