NAICS 237990 roundup: TI maintenance, dredging, marine repairs, and bulkhead fabrication (late Feb 2026 deadlines)

Executive takeaway

These NAICS 237990 notices cluster into three practical lanes: (1) ongoing border-infrastructure maintenance with a strict participation gate (site-visit attendance), (2) dredging work in various stages (sources sought / industry day / unrestricted solicitation), and (3) marine structure repair/fabrication (USCG pier fendering/bracing RFQ and a USACE floating bulkhead pre-solicitation). If you missed the CBP site visits for Yuma/El Centro, focus effort on the USCG pier repair RFQ (small business set-aside) or the USACE market research / pre-solicitation items where positioning now can matter later.

What the buyer is trying to do

CBP Yuma & El Centro sectors: TI maintenance (8(a))

The requirement is framed as expert technical solutions and service to maintain a broad mix of border infrastructure and “TI attributes” across two sectors. Proposal eligibility is tied to prior attendance at mandatory site visits (already completed).

USACE Philadelphia: dredge boat basin (sources sought)

This is market research for a potential turn-key maintenance dredging project at USCG Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia, PA. The Government is collecting capability information to shape acquisition strategy and is not requesting proposals.

USACE Tulsa: Hugo Lake bulkhead (pre-solicitation)

USACE intends to solicit a design-bid-build construction effort to provide a new segmental floating bulkhead assembly used to block water flow through tainter gate bays during inspections and maintenance. Optional work includes removal and disposal of the existing bulkhead assembly.

USCG Base New Orleans: repair pier fendering and bracing (RFQ, small business set-aside)

A FAR Part 36 construction RFQ for repair of a pier fendering and bracing system at Building 3760, Station Pensacola, FL. Award is described as lowest price, technically acceptable with evaluation across price, technical acceptability, and past performance.

USACE Norfolk: Sandbridge Beach renourishment (industry day content posted)

USACE is signaling an upcoming dredging and beach restoration requirement using hopper dredging and hydrographic surveys of the borrow site. The notice includes industry day materials and indicates an anticipated stand-alone firm-fixed-price construction contract for firms that can perform hopper dredging.

USACE Galveston: Houston Ship Channel hopper dredging (unrestricted solicitation)

An unrestricted solicitation is announced for hopper dredging in the Houston Ship Channel segment described in the title. (The snippet provided is brief—scope details should be confirmed in the full posting/attachments.)

What work is implied (bullets)

• Border infrastructure O&M (CBP): maintaining roads/bridges (including boat ramps and a floating boat slip), fences/gates (including concertina/razor wire), vegetation control and debris removal, border lighting/electrical, drainage and grate clearing/repair, tunnel remediation, and TI elements such as cameras, shelters, and generators.
• Maintenance dredging (USACE Philadelphia sources sought): turn-key execution of a maintenance dredging project for a boat basin at USCG Sector Delaware Bay (details to be confirmed from the full notice/attachments).
• Floating bulkhead delivery (USACE Tulsa pre-solicitation): fabricate, ship, field assemble, and test a segmental bulkhead assembly; construct a crane pad; ballast/rotate/place the bulkhead against tainter gate piers; enable assembly/disassembly and off-water storage; optional removal/disposal of existing bulkhead.
• Pier fendering/bracing repair (USCG RFQ): remove damaged components, dispose of waste materials, and install new specified materials per the attached SOW (verify technical requirements in attachments).
• Beach renourishment dredging (USACE Norfolk notice): hopper dredging from identified borrow sites with placement at Sandbridge Beach; before- and after-dredge hydrographic surveys of the borrow site acreage noted in the notice.
• Channel hopper dredging (USACE Galveston): hopper dredging for the Houston Ship Channel segment identified in the title (verify full scope in the solicitation posting).

Who should bid / who should pass (bullets)

• Bid if you are:
  • An 8(a) heavy civil/multi-trade maintenance firm that attended the CBP site visits for both sectors and can self-perform or manage roads/fencing/electrical/vegetation/drainage/TI maintenance as an integrated program.
  • A small business marine construction contractor able to execute pier fendering and bracing repairs under a FAR Part 36 RFQ with an LPTA approach (USCG).
  • A dredging contractor with hopper dredging capability and survey partners/capability for hydrographic surveys (Sandbridge Beach notice; Houston Ship Channel solicitation).
  • A heavy civil fabricator/erector with experience in large steel floating structures, marine assembly, and testing (Hugo Lake bulkhead).
• Pass (or pivot to teaming) if you:
  • Did not attend the mandatory site visits for the CBP Yuma/El Centro TI maintenance requirement (the notice states only attendees can move forward).
  • Do not have access to dredging plant (hopper dredge) or the ability to deliver required hydrographic surveys for the dredging-focused efforts.
  • Lack marine work controls (work over/near water, logistics, disposal, and installation tolerances) for pier fendering/bracing or floating bulkhead assembly work.

Response package checklist (bullets; if unknown say “verify in attachments”)

• CBP Yuma/El Centro TI maintenance:
  • Confirm you are eligible as a site-visit attendee; follow the amendment instructions referenced in the notice (updated Q&A and notional work plan are mentioned).
  • Complete any required questionnaire and submit questions per the amendment instructions (verify in attachments/amendments).
• USACE Philadelphia sources sought (5-page limit):
  • Electronic response (unclassified), no more than five pages, plus a cover page (cover page not counted).
  • Cover page elements include company name/address, CAGE code, and business size status for NAICS 237990 (avoid including personal contact details in shared versions).
• USACE Tulsa pre-solicitation (future RFP):
  • Track for the RFP release (notice states it is expected on or about late February 2026).
  • Prepare capability inputs tied to fabrication/shipment/assembly/testing and crane pad construction (verify eventual proposal instructions in the RFP attachments).
• USCG pier fendering/bracing RFQ:
  • Complete quote package per the attached instructions, evaluation criteria, FAR provisions/clauses, wage rates, and SOW (verify in attachments).
  • Ensure SAM registration is active (explicitly required in the notice).
• USACE Norfolk Sandbridge notice / USACE Galveston Houston Ship Channel:
  • Review posted slides/Q&A/draft plans/specs/drawings where available; confirm what is required at this stage versus later solicitation actions (verify in attachments/posting).

Pricing & strategy notes (how to research pricing; do not invent pricing numbers)

• Use like-for-like historical awards: Pull prior USCG pier fendering/bracing repair awards and similar small marine repair RFQs to benchmark unit costs for removal/disposal and new fender/bracing installation. Focus on projects competed as lowest price, technically acceptable to understand winning price behavior.
• For dredging: Compare prior USACE hopper dredging and renourishment awards in the same districts (Norfolk and Galveston) and look for patterns in pricing drivers like survey requirements, borrow site depths, and placement distances noted in the Sandbridge description.
• For CBP multi-scope maintenance: Build a cost model by maintenance domain (roads/bridges, fence/gates, electrical/lighting, drainage, vegetation, TI assets). The best control is often a clear staffing and response model aligned to the notional work plan referenced in the amendment—avoid “one blended rate” unless the solicitation clearly supports it.
• For the Hugo Lake bulkhead: Treat it as a fabrication + logistics + field assembly/testing job. Price risk usually concentrates in field assembly windows, pump/ballast operations, and any temporary works needed to safely assemble/disassemble on-water—verify which items are specified in the RFP when released.

Subcontracting / teaming ideas (bullets)

• CBP TI maintenance: team heavy civil maintenance with specialty subs for electrical/lighting, vegetation control, drainage, and TI elements (cameras, generators, shelters) to cover the full maintenance matrix described.
• USCG pier repair: consider specialty marine fender/bracing installers and demolition/disposal partners; keep the team lean to stay competitive under LPTA.
• Dredging efforts: if you have dredging plant but limited survey capacity, add a hydrographic survey partner to cover before-/after-dredge survey needs noted for Sandbridge.
• Hugo Lake bulkhead: pair a steel fabricator with a marine field assembly contractor and a lifting/temporary works partner experienced in crane pad and on-water assembly operations.

Risks & watch-outs (bullets)

• CBP eligibility gate: the notice states site visits are mandatory and already completed; only vendors that attended can proceed. Treat this as a hard constraint.
• Amendment churn (CBP): the notice references a forthcoming amendment with Q&A and an updated notional work plan—missing it can put your response out of compliance.
• Sources sought is not a solicitation: for the USACE Philadelphia dredging notice, do not over-invest in full proposal content; provide concise, credible capability evidence within the stated page limit.
• LPTA dynamics (USCG RFQ): with lowest price, technically acceptable, the technical package must clear acceptability without over-engineering. Make sure your quote is tightly aligned to the SOW and included FAR Part 36 instructions (verify in attachments).
• Pre-solicitation timing (Hugo Lake): this is a notice of intent to issue an RFP later; plan capture work now but avoid locking suppliers/subs until the RFP clarifies requirements and options.
• Scope verification needed: some notices (e.g., Houston Ship Channel snippet) provide limited detail—confirm full requirements in the linked posting/attachments before committing bid resources.

Related opportunities

• Yuma, Arizona and El Centro, California Sectors-TI Maintenance Solicitation
• DREDGE BOAT BASIN AT USCG SECTOR DELAWARE BAY
• Construct New Bulkhead, Hugo Lake, Oklahoma
• Repair Pier Fendering and Bracing (USCG RFQ)
• Sandbridge Beach Renourishment Project
• HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS… HOPPER DREDGING

How to act on this

1. Pick your lane: CBP maintenance (only if eligible), USCG pier repair RFQ (quote-ready), or dredging capture (sources sought/industry-day-driven positioning).
2. Open the attachments: confirm SOW/specs, submission instructions, and any amendments (especially for CBP and the USCG RFQ).
3. Build a compliance map: page limits (sources sought), LPTA criteria (USCG RFQ), and any gating requirements (CBP site visit attendance).
4. Move fast on deadlines: several response dates land in the third and fourth week of February 2026.

If you want a second set of eyes on go/no-go, compliance, and a practical bid plan, Federal Bid Partners LLC can help you turn these notices into an actionable response package without wasting cycles on ineligible paths.