This is a sources sought announcement for a potential USACE Galveston contract for maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from Matagorda Bay to Corpus Christi Bay in Calhoun and Aransas Counties, Texas. The estimated construction price range is between $5 million and $10 million, with an estimated project duration of 140 calendar days. Work includes dredging approximately 1.5 million cubic yards, with placement at open water and beneficial use sites, and portions are subject to whooping crane critical habitat restrictions allowing work only between May 1 and October 31. The government is seeking qualified firms, especially small businesses, with experience in pipeline cutter-suction dredging, deep draft navigation channels, and at least 14,000 CY per day capacity. This is not a solicitation and no contract will be awarded from this synopsis.