The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The work consists of removal of material from within the Calcasieu River Ship Channel; satisfactory disposal of material to be placed in the designated Confined Disposal Facilities adjacent to the Calcasieu River and Pass; all as shown on the drawings. Removal of material from within Devil's Elbow is included as optional work. The work also includes retention dike construction, surveys, optional ditching and draining of disposal areas, and all operations incidental thereto. This solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The resulting contract shall be firm fixed price (FFP). This solicitation will be issued on or about 15 July 2024 with a bid opening date to be set by amendment. When posted, the solicitation will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System of Award Management System (SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Therefore, telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contractors must register at the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov to download the solicitation for this project. If/when issued, Amendments will be posted to the above-referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments before closing; therefore, the Bidders must check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Bidders shall maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database at the time of award, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. Bidders are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Taylor Brandon at (504) 862-1009 (taylor.h.brandon@usace.army.mil). ******************************************************************************************************************* Amendment 0001 - Incorporate wage rates; Set the Bid Submission receipt deadline; Set the Bid Opening date. ******************************************************************************************************************* Amendment 0002 - Set cut off date for questions. ******************************************************************************************************************* Amendment 0003 - Respond to questions; Make changes to Solicitation; Set the Bid Submission receipt deadline; Set the Bid Opening date. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.