The work consists of the removal and satisfactory disposal of all material excavated from the Atchafalaya River Bay/Bar and Crewboat Cut, within the limits shown on the contract drawings. The estimated value of this work is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. The solicitation will issued on or about 17 July 2023, and a bid opening date will be established in a future amendment. This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement. NAICS Code: 237990. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on SAM (www.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 SAM (www.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 Administrations 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 Specialists for this solicitation are Karen Hargrave at 504-862-1561 (email Karen.d.Hargrave@usace.army.mil) and/or Charles Zammit at 504-862-1164 (e-mail charles.r.zammit@usace.army.mil).