Maintenance Dredging, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Sea and Wilmington Harbor FY26 Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, requires maintenance dredging for the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Sea and Wilmington Harbor FY26 Project. This solicitation, identified by number W912BU26BA006, involves the removal of approximately 2.5 million cubic yards of sediment from the main navigation channel between Stations 0+000 and 515+000 and approximately 350,000 cubic yards from Wilmington Harbor on the Christina River. The work is classified under NAICS 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and PSC Z1KF, Maintenance of Dredging Facilities. Responses are due by July 8, 2026, though the deadline for requests for information was updated to June 23, 2026, via an amendment.

Specific requirements include hydraulic cutterhead dredging south of Station 190+000, while mechanical or hydraulic cutterhead dredging is permitted north of that location. Dredged material must be placed into the Pedricktown, Delaware City, or Killcohook disposal areas. All work must be performed as contour dredging to required depths with one to two feet of allowable overdepth. The government will conduct before and after dredging surveys for measurement purposes. The project has an established period of performance of 240 calendar days.

This solicitation includes one PDF attachment and identifies Eric Leach as the primary point of contact. Amendment 0001, issued on June 11, 2026, revised the instructions to bidders regarding the request for information timeline, provided official responses to questions, and updated the Alterations in Solicitation clause. All operations are part of the Department of the Army’s ongoing infrastructure maintenance within the Philadelphia District.