NESP LaGrange Machinery Fabrication

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. General Information: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is seeking businesses that are capable of providing the following: Gate and Operating Machinery fabrication for a new 1,200-foot lock on the right descending bank of the Illinois Waterway (ILWW). The Project is the first of a series of planned projects on the ILWW. The existing lock and dam were constructed in the 1930s and experienced significant delays due to the single 600-foot lock chambers, which require the 1,200-foot tows to “double lock.” New 1,200-foot locks will increase system reliability, add redundancy, and dramatically decrease lockage times. Additionally, the new 1,200-foot lock will eliminate the single point of failure of having only one lock. If a major lock component breaks, it has the

potential to cause a lock closure and stop all inland navigation traffic. NAICS CODE: 332312 Fabricated Metal Structure Manufacturing SIZE STANDARD: 500 employees This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or make a contract award. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a request for proposal, quote or invitation for bid. The sole purpose of this notice is to identify potential System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses that are interested and capable of performing this work. Project Description. This project is the first construction phase of construction a new 1200’lock on the right descending bank on the ILWW at the LaGrange Lock and Dam. Contingent upon funding, the project is projected to be awarded in 5 construction phases as depicted below: Gate and operating machinery fabrication; Site clearing/development and utility relocation; Lock excavation, cofferdam and foundation construction; Lock and supporting facilities construction; Approach channel and marine features. This Project’s primary purpose is for the first phase of lock construction - Gate and Operating Machinery Fabrication. Improvements to the existing lock or dam that do not directly contribute to the performance of the new lock are not included in this project. This package is for the Government to acquire the miter gates, miter gate operating machinery, culvert valves, culvert valve operating machinery, hydraulic power units, and culvert valve bulkheads. Additionally, machinery bases, miter gate anchorages, machinery covers, and machinery housings are also included. The upstream and downstream operating gates are vertically framed miter gates. The miter gate operating machinery consists of a hydraulic rotary actuator. The miter gates are supported at the top by a set of anchorages and at the bottom by a pintle. Four self-contained hydraulic power units (HPU) at each corner of the lock will operate the miter gate and associated valve operating machinery including the ice port gate. The lock culvert valves are steel Tainter valves. The valves are interchangeable with the valves at the existing lock and will fit into the existing slots without modification. Bulkheads for the lock culvert valves match existing bulkhead design geometry. New bulkheads utilize high density polyethylene (HDPE) sliders versus rollers. The lock culvert valve operating machinery consists of direct connected hydraulic cylinders. The ice port gate machinery consists of a directly connected hydraulic cylinder designed for prolonged submergence with corrosion resistant parts. Submission Instructions: Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to: Contract Specialist, Joseph Porter, at joseph.e.porter@usace.army.mil no later than 1:00 p.m. central time, April 1, 2024. All interested, responsive, and responsible SAM.gov registered businesses are encouraged to participate in this sources sought by emailing the required information below to the point of contact listed above. If you are not SAM registered, please do so at www.sam.gov. Interested businesses shall include the following information to be considered for this Sources Sought announcement: Company name, address, point of contact, phone number/email address and CAGE Code Three references of successful machinery and operating equipment fabrication Company’s interest if a solicitation for this project is issued? Company’s business category and size? Company’s capability to perform on the project description outlined above? Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a solicitation may be published in SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. A listing of respondents will be posted to the SAM.gov after the Sources Sought period closes. If you wish to remove your information from this posting, please include that request with your submission.