Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W074 ENDIST WILMINGTON
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W912PM27BA003
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
237990
Product service code
Z1KF
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-16
Response deadline
Dec 31, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 237990 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Enterprise Dredge Delivery Center (EDDC) requires a contract to provide maintenance dredging for Jacksonville Harbor. Jacksonville Harbor: The Jacksonville Harbor, FL - FY27 O and M Contract (non-fed sponsor Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT)) for maintenance dredging typically requires hopper and pipeline/mechanical dredge(s) depending on work location in the~ 20-mile federal channel. The dredge(s) must have the capability to dredge maintenance material up to a depth of -47 ft MLLW (w/additional depths for required advanced maintenance areas and allowable over depths) and to transport the dredged sediment to both a designated Dredged Material Placement Area (DMPA) known as Bartram Island and the Ocean Dredge Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) located approximately 6 nautical miles offshore. Dredged material shall be placed upland in Bartram Island Cell F and the Jacksonville ODMDS Release Zone C1 depending on the specific reach to be dredged. The transport distance to the designated placement areas varies significantly, ranging from direct, local placement to a few miles for the upland placement area and up to 6 miles for ocean disposal from the tip of the south jetty. The work is divided into a base and five options. The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within ten (10) calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 220 days after the Contractor receives the notice to proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises. Base: 120 calendar days. Option A: 15 calendar days. Option B: 20 calendar days. Option C: 30 calendar days. Option D: 25 calendar days. Option E: 10 calendar days. Complete all work within Cut-17 Sta. 0+00 through Cut-41 Sta. 20+00 (BASE work), which are located within an Outstanding Florida Waters (OFW), no later than May 20, 2027.This solicitation is unrestricted. The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price. This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about 02 November 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, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 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 Offerors 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 Ruth Rodriguez, Contract Specialist, email ruth.c.rodriguez@usace.army.mil or Rosalind Shoemaker, Contracting Officer, phone (910) 251-4436, email rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil.
Contact
Point of contact
Rosalind Shoemaker
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil
Secondary
Ruth.C.Rodriguez@usace.army.mil
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