The US Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking a contractor to provide construction services for maintenance dredging at Ludington Harbor and Pentwater Harbor, with a potential option to remobilize to Pentwater Harbor in 2027. The work involves dredging between specified limits and placing material at designated sites. This opportunity will be a 100% small business set-aside, awarded as a Firm-Fixed Price contract to the lowest priced, responsible, and responsive bidder. All solicitation documents and submissions will be handled electronically through SAM.gov and the PIEE system. The performance location is at Ludington Harbor and Pentwater Harbor.

The US Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking a contractor to provide construction services for maintenance dredging at Ludington Harbor and Pentwater Harbor, with a potential option to remobilize to Pentwater Harbor in 2027. The work involves dredging between specified limits and placing material at designated sites. This opportunity is a 100% set-aside for small businesses under NAICS code 237990 and will be awarded as a Firm-Fixed Price contract to the lowest priced, responsible, and responsive bidder. All solicitation documents and submissions will be handled electronically through SAM.gov and the PIEE system. Contractors must be registered in both systems to conduct business.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District is seeking contractors with the capability to provi... THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District is seeking contractors with the capability to provide construction services for the FY25 Ludington & Pentwater Maintenance Dredging project. Mobilize to Ludington Harbor and Pentwater Harbor and dredge between the upstream and downstream limits as shown on the contract drawings. Place dredged material at respective placement sites pertaining to each harbor, as outlined in the contract drawings and specifications. If applicable option(s) are exercised, re-mobilize to Pentwater Harbor in 2027 and dredge between the upstream and downstream limits as shown on the contract drawings. Upon completion of the work, clean-up and demobilize from the harbors. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a small business size standard of $37.0 million in average annual receipts with the Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities exception. The Government intends to solicit this opportunity as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and intends to issue the IFB as a 100% set-aside for small businesses. The Government intends to award to the contractor who submits the lowest priced bid that is determined to be responsible and responsive. General Information: The Government intends to issue a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Construction Contract. Anticipated Solicitation Posting Date: December 2025 / January 2026 Anticipated Proposal Due Date: February/March 2026 The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically. The Notice of the solicitation will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors can access SAM free of charge at www.sam.gov. The solicitation Notice posted on SAM.gov will include a link to all solicitation documents which will be stored in the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system. Contractors may register for PIEE free of charge at https://piee.eb.mil/. In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in PIEE prior to the proposal due date and in SAM.gov prior to any award. Hard copy documents will NOT be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this Pre-Solicitation Notice or the upcoming solicitation. Electronic proposal submissions will be required through the PIEE Solicitation Module suite at https://piee.eb.mil/. Please note the Government will not be maintaining a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" found on sam.gov for this requirement.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY – This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement or restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach ... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. THIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY – This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement or restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach and NO AWARD will occur from this notice. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS are available for this Notice. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB). INTRODUCTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is issuing this Sources Sought notice and conducting market research as a means to identify the interest and capabilities of both small and large business entities for the maintenance dredging of Ludington Harbor in Mason County, Michigan and Pentwater Harbor in Oceana County, Michigan. The Contractor is expected to mobilize dredge to both Ludington Harbor and Pentwater Harbor and demobilize when dredging is complete. Ludington Harbor will be dredged using the box method targeting shoaling in Station -29+00 to -9+50 to 33' Depth +1' Over Depth and in Station -9+50 to 7+50 to 29.5' Depth +1' Over Depth. Pentwater Harbor will be dredged using the box method targeting shoaling in Station STA -14 to -6+50 to 16' Depth +1' Over Depth and Station STA -6+50 to 14+50 to 14' Depth +1' Over Depth. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The place of performance will be located in Ludington Harbor, Mason County, Michigan and Pentwater Harbor, Oceana County, Michigan. DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS NOTICE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL) RFP, IF ANY ARE ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE) (SAM.GOV). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a small business size standard of $37.0 million in average annual receipts for dredging and surface cleanup activities. The Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1KF – Construction Of Dredging Facilities. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify the firm’s business size in the attached questionnaire. Small business firms interested in performing this work are strongly urged to respond to this notice. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSES: If your organization has the potential capacity and capability to perform this type of work, please complete the attached questionnaire and submit via email to Contract Specialist Noah Bruck at noah.r.bruck@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer Kari Tauriainen at kari.tauriainen@usace.army.mil no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on October 7, 2025. Please reference in the subject line "SOURCES SOUGHT Ludington & Pentwater Maintenance Dredging”. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. The work completed for this requirement is expected to be completed in October 2026. This is expected to be solicited in the first or second quarter of FY 26. All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought notice. RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE CONTACTED REGARDING THEIR SUBMISSION OR INFORMATION GATHERED AS A RESULT OF THE SOURCES SOUGHT.