Fort Pierce Harbor Maintenance Dredging, St. Lucie County, Florida
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is conducting a Sources Sought to identify qualified firms for Fort Pierce Harbor Maintenance Dredging in St. Lucie County, Florida. This market research aims to gauge interest, capabilities, and qualifications, including those of Small Businesses, for a potential Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Invitation for Bid (IFB). Responses are due by July 16, 2026.
Scope of Work
The project involves maintenance dredging of Fort Pierce Harbor, with excavated material to be placed onto Fort Pierce Beach. Due to extensive hardbottom areas, offshore pipeline access is prohibited; offloading will occur inside the South Jetty of Fort Pierce Inlet. Work includes environmental and water quality monitoring, sea turtle trawl sweeping (for hopper dredges), screening, beach tilling, beach fill quality control, construction support, and vibration control and monitoring. The work will be divided into a base and two options.
Project Details
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Market Research)
- Anticipated Contract Type: Invitation for Bid (IFB)
- Target Price Range: $5,000,000 to $10,000,000
- NAICS Code: 237990, Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities
- Small Business Size Standard: $37.0 million
- Estimated Period of Performance: 157 calendar days after Notice to Proceed
Response Requirements
Interested parties should submit a response, limited to 5 pages, including:
- Company/Contractor name, address, point of contact, phone, and email.
- Company's interest in submitting a proposal.
- Capability to perform work of this magnitude and complexity, with at least three comparable project examples from the past 10 years (description, customer, satisfaction, timeliness, dollar value).
- Small Business classification (e.g., Small Business, SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB).
- Anticipated subcontracting or teaming arrangements, including Joint Venture information.
- Bonding Capacity (per contract and aggregate) via a letter from the bonding company.
Key Dates & Contacts
- Sources Sought Response Due: July 16, 2026, at 5:00 PM EDT
- Anticipated IFB Issuance: On or about July 16, 2026
- Anticipated IFB Response Due: On or about August 17, 2026
- Primary Contact: Meredith Gonzalez (meredith.c.gonzalez@usace.army.mil)
- Secondary Contact: Timothy Humphrey (timothy.g.humphrey@usace.army.mil)
Additional Notes
This is for preliminary planning only and is not a solicitation. No contract will be awarded from this Sources Sought. Respondents will not be reimbursed for costs. Prior Government contract work is not required. Registration in SAM.gov is necessary to be eligible for award.