PURPOSE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) construction contract for Maintenance Dredging, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton.

DESCRIPTION: Contract work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 470,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton main navigation channel between the PA-NJ Turnpike Bridge and the north end of Newbold Island as well as the Fairless Turning Basin. Work includes hydraulic cutterhead dredging with placement of the dredged material into the Money Island Disposal Area in Falls Township, PA. Dredging will be required to a depth of 41 foot MLLW (Datum) plus 1 foot allowable overdepth. All dredging must be completed by 15 March 2026 due to environmental restrictions.

DISCLOSURE OF MAGNITUDE OF THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

NAICS CODE AND SBA SIZE STANDARD: 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, Size Standard $45.0M.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: None (Full and Open/Unrestricted)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 240 Calendar Days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Pre-Bid Site Visit: The pre-bid site visit has been scheduled for Tuesday, 8 July 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), at SW Intersection of Dike and Bordentown Roads, Tullytown, PA 19007.

There will only be one site visit. Bidders should inspect the job site prior to submitting an offer. Bidders should take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work and the general and local conditions that can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve offerors from the responsibility for properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government assumes no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers, agents or employees, unless included in the solicitation, the specifications or related documents.

REGISTRATION: Only registered persons will be permitted to attend the site visit. In addition to the information below, please also provide your firms name, firms CAGE and/or Unique Entity Identifier (a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity by SAM.gov and formerly known as DUNS) number, and name and position title of primary point-of-contact and their telephone number and email address.

NAP POCs for Registration: For questions and/or concerns regarding the Site Visit, please contact Connor Struckmeyer at [email protected]. Please submit all site visit request forms to Connor Struckmeyer at [email protected] and Brandon Mormello at [email protected].

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Bidders are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://sam.gov) and PIEE at the time a bid is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration for PIEE is required as this is the only place bids shall be submitted. Bids must be submitted in PIEE Solicitation Module.

Bids must be submitted in PIEE Solicitation Module. Please see the link below to submit bids and to access the Plans and Specifications documents:

https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/search/oppMgmtLink.xhtml?noticeId=W912BU25BA008&noticeType=SolicitationNotice

ADDITIONAL INFOMRATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation documents will be posted on the SAM.gov website, https://sam.gov and PIEE Solicitation Module. It is and will continue to be the responsibility of all potential Bidders to monitor the SAM.gov website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.