Freshwater Bayou - Lock to the Gulf, Freshwater Bayou, Maintenance Dredging #21-1, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement. NAICS Code: 237990. The solicitation number, W912P821B0038, will issue as Invitation for Bid (IFB) resulting in the award of a single firm fixed price (FFP) contract. The solicitation will be issued on or about 21 December 2021. Actual issue date and anticipated bid opening will be shown when the solicitation is issued. The work consists of the removal and satisfactory disposal of all material excavated from the Freshwater Bayou, within the limits shown on the contract drawings. The estimated value of this work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any amendments. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on beta.Sam.gov. You can access these files from a link located on beta.Sam.gov (www.beta.SAM.gov). You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in beta.Sam.gov (www.beta.SAM.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Nakiea Butler (email: Nakiea.B.Butler@usace.army.mil) The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *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.