This is a preliminary market survey for a future dredging project in the Houston Ship Channel from Sims Bayou to the Turning Basin, including options for Port of Houston docks, with material placed in the Rosa Allen confined placement area in Harris County, Texas. The project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract. The government is seeking to identify qualified and experienced contractors capable of performing this specific dredging work, with a strong emphasis on encouraging responses from small businesses and other designated socio-economic categories. No budget information is provided in this announcement.