Solicitation
Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract Nos. 6-2025 (OM25006)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912P825B0013
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District wants a contractor to provide one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled hopper dredge (a ship that sucks up and carries river sediment) for work in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly other areas, including Galveston and Mobile Districts. The Government gives a project size of $10 million to $25 million. The bid opening date will be set in a later amendment.
Watch out for
- Requires a large specialized vessel. You must supply a crewed, self-propelled hopper dredge, which needs major equipment and crew that most small businesses do not own.
furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge
- Large project size. At $10 million to $25 million, the work may need significant bonding, insurance and cash flow.
The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.
- Work area may extend beyond the Southwest Pass. The dredge could be sent to other districts and areas, which adds travel and mobilization cost.
in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary
- Bid opening date not set. The notice does not give the real bid date, and the date in the fields may not be final.
A bid opening date will be established in a future amendment.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- One fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge
- Dredging in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass
- Possible work in other New Orleans District areas, areas of the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and other areas deemed necessary
- Place of performance
- Plaquemine, LA, USA per the notice fields; work is in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly other areas
- Estimated value
- Between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00 (magnitude of construction)
- Offers due
- 2027-03-23T10:30:00-05:00
What to include when you submit
- Bid opening date will be set in a future amendment
- Files are available through a link on SAM.gov
- Contract specialists: Cori A. Caimi (504-862-1352) and Bambi Raja (504-862-1499)
You must have
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive an award
Offerers must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award.
Not in the notice text
- Contract length and whether there are option periods
- Bonding, insurance and dredge size requirements (not mentioned in the text)
- How the award is decided
- Contract type
- Actual bid opening date
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Key facts
- Response due
- Mar 23, 2027, 3:30 PM UTC
- Posted
- Mar 26, 2025
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W912P825B0013
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W07V Endist New Orleans
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1KF
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Plaquemine, LA
- Contracting contact
- Cori A. CaimiCori.A.Caimi@usace.army.mil5048621352
- Versions
- 3 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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