Dredging of Los Angeles River Estuary and Port of Long Beach (Los Angeles County, CA) Sources Sought notice # W912PL26S0012 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement for market survey information only, it will be used by this agency for preliminary planning purposes. No contract will be awarded from this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. (Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation). The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of the experience and qualifications of the various members of the construction industry. The Government strives to ensure that there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors. This will be a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside The Government is seeking to identify qualified sources either singularly or as part of an assembled team under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a small business size standard of $45,000,000.00. Project Description: In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated Construction magnitude is Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The estimated total contract performance period is 180 calendar days. Location of this work is at the Port of Long Beach (POLB) and the Los Angeles River Estuary (LARE), CA Construction services consisting of dredging (estimated quantities: 500K-CY) and disposal of material from the federal navigation channels of San Pedro Bay, specifically the Approach Channel at the Port of Long Beach (POLB) and the Los Angeles River Estuary (LARE) leading to the Queensway Marina. Disposal of the dredged material will be either upland, nearshore, or off-shore at an EPA approved ocean disposal site. POLB design channel depths are – 76 ft MLLW, and LARE channel depths are as deep as – 25 ft MLLW. The preferred method of dredging is electric, but is not a strict requirement as long as air quality permits are obtained. Minimum Equipment Required: Dredge Equipment (Clamshell and Scows) Minimum Capabilities Required: Successful comparable work experience in dredging to -76 feet MLLW and ocean or nearshore placement, and proven successful experience working in the open ocean environment similar to the solicitation Prospective prime contractors interested in this notice must respond to the following questions. Responses shall be limited to 8 pages. 1. Offerors’ name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. 2. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, Hubzone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or 8(a) and NAICS code designations shall be indicated on first page of submission. 3. Bonding capability (construction bonding level per single contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars; along with current available bonding capacity). 4. Description of capability to perform the proposed project, specifically, prior construction service experience in dredging and ability to manage subcontractors, prepare and comply with various environmental and construction permits (including California), and capacity to execute this project with other ongoing construction contracts 5. Past performance/experience on projects of similar scope and magnitude, describing no more than three (3) projects that are complete or at least 50% construction complete and that ran concurrently within the past six years with relevance to the proposed project, the Offerors’ role, dollar value of contract. Interested firms should submit a document describing relevant demonstrated experience and qualifications via email to
[email protected] no later than 2:00 PDT, Friday April 24th, 2026. All interested firms must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Questions concerning submissions should be directed to Mr. Michael Robinson at
[email protected] or to Ms. Ashley Powell at
[email protected] Emails or phone calls requesting personal visits discussing this announcement will not be scheduled or will not receive a reply. Point of Contact(s): Michael Robinson Phone: 213-452-3311 Email:
[email protected] Ashley Powell Email:
[email protected] USACE SPL, Los Angeles District