The Department of Defense, specifically the Department of the Army through the Wilmington District, is soliciting proposals for the FY26 AIWW Dredge Material Placement Facility (DMPF) Improvements 2 project. This procurement aims to enhance the existing dredge material placement facilities, which are crucial for maintaining navigable waterways and supporting environmental management efforts. The project falls under the NAICS code 237990, focusing on Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and is set aside for small businesses in accordance with FAR 19.5 regulations. Interested contractors can reach out to primary contact Jenifer Garland at jenifer.m.garland@usace.army.mil or by phone at 910-251-4134, or secondary contact Rosalind Shoemaker at rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil for further details.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to perform FY26 AIWW Dredge Material Placement Facility (DMPF) Improvements 2.

This work includes the repair and improvement of four Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) upland placement areas located in Carteret, Onslow, Pender, and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina, and the repair and improvement of one upland placement area of Camp Lejeune located in Onslow County, North Carolina. The repair and improvement work will consist of clearing the upland placement areas, as well as raising and stabilizing the perimeter dikes. The perimeter dikes will be raised to varying elevations, not to exceed 20’ NAVD88.

Upland placement areas will also require the complete replacement of spillway systems which consists of a platform structure, stoplogs, and pipe system to drain water from future dredged material to be placed at the site. Across the five upland placement areas are a total of six spillway systems that will need to be replaced.

There is an environmental window for bats which affect tree clearing which is from December 15 to February 15 for Winter Torpor and from May 1 to July 15 for Pupping season.

**This solicitation is a 100% Small Business set-aside.**

The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price.

The Magnitude of Construction of this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about 6 January 2026.

The bid opening date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, facsimiles, etc) will be provided.   Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is **237990** – Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities and the size standard is **$37,000,000.00**.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. Call 1-866-606-8220 for more information or visit the SAM website at www.sam.gov. After completing SAM, in order to download documents contractors and their subcontractors must register at www.sam.gov. In order to locate solicitation, Contractors can go to www. sam.gov and search for the solicitation number.

Contractors can register to be put on a plan holders list that others can access through the www.sam.gov website. It is the Offeror's responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. For additional information or assistance, please contact Jenifer Garland, Contract Specialist, phone (910) 251-4134, email jenifer.m.garland@usace.army.mil or Rosalind Shoemaker, Contract Office, phone (910) 251-4436, email rosalind.m.shoemaker@usace.army.mil.

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FY26 AIWW Dredge Material Placement Facility (DMPF) Improvements 2

FY26 AIWW Dredge Material Placement Facility (DMPF) Improvements 2

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