Annual Maintenance Dredging of Morehead City Inner Harbor
- Client
- Department of Defense · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- —
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 237990
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contact
- Sonny Smith
- [email protected]
Description
AI GeneratedThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks bids for annual maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Harbor federal navigation channel. The scope includes removing and placing approximately 310,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from specific channel reaches, including Range C, East Leg, West Leg, and Northwest Leg. Dredging depths will range from 35 to 45 feet, plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth. Dredging will be performed using mechanical or hydraulic methods. Dredged material will be placed in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). Barges transporting material offshore must be ocean certified. The environmental window for mechanical dredging in the specified legs and Range C is August 1 to March 31. Scow overflow is prohibited in the West and Northwest Legs.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from A11 - Presolicitation.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires annual maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Inner Harbor federal navigation channel reaches. Work involves removing and placing approximately 310,000 cubic yards of shoaled material using mechanical or hydraulic dredges. This solicitation is unrestricted.
- Issued by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
- Solicitation available on or about
- 05 June 2026
- Bid opening date
- will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued
- How to submit
- Electronic
- Submission details
- Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and available on www.sam.gov. Paper copies, CD-ROMs, floppy disks, and facsimiles will not be provided.
- Estimated value
- Between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00
- Set-aside
- Unrestricted
- Place of performance
- Morehead City Inner Harbor, Carteret County, North Carolina
Scope of work
- Maintenance dredging of Morehead City Harbor federal navigation channel reaches including Range C, East Leg, West Leg, and Northwest Leg
- Removal and placement of approximately 310,000 cubic yards of shoaled material
- Dredging via mechanical or hydraulic dredge to depths between 35 feet plus 2 feet allowable overdepth and 45 feet plus 2 feet allowable overdepth
- Placement of dredged material at the Government furnished ODMDS placement area
- Transport of material offshore using ocean-certified barges
Minimum qualifications
- Barges taking material offshore shall be ocean certified
- Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- W912PM26BA004
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Army › W074 Endist Wilmington
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Responses due
- Dec 31, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Apr 30, 2026
- NAICS
- 237990 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Product/service code
- Z1KF
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Morehead City, NC
- Contracting contact
- Sonny Smith
[email protected]
9102514493 - Additional contact
- Rosalind Shoemaker
[email protected]
9102514436
Read the official notice description
The work includes maintenance dredging of the Morehead City Harbor federal navigation channel reaches including the non-beach compatible section of Range C, East Leg, West Leg, and Northwest Leg. The work will consist of removal and placement of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since the various areas were last dredged. The work will completed via mechanical or hydraulic dredge. Dredging depths range from 35’ plus 2’ of allowable overdepth to 45’ plus 2’ of allowable overdepth. The estimated quantity of material to be dredged is 310,000 cubic yards. The Government furnished placement area for the dredged material is the ODMDS placement area. The barges taking material offshore shall be ocean certified. The environmental window for mechanical dredging in the Northwest leg, West Leg, East Leg, and Range C of the Inner Harbor is August 1 – March 31. No scow overflow is permitted in the West or Northwest Legs.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (W912PM) with descriptions matching "dredging morehead" or "morehead", performed in NC. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| RICHARD CATLIN & ASSOCIATES INCW912PM26PA012 · MOREHEAD CITY BRANDT ISLAND GEOTECH INVESTIGATION | $456.5K | Aug 21, 2026 |
| MANSON CONSTRUCTION COW912PM23C0016 · SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION REGIONAL HARBOR DREDGING CONTRACT - MAINTENANCE DREDGING FOR WILMI | $18.7M | Apr 15, 2024 |
| THE DUTRA GROUPW912PM23C0017 · MOREHEAD CITY INNER HARBOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING | $6.0M | Mar 31, 2024 |
| GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLCW912PM22C0019 · SAD REGIONAL HARBOR DREDGING CONTRACT - MAINTENANCE DREDGING FOR WILMINGTON HARBOR, MOREHE | $31.1M | Apr 15, 2023 |
| RICOH USA INCW912PM17F0024 · MULTI FUNCTION COPIER FOR MOREHEAD CITY SURVEY OFFICE WITH MAINTENANCE, BASE PLUS FOUR OPT | $7,180 | Sep 30, 2022 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 237990, performed in NC
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| B2 CONSTRUCTORS, LLCW912HN26CA007 · CONSTRUCT PATHWAY SUNSET LIBERTY MARCH. | $7.0M | Jul 30, 2027 |
| THREE OAKS CONSTRUCTION, INCW912PM26CA008 · THE WORK INCLUDES THE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF FOUR ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (AIWW) | $6.0M | Apr 23, 2027 |
| SOLID VENTURE CONTRACTORS, LLCW912PM26CA011 · SF-00010-25D SOTF DRAINAGE REPAIR PACKAGE D, FORT BRAGG, NC | $2.3M | Mar 29, 2027 |
| DOT CONSTRUCTION, INCW912PM26CA004 · FY26 AIWW DREDGE MATERIAL PLACEMENT FACILITY (DMPF) IMPROVEMENTS | $2.7M | Mar 10, 2027 |
| FOUR TRIBES ENTERPRISES, LLCFA480922C0001 · THIS CONTRACT WILL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT STREAMBANK/OUTFALL PROTECTIONS. CONTRACT INCLUDES, | $3.9M | Oct 31, 2026 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 237990, since Oct 1, 2023
3,416 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. DRAGADOS/HAWAIIAN DREDGING/ORION JV$2.6B
- 2. THALLE CONSTRUCTION CO INC$2.5B
- 3. BARNARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED$1.6B
- 4. FERROVIAL CONSTRUCCION PR, LLC$1.2B
- 5. GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC$1.1B
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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