FY26 HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS BAYPORT FLARE HOPPER DREDGING

Final Pre-solicitation Synopsis

W912HY26BA018

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract for Houston Ship Channel, Texas Bayport Flare Hopper Dredging in Chambers and Galveston County, Texas. Full and Open Competition.

THE WORK CONSISTS OF:
1. Schedule 1 – Project is for Hopper Dredging of the Bayport Flare, Houston Ship Channel, Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS_ Monitory Surveys, Sea Turtle Protection for Bayport Flare, and Sea Turtle Trawling and Relocation (Schedule 1 and Option 1). Schedule 1 includes dredging of approximately 658,000 cubic yards (CY) of Section 1 Bayport Flare, 645,000 CY of Section 2 Bayport Flare, and 430,000 CY of the Houston Ship Channel. Option 1 is for mobilization and demobilization Sea Turtle Trawler and about 30 days for Sea Turtle Trawling and Relocation.

2. Contractor should be familiar with the traffic conditions of the Houston Ship Channel and have experience as a prime contractor for hopper dredging deep draft navigation channels. Contractor should be able to demonstrate experience producing at least 20,000 CY per day utilizing a hopper trailing suction dredge on a deep draft navigation dredging job.

3. Completion Time for Schedule No. 1 for this project is estimated at 69 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. There will be no additional calendar days added to the period of performance if the option is exercised. The Government may exercise this Option by written notice to the Contractor prior to completion of all authorized work. the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in an amount to be determined for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

4. The solicitation issued will be a firm-fixed price contract award. Estimated magnitude for this effort is estimated between $25,000,000.00 - $100,000,000.00.

5. Bonding Requirements - The Contractor will be required to provide the Performance and Payment Bonds within 5 calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within 10 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

6. Furnish pre-award documents within 2 working days after Bid Opening.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to the solicitation.

The Solicitation issued will be Firm Fixed Price. This solicitation is subject to the availability of
funds. The Solicitation is a FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The Solicitation will be issued on or
about SEPTEMBER 2026. Response date on or about OCTOBER 2026.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is
237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $37 Million for Dredging and Surface Cleanup
Activities.

Availability of plans and specification on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment
(PIEE) Solicitation Module, DASA(P)POLICY 21-81, DATED 20 AUGUST 2021

Contractors may view and/or download the Invitation for Bid (IFB) and all amendments at the
Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite
at https://piee.eb.mil/ .

Plans and specification will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. It is the
offeror’s responsibility to monitor the PIEE Solicitation Model daily (using the above link) for
plans, specification, and amendments to the solicitation.

All bids are to be submitted per Section 00 21 00, Solicitation Module of the Procurement
Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/.

To register as an “Interested Vendor”, visit https://sam.gov/content/home . Offerors must be
registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a government
contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://sam.gov/content/home .

RECOMMEND OFFERS BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST “2 HOURS” PRIOR TO “RESPONSE TIME” TO
ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION.

ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s)/CONTRACTOR(s): EFFECTIVE MARCH 22, 2018, YOU MUST
SUBMIT A NOTARIZED LETTER APPOINTING THE AUTHORIZED ENTITY ADMINISTRATOR
BEFORE YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE ACTIVATED. THIS REQUIREMENT NOW APPLIES TO
BOTH NEW AND EXISTING ENTITIES. MAKE SURE YOUR SAM PROFILE INCLUDES “ALL
AWARDS” AND NOT JUST “FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS” AS THIS OPTION IS ONLY FOR
GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. PLEASE VISIT https://sam.gov/content/home

FOR MORE INFORMATION.

The Contract Specialist for this Solicitation will be Ms. Sarah Eisele; E-mail:
Sarah.M.Eisele@usace.army.mil.

IAW FAR 52.219-9 Alt I, a subcontracting plan will be required of the successful offeror if
awarded to a large business and the contract amount is in excess of $1.5 million in the
percentage of 49% for SB, 4% for SDB, 5% for WO, 25% for HZ, 25% for VO and 24% for SDV.