NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY - AWARD OF A FIRM-FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF THE DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA TO SEA AND WILMINGTON HARBOR.
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AWARD OF A FIRM-FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF THE DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA TO SEA AND WILMINGTON HARBOR.
Context & Analysis
On Nov 26, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $27,690,000 to NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY for award of a firm-fixed price construction contract to provide maintenance dredging of the delaware river, philadelphia to sea and wilmington harbor.. The award is classified under NAICS 237990 — OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION and issued as a firm fixed price contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 3 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in PHILADELPHIA, PA. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 237990 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ended Oct 1, 2026 (24 days ago). Recompete signal as of Oct 19, 2026: 50/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 3 offers. 92% of 588 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 237990 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 3 offers.
- Award size
- At $27.7M, this award is larger than three in four of the 1094 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 237990 over the last 3 years (median $5.5M).
- Incumbent at this agency
- NORFOLK DREDGING COMPANY has 7 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $313.5M, 2022–2026.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 237990 over the last 3 years.
- DRAGADOS/HAWAIIAN DREDGING/ORION JV — 2 awards, $5.5B
- THALLE CONSTRUCTION CO INC — 3 awards, $3.7B
- TRUMBULL CORPORATION AND BRAYMAN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, A JOINT VENTURE — 3 awards, $2.0B
- KOKOSING ALBERICI TRAYLOR, LLC — 1 award, $1.9B
- BARNARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED — 6 awards, $1.8B
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 19, 2026.
Contractor Information
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