District Freeport Harbor Placement Area No. 1 Improvements, Brazoria County, Texas

SOL #: W912HY26BA011Pre-Solicitation

Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Dept Of The Army

W076 ENDIST GALVESTON

GALVESTON, TX, 77550-1229, United States

Place of Performance

Brazoria, TX

NAICS

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)

PSC

Maintenance Of Dredging Facilities (Z1KF)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/40b326865dee4efeb19d8672b4cb18f6/view

Timeline

Posted

Nov 26, 2025

Last Updated

May 5, 2026

Response Deadline

Dec 11, 2025, 3:00 PM

Qualification Details

Fit reasons

NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.

Risks

Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.

Next steps

Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.

Quick Summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, has received and opened bids for the Freeport Harbor, Texas Placement Area No. 1 Improvements project in Brazoria County, Texas. This project, designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, involves significant dredging and dike construction work. The solicitation (W912HY26BA011) was issued on April 2, 2026, with bids opened on May 4, 2026.

Scope of Work

The project entails improvements to Freeport Harbor Placement Area No. 1. Key tasks include:

Raising the containment dike by an additional three feet.
Construction of training dikes.
Lateral ditching.
Repair of an existing outlet structure.
Specific line items cover mobilization/demobilization, existing structure demolition, new work, dike clearing/grubbing/stripping, dewatering, semi-compacted containment dike construction, uncompacted training dike construction, erosion rill repair, turfing, soil composition testing, final condition survey, and as-built drawings. The work is estimated to take 280 calendar days to complete after the Notice to Proceed.

Contract Details

Type: Firm-Fixed Price
Solicitation Number: W912HY26BA011
Government Estimate: $6,119,606.00 (without profit)
Estimated Magnitude (Pre-solicitation): Between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00
NAICS Code: 237990 (Dredging) with a $45,000,000.00 small business size standard.

Set-Aside & Eligibility

This procurement was a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5), restricted 100% for small business participation.

Bids & Evaluation

Six small businesses submitted offers. The apparent low bidder is Texas Dewatering LLC with a bid of $3,859,360.00, which is approximately 36.93% below the Government's Estimate. Other bidders included Affolter Contracting Company, Apex Construction, Curranco, Gideon Contracting, and Southern Gulf Solutions.