USACE Norfolk Wallops Island Beach Renourishment

USACE Norfolk District requires beach renourishment services at Wallops Island, Virginia.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), North Atlantic Division, Norfolk District has a requirement for beach nourishment at Wallops Island, VA.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details

Agency Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), North Atlantic Division, Norfolk District
Solicitation Number W9123626SA1002
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 08/2026 (Estimate)
Award Date 03/2027 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $100,000,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award Other
Primary Requirement  Other Construction Services
Duration  12 to 18 months
Contract Type  Firm Fixed Price
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
237990

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Size Standard: $45.0 million annual receipts except $37.0 million annual receipts for Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities

Place of Performance:
  • Wallops Island, Virginia, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/73fef0f4f2864ca7bf2ba324a03c79de/view

Requirements

  • Perform beach nourishment at Wallops Island, VA.
  • The work will be completed via hopper dredge while using the Unnamed Shoal “A” as the borrow source.
  • More specifically, dredging will be permitted to a maximum depth of seven (7) feet below existing bottom within the borrow area.
  • Existing bottom depths within the borrow source range between -34 ft NAVD88 and -60 ft NAVD88 based upon location.
  • Dredged material generated by the project shall be transported and placed along the beach at Wallops Island.
  • The borrow site will be located approximately eleven (11) miles from the placement site.
  • Replenishment of the beach is estimated to require 1,500,000 to 2,500,000 cubic yards of pay volume and the Contractor shall be paid by cubic yard of material retained on the beach.
  • The Contractor shall be responsible for the following: dredging within the designated area, transporting the dredged material to the beach at Wallops Island, discharging the material by hydraulic pump-off into placement site, grading the beach placement site to required elevations and dimensions, performing pre-placement and post-placement surveys of the dredged area and beach nourishment area, and communicating with maritime users to minimize impacts to vessel traffic, adjacent structures, and other dredging operations

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