The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District, is seeking contractors for the FY25 Lexington Harbor Maintenance Dredging project in Lexington, Michigan. The project involves mobilizing to the site to dredge the federal navigation channel and placing the dredged material as specified in the contract documents. This maintenance dredging is crucial for ensuring navigational safety and efficiency in the harbor, which supports both commercial and recreational maritime activities. The government plans to issue a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Construction Contract, with the solicitation anticipated to be posted in January/February 2026 and proposals due in February/March 2026. Interested contractors must register in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) and the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the proposal due date, and can contact Noah Bruck or Stephanie M. Craig for further information.

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 the FY25 Lexington Harbor Maintenance Dredging project.

Mobilize to Lexington, Michigan and dredge the federal navigation channel as indicated in the contract drawings and specifications.  Place dredged material as indicated in the contract drawings and specifications.  Demobilize when dredging work is completed.

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 with the Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities exception.

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

General Information:

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

Anticipated Solicitation Posting Date: January/February 2026

Anticipated Proposal Due Date: February/March 2026

The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically. The Notice of the solicitation will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM).  Contractors can access SAM free of charge at www.sam.gov. The solicitation Notice posted on SAM.gov will include a link to all solicitation documents which will be stored in the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system. Contractors may register for PIEE free of charge at https://piee.eb.mil/.

 In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in PIEE prior to the proposal due date and in SAM.gov prior to any award. 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. Electronic proposal submissions will be required through the PIEE Solicitation Module suite at https://piee.eb.mil/.

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.

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