PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not a solicitation. No response is requested at this time. A formal solicitation will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the complete price proposal schedule, the construction plans andspecifications, instructions to offerors, and the evaluation factors/basis for award. OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.PLANNED SOLICITATION: The final Solicitation for this project will be announced anytime between 15 and 30 days after the posting of this pre-solicitation. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work consists of maintenance dredging approximately 895,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from the USCG Pier Papa and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), located in Charleston County, South Carolina. Material dredged from USCG Pier Papa shall be placed in the Clouter Creek Placement Area. Material dredged from the AIWW shall be placed at the Isle of Palms beach template and in the Open Water placement area at Dewees Inlet. The work includes complying with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammals Protection Act.MAGNITUDE OF WORK: $5,000,000 TO $10,000,000North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a SBA Small Business Size of $45,000,000.The contractor must be registered in WWW.SAM.GOV prior to award of thesolicitation.