This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers ? Chicago District to inform interested vendors of the district?s intent to issue a solicitation for Lake George East Phase II Dredging, East Chicago, Lake County, Illinois. PROJECT INFORMATION: The Lake George East Phase II Dredging project includes removal of contaminated sediments in the Lake George Canal (LGC) section of the Indiana Harbor Canal (IHC) via mechanical dredging with appropriate environmental monitoring and controls to improve sediment quality, water quality, and habitat within the LGC. Sediment within the LGC contains elevated concentrations of metals, volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) due to legacy contamination from adjacent and upstream sources. Dredged material will be hydraulically placed into the IHC confined disposal facility (CDF) adjacent to the LGC. The project may include sediment sampling at the dredged surface to determine if further remediation is required to achieve project remediation goals. Further remediation, if needed, will be performed under a separate project. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED to SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $37 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The requirement is for 545 calendar days: one (1) year and six (6) months. The solicitation package is planned for advertisement Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 and bids are planned to be opened in the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026. The solicitation will be downloadable from the internet only. The project specification files are PDF files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website, interested bidders may download the full package, which includes- specification and drawing files. IMPORTANT POLICY: Contractors are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Contractors must register with sam.gov, prior to registering with the DoD Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system. Your firm must register with PIEE in order to access the solicitation and to place a bid in response to the upcoming USACE Solicitation. Use the PIEE System Registration link: ? https://piee.eb.mil and follow the instructions on their website. Request for Solicitation packages made by telephone, fax, or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contract for this acquisition is Ericka Hillard at
[email protected]. Please include Solicitation number W912P626BA015 on all correspondence.