Yaquina Overhaul FY27

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, intends to award a firm fixed price Job Order under a Master Ship and Repair Agreement (MSRA) for overhaul, maintenance, and repair to the Dredge YAQUINA. Major work items that may be associated with the overhaul and dry docking can be found at the bottom of this announcement. The complete list can be found within the attached invitation for bid (IFB).

SITE VISIT (Ship Check):
For a Contractor to be determined responsible and eligible for award, a representative of the contractor MUST attend one of the available site visits. The dates for the site visits are:  

21 July 26 – Coos Bay, Oregon

Note: More site visit dates TBD

If a Contractor would like to request a different day to meet their travel requirements, that can be arranged with 5 days of advanced notice. The actual pickup locations will be confirmed within 3 days of each visit, with the vessel location intended to be no more than 90 minutes away from Portland, Oregon.

Site visits will begin promptly at 9:00 AM Pacific Time. All offerors will be required to wear Personal Protective and Safety Equipment (PPE) that meets the requirements of EM 385-1-.

1. PPE WILL NOT be provided by USACE. The Dredge Yaquina is currently in the operational dredge season. Due to the current operational schedule, the details for the location of the site visit dates above are subject to change. To schedule a site visit, please contact Ms. Jaren Bowman at Jaren.L.Bowman@usace.army.mil. Some of the potential locations will require a Transportation Worker Identification Certification (TWIC) card to obtain entry, if you do or do not have a TWIC card, please make the Point of Contact aware of this information.

All overhaul work shall be performed at the Contractor's facility. The Government will deliver the vessel to the contractor facility. Upon completion of the overhaul, USACE personnel will conduct dock and sea trials which the vessel must pass prior to delivery and acceptance of the vessel back to the Government. Prospective contractors must have, or be capable of, entering into an MSRA with USACE, Portland District. Every prospective contractor that wishes to be considered for the award of the job order from this IFB must have an active MSRA with Portland District prior to award. If a prospective contractor wishes to submit a bid for this job order and has not already entered into a MSRA for overhaul of the vessel with the Portland District, then please contact Ms. Jaren Bowman at Jaren.L.Bowman@usace.army.mil.

This IFB is issues on a full and open competition basis in electronic format only. Paper copies of this IFB will not be available.

Bidders shall submit their bids via email to Ian Lutjens at ian.k.lutjens@usace.army.mil and Jaren Bowman at Jaren.L.Bowman@usace.army.mil no later than the date and time established in Block 9 of the standard Form (SF) 33,
or Block 14 of the most recently issued SF30 as applicable.

Each email shall contain the following information:
Solicitation number: W9127N26BA029
Bid Due Date & Time: 17 August 2026, 2:30 PM
Bid Validity: 01 November 2026

NOTE: Additional submission instructions are included in the SF33.

Dredge Yaquina is a trailing arm suction hopper dredge built in 1980. It has the following Characteristics:
Length Overall 200 Feet
Length between perpendiculars 188 Feet

Beam Molded 58 Feet
Beam Overall (With Drag Arms Lowered) 70 Feet

Registered Gross Tonnage 2001 Long Tons

Normal Light, Draft Forward 6'-7"
Normal Light, Draft Aft 10'-3"

Class ABS Loadline

The American Bureaus of Shipping International Load Line Certificate will be endorsed during this availability. The Drydock Examination, Internal Structural Review and the Annual Inspection for renewal of the U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection will be performed during this availability.

The NAICS Code is 336611; PSC Code J999.