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This is a sources sought notice only, not a request for proposal. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is seeking capability statements from qualified industry partners for a firm-fixed-price construction contract for maintenance dredging in the North East River, Cecil County, MD. The project involves removing up to 100,000 cubic yards of material using a hydraulic cutterhead pipeline dredge and placing it at an existing upland site approximately 6 miles away. The estimated magnitude of construction is $1,000,**** to $5,000,****, with a construction duration of approximately 120 calendar days. The dredging window is from October 16, 2026, to February 15, 2027. Interested parties must submit their firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, CAGE code, Unique Entity ID, SAM registration status, small business classification, information on any prohibitions from doing business with the federal government, a surety letter for bonding capacity, and at least two examples of similar projects performed within the past six years. Submittals should not exceed 10 pages in a single PDF file. Responses are due by May 26, 2026, at 11:00 AM EDT and must be emailed to ***@***. *. * and ***@***. *. * inquiries will not be accepted. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts.
The bid notice states that the dredging window is from 16 October 2026 to 15 February 2027, and the construction duration will be approximately 120 calendar days from notice to proceed.
Responders should address their firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code and Unique Entity ID number. Indicate if your company is currently registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database. Indicate which small business categories your business is classified under. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the federal government. Provide a letter from your surety for bonding capacity for a dredging project of the anticipated magnitude. Provide at least two examples of projects similar in size and scope within the past six years directly performed by your company, dates of projects, project references including owner with phone number and email address, floating plant, and final costs of completed projects. The submittal should contain and identify all expertise, types and number of equipment, and name and number of personnel. If the contractor has worked previously with the federal state local government on a similar job provide examples of those jobs and references name and phone number to assure expertise.
Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing this type of work.
The magnitude of construction is $1,000,**** to $5,000,****.
