Presolicitation
FY26 - MAINTENANCE DREDGING, MILITARY OCEAN TERMINAL SUNNY POINT (MOTSU)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912PM26BA011
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District needs maintenance dredging of the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) basins and channels in Brunswick County, North Carolina. About 280,000 cubic yards of shoaled material will be removed by mechanical dredge and placed at the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site. It will be an unrestricted firm fixed-price contract.
Watch out for
- Specialized equipment. A mechanical dredge plant and marine disposal capability are needed, which is a big investment for a small firm without existing equipment.
Dredging of the channels and basins shall be performed by mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline or dipper).
- Seasonal work window. Dredging is limited to October 1 to June 30, which constrains scheduling.
There is an October 1 – June 30 window for maintenance dredging of the MOTSU basin and channels
- Unrestricted competition. No small business set-aside, so you compete with large dredging firms.
This solicitation is Unrestricted.
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Full brief
What they want
- Remove and dispose of shoaled material from MOTSU basins and channels
- Dredge by mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline or dipper)
- Dredge to 38 feet plus 2 feet allowable overdepth in the South Wharf Turning Basin, approach channels and Center Wharf Turning Basin
- Place the dredged material in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS)
- Handle an estimated 280,000 cubic yards including allowable overdepth
- Contract type
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, Brunswick County, North Carolina (Southport, NC)
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000
- How to submit
- Electronic only; solicitation on SAM.gov, expected on or about July 13, 2026; bid opening date will be in the solicitation
What to include when you submit
- Search sam.gov for solicitation number W912PM26BA011
- Register on sam.gov to download documents and optionally join the plan holders list
- Check the website for amendments; no paper copies or other media
You must have
- Active SAM registration
Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation.
- Size standard of $37,000,000 applies under NAICS 237990, though the solicitation is unrestricted
This solicitation is Unrestricted.
Not in the notice text
- Bid opening date and time
- Contract duration and completion date
- Bonding requirements
- How award will be decided
- Detailed specifications and drawings (in the solicitation package)
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Key facts
- Posted
- May 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- W912PM26BA011
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W074 Endist Wilmington
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Z1KF
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- Southport, NC
- Contracting contact
- Rosalind M. Shoemakerrosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil9102514436
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
W912PM26BA011 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to perform maintenance dredging of the Maintenance Dredging, Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point (MOTSU), Brunswick County, North Carolina. The work will consist of removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the basins and channels since they were last dredged. Dredging of the channels and basins shall be performed by mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline or dipper). The dredging depth is 38 feet plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth for the South Wharf Turning Basin and Approach Channels as well as the Center Wharf Turning Basin. Placement of dredged material shall be in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) for all dredged channels. The total quantity of material to be dredged, including allowable over depth, is estimated to be 280,000 cubic yards. There is an October 1 – June 30 window for maintenance dredging of the MOTSU basin and channels with mechanical and pipeline dredges. This solicitation is Unrestricted. The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The Magnitude of Construction of this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about July 13, 2026. The bid opening date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, facsimiles, etc.) will be provided. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 – Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities and the size standard is $37,000,000.00. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. Call 1-866-606-8220 for more information or visit the SAM website at www.sam.gov. After completing SAM, in order to download documents contractors and their subcontractors must register at www.sam.gov. In order to locate solicitation, Contractors can go to www. sam.gov and search for the solicitation number. Contractors can register to be put on a plan holders list that others can access through the www.sam.gov website. It is the Offeror's responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. For additional information or assistance, please contact Terri Adams, Contract Specialist, email terri.m.adams@usace.army.mil or Rosalind Shoemaker, Contract Office, phone (910) 251-4436, email rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil.
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