Houston Ship Channel - Sims to Turning Basin Dredging
Army Corps of Engineers · W076 ENDIST GALVESTON
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W912HY26BA015 in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 14, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- May 27, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers � Galveston District has been tasked to solicit for and award Houston Ship Channel � Sims to Turning Basin Dredging in Harris County… (show all)
, Texas for the Houston Resident Office. Proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, Stand-Alone contract procured in accordance with FAR 14, Sealed Bidding process. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice. The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition of responsible firms. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing dredging of the main stem Houston Ship Channel generally between Sims Bayou all the way to, and including, the upper Turning Basin with options for Port of Houston docks with all material being placed in Rosa Allen, an upland confined Placement Area. Contractor should provide examples of being a prime contractor dredging deep draft navigation channels and provide production rates.
Who won similar work
38 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 237990.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Marine Construction, Inc. · $ORN | 5 | $76.4M + 1 shared | Aug 25, 2026 |
| INLAND DREDGING COMPANY | 4 | $36.8M + 1 shared | Aug 24, 2026 |
| CALLAN MARINE LIMITED | 3 | $126.4M + 1 shared | Aug 24, 2026 |
| WEEKS MARINE, INC. | 3 | $95.1M + 2 shared | Aug 24, 2026 |
| GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC | 3 | $36.2M + 2 shared | Aug 24, 2026 |
| THE DUTRA GROUP San Rafael CA 94901 USA | 2 | $27.2M + 1 shared | Aug 24, 2026 |
| MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO Seattle WA 98134 USA | 2 | $9.4M + 1 shared | Sep 14, 2026 |
| ORION GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC · $ORN | 1 | $86.3M | Dec 19, 2025 |
| CURTIN MARITIME CORP | 1 | $32.6M | Sep 19, 2025 |
| MATTHEWS BROTHERS DREDGING, LLC | 1 | $16.1M | Sep 25, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 28, 2026Affolter Contracting Company$10.7MCORPUS CHRISTI SHIP CHANNEL PLACEMENT AREA INNER HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
- Sep 28, 2026DynaCon LTD$5.0MHouston Ship Channel - House Tract Placement Area Improvements
- Sep 25, 2026MATTHEWS BROTHERS DREDGING, LLC$16.1MHouston Ship Channel Sims to Turning Basin Maintenance Dredging
- Sep 15, 2026AHTNA CONSTRUCTION & PRIMARY PRODUCTS COMPANY$9.7MHOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS, PLACEMENT AREA 14 DIKE RAISE
- Sep 14, 2026MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO Seattle WA 98134 USA$9.4MUSACE FY26 Brazos Island Harbor, Texas Entrance and Jetty Channels
- Aug 25, 2026Orion Marine Construction, Inc.$6.5MTexas City Ship Channel, Texas Main Channel Dredging
- Aug 24, 2026THE DUTRA GROUP San Rafael CA 94901 USA$95.0M (shared ceiling)FY26 Hopper Dredging MATOC
- Aug 24, 2026GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC$95.0M (shared ceiling)FY26 Hopper Dredging MATOC
- Aug 24, 2026WEEKS MARINE, INC.$95.0M (shared ceiling)FY26 Hopper Dredging MATOC
- Aug 24, 2026INLAND DREDGING COMPANY$95.0M (shared ceiling)FY26 Pipeline Dredging MATOC
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.