Monroe Harbor Advanced Maintenance Dredging
ID: W911XK26BA013Type: Solicitation
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE ARMYW072 ENDIST DETROITDETROIT, MI, 48226-5000, USA

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)

PSC

CONSTRUCTION OF DREDGING FACILITIES (Y1KF)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

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https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1b2329e892544f6e891ef0a07306d942/view
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    Description

    The Department of Defense, through the Department of the Army's W072 Endist Detroit office, is soliciting bids for the Monroe Harbor Advanced Maintenance Dredging project. The project entails mobilizing a dredge to Monroe Harbor to mechanically dredge various materials, including boulders and clay-like substances, to specified depths within the main channel and turning basin, with dredged material to be placed at the Pointe Mouillee Confined Disposal Facility. This dredging operation is crucial for maintaining navigable waterways and ensuring safe passage for vessels. Interested contractors, particularly small businesses as this is a Total Small Business Set-Aside, can reach out to Sally Artz at sally.artz@usace.army.mil or call 313-226-2206 for further details.

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    Sally Artz
    (313) 226-2206
    sally.artz@usace.army.mil
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