Contract · Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Wareham Harbor Federal Navigation Project Dredging, Wareham, Massachusetts

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Wareham, MA
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Open, no deadline listed
Posted: Nov 3, 2025
Set-aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
NAICS code: 237990

What this contract is for

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing Invitation for Bids for the Wareham Harbor Federal Navigation Project, located in Wareham, Massachusetts. This procurement is a Small Business Set Aside Invitation for Bid (IFB). The NAICS code for the work is 237990 with a size standard of $37M. Construction is expected to take about five months to complete. The estimated construction cost is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Any responsible source meeting this standard may submit a bid to be considered by the New England District. The Wareham Harbor FNP consists of a 2.4 mile long, 9-foot deep Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) channel. The channel is comprised of several reaches of varying widths (100-ft to 250-ft widths) to include the entrance channel through Cromeset Neck Reach, Quahaug Bar Reach, Parkwood Beach Reach, and the Inner Harbor Reach. The proposed work consists of mechanically dredging up to appropriately 52,000 cubic yards (CY) of shoaled material over a 10.2-acre area. Most of the material is fine-grained/silt and will be transported by scow and placed at Cape Cod Bay Disposal Site (CCBDS), approximately 35 miles away. Transit from Wareham to CCBDS will occur through the Cape Cod Canal. A smaller portion of the material is sand (approx. 1,000 CY) and will be placed beneficially at a nearshore site off of Church's Beach in Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts (approximately 28 miles away). Dredging operations can start on July 1, 2026 for maintenance dredging using a mechanical dredge and placement in open water at CCBDS and Church’s Beach Nearshore Placement Site. All work must be complete by December 31, 2026. In order to accomplish all dredging requirements within the specified dredging window the Contractor will need to meet a production rate of at least...

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