Solicitation
Port Fourchon Navigation Channel, Maintenance Dredging FY26, Lafourche Parish, LA
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W912P826BA040
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, wants a contractor to maintenance-dredge the Port Fourchon Navigation Channel in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana and place the dredged sand on the Gulf beach next to the jetties. It is an unrestricted sealed-bid construction job with a stated size between $10 million and $25 million, and the bid opening date has not been set yet.
Watch out for
- Bid date not set. The bid opening is still to be set by amendment, so you cannot plan around a deadline and must watch SAM.gov for amendments.
A bid opening date is to be set by amendment.
- Large bonding and bid guarantee. A $10-25 million job needs a bid guarantee of up to $3 million and 100% performance and payment bonds, which most small businesses cannot get.
of performance bonds at the time of contract award shall be 100 percent of the original contract
- Specialized dredge plant and DQM certification. You need a hydraulic dredge with certified real-time monitoring equipment and an internet data feed; failing to report data can cost up to 10 percent of progress payments.
The Contractor is required to have a current certification from the DQM
- Liquidated damages for late completion. Finishing late costs $5,450 for each calendar day of delay, which adds up quickly on a weather-exposed Gulf job.
Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $5,450.00 for
- Pipelines and utilities in the channel. Several oil and gas pipelines cross the channel; you must notify owners, mark them with buoys, and the Government will not pay for damage caused by deviating from the approved plan.
The Government will not be responsible for any damages to structures or
- Contractor repairs jetty damage. Any damage to the jetties from the disposal work is fixed at your cost.
Any damage to the existing east or west jetty as a result of these disposal
- Unknown material in the channel. The solicitation warns that undisturbed (virgin) material may be found outside the listed dimensions, which could make dredging harder than expected.
Virgin material may be encountered above or below the channel dimensions
- Mismatched project references. Specification headers say FY25 and DED26008 and the drawings cite contract W912P826BA012, while the solicitation is W912P826BA040, so confirm with the Corps that you are pricing the right documents.
Full brief
What they want
- Dredge the Port Fourchon Navigation Channel (about stations 60+00 to 330+00) to the dimensions on the drawings
- Remove and properly dispose of the dredged material on the Gulf beach west of the west jetty and/or east of the east jetty
- Estimated quantity: first 400,000 cubic yards plus up to 150,000 cubic yards more, paid per cubic yard
- Mobilize and demobilize the dredge plant (lump sum)
- Take aerial photographs to document the work (lump sum)
- Work safely around pipelines and utilities crossing the channel, and mark them with buoys
- Run a certified National Dredging Quality Management (DQM) monitoring system on the dredge
- Provide the required plans and submittals (safety, quality control, disposal plan) before starting
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, sealed bid (Invitation for Bids)
- Place of performance
- Port Fourchon Navigation Channel, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; dredged material placed on the Gulf beach near the east and west jetties
- Estimated value
- Magnitude of construction between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid (IFB). Award is made as a whole to one bidder; bids can be rejected if the price is unreasonable or materially unbalanced. No scored technical factors appear in the text provided.
- Offers due
- Not set yet: bid opening is 'TBD by future amendment'. (The SAM.gov deadline field shows 2028-04-07T11:00:00-05:00, which looks like a placeholder.)
- How to submit
- Email to both contracting contacts listed (taylor.h.brandon@usace.army.mil and christopher.nuccio@usace.army.mil) with the solicitation number in the subject line, OR hand-carry/express mail to the New Orleans District Contracting Office, Room 172. Bidders may use only one method.
What they'll judge offers on
- Total price for all items (mobilization, aerial photography, dredging)
- Price reasonableness and not materially unbalanced across line items
- Responsive bid with all unit prices and the required bid guarantee
What to include when you submit
- Email bids must go to both listed addresses and include your name, email address and bid; keep emails under 35 MB (use .zip or send several numbered emails)
- Avoid embedded links and URLs in the email; the Corps firewall may delay or remove messages
- Complete the Bidding Schedule: every item needs a unit price; a bid missing both the unit price and the extended amount for an item is non-responsive
- Submit a bid guarantee (such as a bid bond) with the bid
- Complete Section 00 45 00 Representations and Certifications, or include a copy of your SAM.gov online representations and certifications that do not expire before the award date
- Questions go through Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet (projnet.org), not email; the first question deadline was May 31, 2026 and another period will be set when the bid opening date is set
- Acknowledge any amendments on the SF 1442
- Hand-delivered bids can be delayed by trains and building security; late bids are not accepted
You must have
- Unrestricted competition: no small business set-aside, so you will compete against large firms too
This solicitation is issued as unrestricted.
- Active SAM.gov registration
Prospective contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM).
- Bid guarantee of 20% of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less, submitted with the bid
The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment
- Performance and payment bonds, each 100% of the contract price, from a surety on the Treasury Circular 570 list (or other acceptable security)
of performance bonds at the time of contract award shall be 100 percent of the original contract
- Current National Dredging Quality Management (DQM) program certification for the dredge instrumentation system, plus a Dredge Plant Instrumentation Plan on file
The Contractor is required to have a current certification from the DQM
- Follow the Corps of Engineers safety manual EM 385-1-1 (15 March 2024)
ALL WORK UNDER THESE SPECIFICATIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
- Use only U.S.-made or designated-country construction materials (Buy American)
The Contractor shall use only domestic or designated country construction material in
- Federal construction wage rules (Davis-Bacon type clauses, payrolls, apprentices) and drug-free workforce clauses apply
Not in the notice text
- Required start and completion times (the SF 1442 performance period is blank in the text provided)
- Work windows, environmental or seasonal restrictions and permits (Sections 01 57 20.01 and 35 20 23.00 are mostly missing from the text provided)
- Full dredging specification: payment rules, overdepth allowances, survey requirements, plant requirements
- Insurance and contractor quality control details
- Final bid opening date and time and any teleconference opening instructions
- Whether a site visit or pre-bid meeting is planned
- Exact unit prices or government estimate (the bid schedule shows only estimated quantities)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Apr 7, 2028, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Apr 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W912P826BA040
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W07V Endist New Orleans
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 237990
- Product/service code
- Y1KF
- Business type
- Construction & renovation
- Place of performance
- LA
- Contracting contact
- Taylor H. Brandontaylor.h.brandon@usace.army.mil
What similar contracts paid
325 contracts at this agency under the same NAICS code, in the same state, had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 26% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$11.4MMiddle half: $3.1M to $29.1M
Typical per year$7.9MValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PROJECT TITLE: Port Fourchon Navigation Channel Maintenance Dredging FY26 PROJECT LOCATION: Lafourche Parish, LA This solicitation is issued as unrestricted. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990. The magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. The work consists of the removal and satisfactory disposal of all material excavated from the Port Fourchon Navigation Channel, within the limits shown on the contract drawings; with disposal of dredged material on the gulf beach, west of the west jetty and/or east of the east jetty. A bid opening date is to be set by amendment.
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