The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Army Engineer District Charleston, is preparing to solicit bids for the maintenance dredging of approximately 1,700,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from the Charleston Entrance Channel in South Carolina. This project aims to ensure the navigability of the channel by depositing the dredged material at the Charleston Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS), while also adhering to environmental regulations such as the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammals Protection Act. The anticipated contract, valued between $10 million and $25 million, will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price contract, with the formal solicitation expected to be announced within 15 to 30 days following this pre-solicitation notice. Interested parties should monitor the official website for updates and may contact Addison Layfield at addison.g.layfield@usace.army.mil or Evelyn Halliburton at Evelyn.I.Halliburton@usace.army.mil for further information.