This presolicitation notice is for maintenance dredging at Anchorage Harbor, Alaska, and the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel, using only hopper or mechanical dredges (cutterhead, suction, and pipeline dredges are not allowed). The contractor will perform surveying, dredging, and disposal of about 900,000 cubic yards of fine-grained shoaled material annually for three years, plus an option to annually dredge 350,000 cubic yards of sandy material with some cobbles in the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel, while keeping the Port of Alaska dock face and terminals accessible. The procurement is unrestricted and will result in a firm-fixed-price contract under NAICS 237990 (size standard $37 million), with total estimated construction magnitude for base and option items between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000; Davis-Bacon/construction wage rates apply. The solicitation is expected to be available for download on or after October 27, 2026, via SAM.gov, and the estimated contract award date is January 2027, contingent on availability of funds. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and at time of award, and joint ventures must also be registered as joint ventures.

This is a Sources Sought notice for market research on a future 2027-2029 maintenance dredging project at Anchorage Harbor, Alaska. The work involves surveying and dredging approximately 900,000 cubic yards of fine-grained material annually for three years, with an option for additional sandy material, using only hopper or mechanical dredges. The total estimated project magnitude is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The estimated contract award date is January 10, 2027. This is not a solicitation, but a request for capability statements from interested prime contractors.