Yaquina River Clamshell Dredging 2026

Sources Sought:

USACE, Portland District: W9127N26BA013 Yaquina River Clamshell Dredging 2026

This announcement is a Sources Sought Synopsis (market survey). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement is not a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to determine interested parties, socioeconomic status availability, capabilities, and qualifications. The Government intends to use responses to this sources sought synopsis to make appropriate acquisition decisions for future dredge maintenance requirements.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Portland District is requesting your help in identifying dredges with the capability and availability to respond to critical dredging work required for the Yaquina River Clamshell Dredging 2026 throughout the Yaquina River downstream of Toledo, OR via clamshell. The total approximate scope is 850,000 cubic yards depending on project needs and funding availability. In water placement is not an option. The in-water work window is 01 July 2026 - 31 October 2026.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Vendors interested in this requirement(s) with Portland District must submit the documentation and meet the requirements identified below.

A. General Submission Information:

1. Point of Contact name, email address, and phone number.

2. CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID number (All contractors are required to be registered in the DOD System for Award Management (SAM) via https://www.sam.gov).

3. In the event that the contractor is a small business under NAICS 237990 or that of a similar size standard, state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, or SDVOSB.

4. Statement of Capability (SOC) Statement of the contractor’s skills, knowledge, experience, and capability to perform the described work, such as documentation and examples of recent relevant experience and technical competence with dredging.

INSTRUCTIONS

Submit technical inquires and questions relating to this sources sought in writing via email to

Julia Carlton (Julia.b.carlton2.civ@usace.army.mil)

Brandon Lasich (brandon.m.lasich@usace.army.mil)

SMALL BUSINESS POINT OF CONTACT

The point of contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business:

Maura Timmermann

Phone: 402-370-0095

Email: maura.j.timmermann@usace.army.mil