Solicitation
Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract Nos. 2-2025 (OM25002)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912P825B0009
Due in 167 days
AI summary Beta
Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, wants one fully crewed hopper dredge (a self-propelled ship that scoops up river sediment) to work in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly other areas of the New Orleans, Galveston and Mobile Districts. The notice gives a project size of $10 million to $25 million. The bid opening date has not been set yet.
Watch out for
- Needs a seagoing dredge and crew. The contractor must supply a complete, crewed hopper dredge, which takes very specialized equipment that most small businesses do not own.
furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge
- Large project size. The stated magnitude is $10 million to $25 million, which usually means significant bonding and cash flow needs.
The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.
- Bid date not set. The bid opening date is still to come in an amendment, so the timeline is uncertain.
A bid opening date will be established in a future amendment.
- Work area is broad. Work may extend to areas of three Corps districts and other areas the government chooses, which makes mobilization costs hard to price.
in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Provide one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge
- Dredge in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass
- Possibly work in other New Orleans District areas, the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and other areas the government decides
- Place of performance
- Plaquemine, LA (work in Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River and possibly other areas of the New Orleans, Galveston and Mobile Districts)
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00
- Offers due
- 2027-03-23T10:30:00-05:00 (response deadline listed on SAM.gov; the notice says a bid opening date will be set in a future amendment)
What to include when you submit
- Solicitation files are posted on SAM.gov through a link in the notice
- Contact the contract specialists listed in the notice with questions
You must have
- Must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) 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 duration, base period and options
- Evaluation method and factors
- Bonding and insurance requirements
- Contract type and payment terms
- Final bid opening date
- Full solicitation documents and specifications, which are posted separately on SAM.gov
Is this a fit for your business?
Create a free accountFedReady checks notices like this against your business profile, tracks deadlines, and alerts you to new matches. Creating an account is free.
Key facts
- Response due
- Mar 23, 2027, 3:30 PM UTC
- Posted
- Mar 25, 2025
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W912P825B0009
- 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
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Contract No. 2-2025 (OM25002) The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. Work will be performed in Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas of the New Orleans District, in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary. The magnitude of construction range for this Dredge project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. A bid opening date will be established in a future amendment. You can access these files from a link located on Sam.gov (www.SAM.gov). You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in beta.Sam.gov (www.beta.SAM.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerers are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerers must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov. The Contract Specialists for this solicitation is Cori A.Caimi at 504-862-1352 (email Cori.A.Caimi@usace.army.mil) or Bambi Raja at 504-862-1499 (email Bambi.l.raja@usace.army.mil).
Similar open opportunities
- Mary Rhodes Pump Station: Emergency Streambank Erosion ProtectionThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District is asking industry whether it can protect the Mary Rhodes Pump Station in Bay City, TX from Lower Colorado River bank erosion.
- FORT PIERCE HARBOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDAThe Army Corps of Engineers (Jacksonville District) wants a contractor to do maintenance dredging of Fort Pierce Harbor, FL and place the dredged sand on Fort Pierce Beach.
- Repair Aids to Navigation (ATON) - Southern Area of USCG District NortheastThe U.S. Coast Guard (Northeast District) wants a contractor to repair, replace or demolish seven aids-to-navigation structures (lights and towers) in New York, Connecticut and…
- Chief Joseph Dam (CJD) Intake Concrete Stairs RepairThe Army Corps of Engineers (Seattle District) is doing market research for repairing the concrete stair landings at the intake of Chief Joseph Dam in Bridgeport, WA. This is a…
- Fall River Lake and Dam Damsite Park Lagoon RepairThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Tulsa District) wants quotes from small businesses to repair, rebuild and modernize the wastewater lagoons at Damsite Park, Fall River Lake and…