Sources SoughtPosted Jan 22, 2026·Responses due Feb 6, 2026

Inland Waterway C&D Maintenance Dredging FY26 Maintenance Dredging

Army Corps of Engineers · W2SD ENDIST PHILADELPHIA

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
237990
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912BU26BA011
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Z1KF
Place
USA
Contact
Molly Gallagher (molly.gallagher@usace.army.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912BU26BA011 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jan 22, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Jul 6, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 20, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 8, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Apr 15, 2026 to Jun 12, 2026, middle of the range May 15, 2026.
Measured from 64 past early notices at Dept of the Army with NAICS 237990 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jan 22, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • 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

Sources Sought Notice for Inland Waterway C&D Maintenance Dredging Specifications FY26 Maintenance Dredging REQUEST FOR INFORMATION THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ/IFB/RFP in the future. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this noti… (show all)

ce does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In addition, respondents are advised that the United States Government is under no obligation to pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI. The specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance. Requirement: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE), Philadelphia District (NAP), anticipates a requirement for Inland Waterway Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal Maintenance Dredging. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. Description: Maintenance dredging under this contract will be performed at various locations along the Inland Waterway Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and Upper Chesapeake Bay portion of this project. Base work shall include dredging of the canal from Station 00+000 to Station 250+440. From Station 99+000 to Station 250+440 dredging will be required to a depth of 35� MLLW (Datum) plus 1� allowable over dredge and to a distance of 25 feet outside the channel limits where shoaling occurs along the channel edge within the authorized channel limits. Dredging will be required to a depth of 36� MLLW (Datum) plus 1� allowable overdepth within the contract work limits shown on the drawings from station 00+000 to station 250+440, with no side slopes delineated and/or paid for. Project Environmental Window: All dredging (hopper, hydraulic, or bucket) is restricted during the period between April 1 and September 30 annually in order to minimize impacts to migratory fish. The estimated period of performance will be 120 calendar days. The anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities, with an SBA Size standard of $37.0M. Survey: The Government is issuing this notice to determine a competitive basis. This is not a solicitation, and the items listed herein are subject to change or eliminated from the requirement. This survey is for market research purposes only. Only prospective contractors capable of performing this type of work should respond to this Request for Information. Your response to this survey is requested by 2:00 PM Eastern Time, February 6, 2026. Please send by email to Molly Gallagher at Molly.Gallagher@usace.army.mil and Connor Struckmeyer at Connor.A.Struckmeyer@usace.army.mil. Include in the title "Sources Sought � FY 26 C&D Canal Maintenance Dredging� as the subject line in email communications. All submitted responses must be in either Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf format. 1.) Name of your firm: 2.) CAGE/Unique Entity Identifier: 3.) Point of Contact, Phone Number, and E-mail Address: 4.) List three (3) projects completed within ten (10) years of the date of this notice that demonstrates experience, as a prime contractor or subcontractor, for the construction of maintenance dredging. a.) Project Name: Contract Number (if applicable): Year Completed: Was the project completed on time?: Prime or Subcontractor: Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value): Dollar Amount: General description of project: b.) Project Name: Contract Number (if applicable): Year Completed: Was the project completed on time?: Prime or Subcontractor: Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value): Dollar Amount: General description of project: c.) Project Name: Contract Number (if applicable): Year Completed: Was the project completed on time?: Prime or Subcontractor: Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value): Dollar Amount: General description of project: 5.) Are you a Small Business classified under the above NAICS code? If so, do you fall into a sub-category (e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)? 6.) For this requirement, what percentage of this work would you subcontract (reference FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting? 7.) What type of work requirements will you subcontract out to small businesses? 8.) Do you plan to subcontract to only small businesses? 9.) If the answer to question 8 is �yes�, are these small businesses with a sub-category (e.g. e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) 10.) What is your bonding capacity per contract? 11.) What is your aggregate bonding capacity per contract? 12.) If this requirement is advertised, do you anticipate submitting a proposal?

Who won similar work

11 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W2SD ENDIST PHILADELPHIA), same product/service code (PSC) Z1KF and NAICS 237990.

Single-winner award sizes (11): middle half $5.6M to $11.8M, median $8.7M; range $3.7M to $27.7M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
COTTRELL CONTRACTING CORPORATION4$24.5MJun 16, 2026
NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY2$54.9MAug 10, 2026
CURTIN MARITIME CORP2$23.6MJun 30, 2026
GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC1$8.7MAug 5, 2025
BARNEGAT BAY DREDGING CO INC1$8.1MSep 30, 2025
SEACOAST CONSTRUCTION INC1$4.2MMay 12, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 6 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
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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
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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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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