The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Baltimore awarded a single award task order contract (SATOC) with a potential value of $8,000,000 to Island Contracting, Inc., an 8(a) Program participant, to provide electrical construction services in support of the Washington Aqueduct. The base period of performance is three years with two optional years. Task orders issued against this IDV include electrical work such as switchgear upgrades, control panel replacement, grounding investigations, and electrical distribution improvements to support infrastructure maintenance at Washington Aqueduct facilities. Places of performance include Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas.
The originating solicitation sought a Design-Build/Design-Bid-Build SATOC for electrical improvements critical to the water production mission of the Washington Aqueduct. Work must be carefully sequenced around operational constraints and outages limited to six hours, requiring temporary power provision. The scope includes repair, renovation and upgrades to industrial electrical systems, power distribution, pumping stations, water treatment equipment and electrical infrastructure supporting the Aqueduct's wholesale drinking water supply to the National Capital Region.