The Department of Defense, specifically the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District, is preparing to solicit bids for the Detroit River Maintenance Dredging and Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) Maintenance project in Detroit, Michigan. The project involves mobilizing a dredge to the Detroit River, mechanically dredging the Lower Livingstone and East Outer Channels, and placing the dredged material at the Pointe Mouillee CDF, along with maintenance tasks such as mowing, road improvements, and vegetation clearing. This procurement is significant for maintaining navigational channels and environmental management, with the contract expected to be a firm-fixed price and set aside entirely for small businesses under NAICS code 237990. Interested contractors should note that the anticipated solicitation will be posted in February/March 2025, with proposals due by April/May 2025. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact Dorretta J. Calhoun-Battles at dorretta.j.calhoun-battles@army.mil or Lisa May at Lisa.M.May@usace.army.mil.