Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Cutterhead Dredge Nos. 2-2026, OM26060

Summary: Background The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District is issuing this solicitation for a cutterhead dredge contract to support the maintenance and improvement of the Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. The mission of the Corps is to ensure navigable waterways and protect the environment, and this contract aims to facilitate the removal and disposal of shoal material to maintain channel depth and safety. Work Details The contractor is required to furnish one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material in the Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel. All work must comply with EM 385-1-1 'Safety and Occupational Health Requirements'. The contractor must also submit an Accident Prevention Plan that includes an Activity Hazard Analysis, Site-Specific Safety & Occupational Health Plan Worksheet, Accident Prevention Plan Worksheet, and Site Safety and Health Officer Designation Letter. Daily inspections must be conducted to ensure safety requirements are met, with reports maintained at the job site. A Dive Plan must be submitted as part of the safety submittals for any diving operations. Additionally, safety signs must be erected at the work site as per specified requirements. Period of Performance The geographic location(s) the construction projects will be performed (if provided). Place of Performance Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Bidder Requirements Bidders must provide performance and payment bonds as required. The opportunity is set aside for Hubzone Set-Aside (HZC). Contractors must have appropriate licenses for dredging operations. Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail) This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on the prior contract W912P825C0022 awarded to Weeks Marine for $33,645,500 (09/19/25–03/31/26). The prior work involved furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge to remove and dispose shoal material in the same Atchafalaya River Bay, Bar, and Crewboat Cut Channel area in St. Mary Parish. The dredge type, scope (shoal removal/disposal), and geographic location indicate the current requirement is likely a continuation or follow-on of the same channel maintenance effort.