Monroe Harbor Maintenance Dredging

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID.

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District is seeking contractors with the capability to provide construction services for maintenance dredging activities in the Monroe Harbor, located in Monroe, Michigan.

Tasks are expected to include:

• Mobilize dredge to the Monroe Harbor.


• Hydraulically dredge using the box method.


• Placement of dredged material will be in the Placement location is Cell 2 at Sterling State Park confined disposal facility (CDF).


• Demobilize when complete.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a small business size standard of $37.0 million in average annual receipts for dredging and surface cleanup activities.

The Government intends to solicit this opportunity as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The IFB is intended to be issued as a 100% set-aside for small businesses and the government intends to award to the lowest priced bid that is determined to be responsible.

General Information:

The Government intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Construction Contract.

Anticipated Solicitation Posting Date: March/April 2025

Anticipated Proposal Due Date: April/May 2025

The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically and via the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov which is free of charge. Hard copy documents will NOT be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this pre-solicitation notice or the upcoming solicitation. Please note the Government will not be maintaining a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" found on sam.gov for this requirement.

In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to any award. Contractors can access SAM free of charge at www.sam.gov.