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This is a Presolicitation notice.
The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs a small business to provide a hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge for the Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Army Corps of Engineers needs a fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge to remove and dispose of shoal material in the Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract is a single award, firm-fixed-price contract with a base year and option years.
- How will they pick the winner? The evaluation will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable.
- When and how do you bid? Bids are due by July 29, 2026, and must be submitted through the ProjNet system.
Who can apply
- Must be HUBZone certified (a small-business program for firms in historically underutilized business zones)
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory safety requirement to follow EM 385-1-1 'Safety and Occupational Health Requirements'.
If you're interested, do this first
- Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.
- Create a ProjNet account and follow the instructions for accessing the system.
Primary point of contact
Name
Francesca Deboer
Email
francesca.e.deboer@usace.army.mil
Phone
(504) 862-1604