Ontonagon, Port Wing, and Cornucopia Maintenance Dredging
Overview
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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 (USACE) Detroit District has issued a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Ontonagon, Port Wing, and Cornucopia Maintenance Dredging project in Ontonagon County, Michigan, and Bayfield County, Wisconsin. This opportunity is intended as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside firm fixed-price contract. The anticipated solicitation posting is March 2026, with bids due in April 2026.
Scope of Work
The project involves maintenance dredging at three distinct harbor locations: Ontonagon Harbor (MI), Port Wing Harbor (WI), and Cornucopia Harbor (WI). Key tasks include:
- Mobilization to and demobilization from each site.
- Dredging operations at the specified harbor locations.
- Placement of dredged material from Ontonagon and Port Wing Harbors at designated nearshore sites.
- Placement of dredged material from Cornucopia (Outer) Harbor at a nearshore placement site.
- An optional phase includes mobilizing to Cornucopia (Inner) Harbor for additional dredging and material placement.
Contract & Timeline
- Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price Invitation for Bid (IFB).
- Set-Aside: 100% Small Business Set-Aside.
- NAICS Code: 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Dredging), with a $37 million small business size standard.
- Product Service Code (PSC): Y1KF – Construction of Dredging facilities.
- Magnitude of Construction: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.
- Anticipated Solicitation Posting Date: March 2026.
- Anticipated Bid Due Date: April 2026.
- Response Date (for this pre-solicitation): February 27, 2026.
Additional Notes
Solicitation materials, including documents, drawings, and specifications, will be available electronically via the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov. Hard copies will not be provided. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to any award. Vendors are encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" on SAM.gov.
Contact Information
- Primary: JOSEPH ORLANDO (joseph.orlando@usace.army.mil, 313-226-2683)
- Secondary: Matthew McDuffie (matthew.mcduffie@usace.army.mil)