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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tampa Harbor Improvements Industry Day Announcement

Federal · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville DistrictDue Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Client
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Solicitation No.
W912EP-27-Z-1CUA
Posted
10/23/2026
Category
US Federal
Budget
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NAICS
237990
Set-aside
Small Businesses, and to also
Contact
NICOLE M. BATISTA-CRUZ

Description

AI Generated

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is hosting a save-the-date Industry Day event to gauge industry interest, capabilities, and qualifications from the construction community, including small businesses. This special notice is for preliminary planning purposes only and is not a solicitation for proposals. The event aims to provide information and obtain feedback regarding the future fiscal year 2028 award of Contract 1 for the Tampa Harbor Deepening Project. The scope for Contract 1 focuses on construction dredging to deepen and widen specified areas within the federal navigation channel of Tampa Harbor, involving an estimated 4.4 million cubic yards of dredged material. The event will occur on November 18, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST at the Port of Tampa, featuring a detailed presentation, open Q&A, and 1-1 meetings. Interested offerors must access SAM.gov for future updates and registration details, with presentation slides and attendee lists posted after the event.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from Tampa Harbor Improvements Industry Day_W912EP27Z1CUA.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting an Industry Day to gauge interest and present details for Contract 1 of the Tampa Harbor Deepening Project. The project involves construction dredging to deepen and widen specified navigation channels. Members of the construction community, including small businesses, are invited to attend and provide feedback prior to official solicitation issuance.

Issued by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Industry Day Event Date
Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 9:00 AM EST
Contract term
Estimated 8–10-year period for six planned contracts
Estimated value
$100 - $500 million
Place of performance
Tampa Harbor, Tampa, Florida

Scope of work

  • Deepening Cut-C (HB), Port Sutton Channel, Port Sutton Turning Basin, East Bay Channel, and Cut-D (HB) to 49 feet MLLW
  • Deepening Port Sutton Terminal Channel to 44 feet MLLW
  • Deepening East Bay Channel Extensions 1 and 2 to 41 feet MLLW
  • Widening Port Sutton Channel, Port Sutton Turning Basin, and East Bay Channel
  • Dredging roughly 4.4 million cubic yards of material
  • Disposing of dredged material in East Bay Placement Area, DMMA 2-D, and DMMA 3-D

Minimum qualifications

  • Registered with the System for Award Management (SAM)

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
W912EP27Z1CUA
Agency
Department of Defense
Buying office
Dept of the Army › W074 Endist Jacksnvlle
Notice type
Special Notice
Responses due
Nov 18, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 23, 2026
NAICS
237990 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Product/service code
Z1KF
Place of performance
Tampa, FL
Contracting contact
NICOLE M. BATISTA-CRUZ
Nicole.M.Batista-Cruz@usace.army.mil
Additional contact
RUTH C. RODRIGUEZ
Ruth.C.Rodriguez@usace.army.mil
Read the official notice description

This announcement constitutes a Special Notice. This announcement seeks information from industry and will only be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SPECIAL NOTICE. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. This is a SAVE-THE-DATE special notice for an industry day event on 18 November 2026 at 9:00AM EST. All interested Offerors are required to access SAM.gov for future updates. Please view registration information and details below. The presentation slides and list of attendees will be made available and posted to the subject special notice on SAM.gov after the conclusion of the event. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will be holding an Industry Day event to gauge the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of the Construction Community, to include Small Businesses, and to also provide information and obtain feedback from interested Offerors prior to issuance of the official solicitation. This requirement is for fiscal year (FY) 2028 award. NAICS Code 237990: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Small Business Standard: $37 million Magnitude of Construction: $100 - $500 million Project Title: Tampa Harbor Improvements Industry Day. Purpose: The purpose of this scheduled Industry Day is to provide the latest information regarding the future advertisement and award of Contract 1 for the Tampa Harbor Deepening Project. The scheduled event will include a detailed presentation by the Jacksonville District US Army Corps of Engineers, Tampa Harbor Project Delivery Team (PDT) followed by open Q&A and 1-1 meeting opportunities with contracts to ask more in-depth questions and get feedback as the design and permitting moves forward. Project Description: The project includes construction dredging to deepen and widen specified areas within the federal navigation channel of Tampa Harbor. The project is planned for six (6) contracts over an estimated 8–10-year period. The Scope of Work for this Industry Day will be focused on Contract 1. Contract 1 work includes deepening of Cut-C (HB), Port Sutton Channel, Port Sutton Turning Basin, East Bay Channel and Cut-D (HB) to a depth of 49 feet MLLW, deepening the Port Sutton Terminal Channel to a depth of 44 feet MLLW, and deepening the East Bay Channel Extensions 1 and 2 to a depth of 41 feet MLLW. The Contract 1 work also includes widening of Port Sutton Channel, Port Sutton Turning Basin, and East Bay Channel. All areas of deepening and widening will incorporate +1 foot of allowable overdepth. All dredged material from the project will be disposed of in the East Bay Placement Area, DMMA 2-D and DMMA 3-D. Estimated quantities to be dredged are roughly 4.4 million cubic yards. Link to the Tampa Harbor Improvements USACE website: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Tampa-Harbor/-30-/ Event Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 9:00 AM EST. Event Location: Port of Tampa – Cruise Terminal 6 1331 McKay Street Tampa, Florida 33602 *Parking available onsite Contact Info: Manny Vianzon, Project Manager (904) 232-3292 [email protected] If you cannot attend in person: Link Meeting: https://www.microsoft.com/EN-US/MICROSOFT-TEAMS/JOIN-A-MEETING Meeting ID: 993 212 869 457 Passcode: tG6Ff3Gt Join by phone: 604-262-2433 Phone conference ID: 972 118 411# NOTES: NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO SAID NOTICE, ATTENDANCE AT THE VIRTUAL INDUSTRY DAY EVENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION SUBSEQUENTLY REQUESTED. You must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, go to www.sam.gov. For additional information visit the website for the Federal Service Desk (www.FSD.gov) which supports SAM or contact them at 866-606-8220 for assistance.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

Likely prior awards for this requirement

Likely match

Awarded by the same buying office (W912EP) with descriptions matching "tampa harbor", performed in FL. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.

Vendor and awardValueEnds
SURVTECH SOLUTIONS, INC.W912EP26FA064 · TAMPA HARBOR DMMA 3D SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORID$317.8KMay 8, 2027
CSI/TSF JOINT VENTURE, LLCW912EP26FA048 · TAMPA HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS LAB TESTING OF SPT BORING SAMPLES$199.9KApr 1, 2027
SPECTRASERV INCW912EP26CA009 · TAMPA HARBOR, DREDGE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 3-D SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE, HILLS$7.4MFeb 27, 2027
THE DUTRA GROUPW912EP26CA017 · TAMPA HARBOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING EGMONT AND MULLET KEY CUTS$15.6MDec 1, 2026
ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, INCW912EP26PA013 · TAMPA HARBOR FEDERAL NAVIGATION PROJECT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O AND M) DREDGING - EG$415.1KSep 30, 2026

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 FL

Vendor and awardValueEnds
THALLE CONSTRUCTION CO INCW912EP24C0018 · CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROJECT (CEPP) CONTRACT 11B, EVERGLADES AGRICULTURAL AREA (EAA$2.5BAug 19, 2031
KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE CO.W912EP24C0021 · COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN, INDIAN RIVER LAGOON SOUTH, C-23/C-24 NORTH RESE$196.0MMay 10, 2028
FORGEN-ODIN JVW912EP22C0017 · CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROJECT (CEPP) CONTRACT 11A, EVERGLADES AGRICULTURAL AREA (EAA$768.9MMar 15, 2028
KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE SOUTH COW912EP21C0023 · COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN, INDIAN RIVER LAGOON - SOUTH, C-23/24 STORMWATER$178.8MNov 20, 2027
MANSON CONSTRUCTION CON6945025C1079 · DESIGN-BID-BUILD (BBD), FIRM-FIXED-PRICE (FFP), CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR P021 LIGHTERAGE $61.1MAug 26, 2027

Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 237990, since Oct 1, 2024

2,592 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. THALLE CONSTRUCTION CO INC$2.2B
  2. 2. DRAGADOS/HAWAIIAN DREDGING/ORION JV$1.8B
  3. 3. BARNARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED$1.5B
  4. 4. FERROVIAL CONSTRUCCION PR, LLC$1.1B
  5. 5. TPC-NAN A JOINT VENTURE$606.1M

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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