Summary
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is seeking sealed bids for the Marine Debris Removal-Round Island Monitoring Services project, which is part of the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group's 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment for the barrier island restoration. The purpose of this monitoring project is to remove marine debris from Round Island, a site created in 2016 using beneficial-use sediment material that has been identified as a debris hotspot due to regular accumulation of marine debris, while also serving as nesting and foraging habitat for birds and Kemp's ridley sea turtles. An optional pre-bid meeting will be held on July 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT, and bids must be received by 3:00 PM CDT on August 31, 2026 either in person at MDEQ or electronically via the MAGIC procurement system (RFx# 3160008100).