Presolicitation
South Haven and New Buffalo Maintenance Dredging
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W911XK26BA012
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The Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District plans a small business set-aside sealed bid (IFB) for maintenance dredging of South Haven Harbor and New Buffalo Harbor in Michigan. It is a firm-fixed-price construction contract estimated at $500,000 to $1,000,000. This is a presolicitation; no solicitation or drawings are available yet.
Watch out for
- Specialized dredging capability. Dredging in Great Lakes harbors needs specialized equipment and marine experience that many small firms lack.
seeking contractor with the capability to provide construction services for Maintenance Dredging
- Lowest price wins. Award goes to the lowest responsible bid, so there is little room to win on quality.
the Government intends to award to the lowest priced bid that is determined to be responsible
- No documents available yet. Specifications and drawings are not yet posted, so scope and schedule cannot be assessed.
NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWING are available for this Notice.
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Full brief
What they want
- Maintenance dredging of New Buffalo Harbor (Berrien County, MI)
- Maintenance dredging of South Haven Harbor (Van Buren County, MI)
- Mobilize to dredge both harbors and demobilize when finished
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price construction contract, to be solicited as an Invitation for Bid
- Place of performance
- South Haven Harbor (Van Buren County, MI) and New Buffalo Harbor (Berrien County, MI)
- Estimated value
- Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 (estimated magnitude of construction)
- How they'll choose
- Lowest priced bid that is determined to be responsible (sealed bid)
- Offers due
- Anticipated bid due date May 7, 2026 (estimated; solicitation expected April 7, 2026)
- How to submit
- Electronic bid submission through the PIEE Solicitation Module at https://piee.eb.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
- Responsibility
What to include when you submit
- Register in PIEE before the bid due date and in SAM.gov before any award
- No hard copies will be provided
- Government will not keep a bidder list; check the Interested Vendor List on sam.gov
You must have
- Small business; planned 100% small business set-aside (size standard $37.0 million average annual receipts)
The IFB is intended to be issued as a 100% Small Business Set Aside
- Registered in PIEE before the bid due date and in SAM.gov before award
contractors must be registered in PIEE prior to the bid due date and in SAM.gov prior to any award
Not in the notice text
- Contract performance period and dredging windows
- Dredge quantities and disposal requirements
- Bonding requirements (not stated)
- Final solicitation and bid dates (dates given are estimates)
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Key facts
- Posted
- Nov 24, 2025
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- W911XK26BA012
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W072 Endist Detroit
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1KF
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Contracting contact
- Dorretta Battlesdorretta.j.calhoun-battles@usace.army.mil3132262719
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District is seeking contractor with the capability to provide construction services for Maintenance Dredging for South Haven Harbor and New Buffalo Harbor. The project includes mobilize to dredge of both New Buffalo Harbor, located in Berrien County, Michigan and South Haven Habor, located in Van Buren County, Michigan. De-mobilize when dredging is completed. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWING are available for this Notice. The Government intends to solicit this opportunity as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The IFB is intended to be issued as a 100% Small Business Set Aside, and the Government intends to award to the lowest priced bid that is determined to be responsible. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a small business size standard of $37.0 million in average annual receipts with the Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities exception. General Information The Government intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Construction Contract. The estimated anticipated Solicitation Posting Date: April 7, 2026 The estimated anticipated Bid Due Date: May 7, 2026 The estimated magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The Product Service Code is Y1KF ? Construction of Dredging Facilities. The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically and via the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors can access SAM free of charge at www.sam.gov. The solicitation posted on SAM.gov will include a link to all solicitation documents which will be stored in the Solicitation module of the Procurement Integrated enterprise Environment (PIEE) system. Contractors may register for PIEE free of charge at https://piee.eb.mil/. In order for interest contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in PIEE prior to the bid due date and in SAM.gov prior to any award. Hard copy documents will NOT be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this Pre-Solicitation Notice or the upcoming Solicitation. Electronic bid submission will be required through the PIEE Solicitation Module suite at https://piee.eb.mil. Please note the Government will not be maintaining a bidder list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the ?Interest Vendor List? found on sam.gov for this requirement.
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