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Sources Sought

Peoria and LaGrange Dams Composite Wicket Gates

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Rock Island District is seeking a System for Award (SAM) database registered businesses that can provide Composite Wicket Gates for Peoria and LaGrange Dams. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not the be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. No award will be made from this Sources Sought Notice. This is not a request for proposal or quote or an invitation for bid. The purpose of this notice is to gain Knowledge of potential SAM registered businesses interested and capable of performing this work based on the below scope of work.

SCOPE OF WORK: The contract includes the design, fabrication, and supply of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite wicket gates for the Peoria and LaGrange Dams located on the Illinois River. The composite wicket gates shall be manufactured with a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process. The composite wicket gates will need to meet the fits and function of the current wooden wicket gates as used at the locks and dams. The Peoria wicket gate size is 197 inches long and 46 inches wide with a thickness of 9 inches. The LaGrange wicket gate size is 179 inches long and 46 inches wide with a thickness of 9 inches. There is a need for 61 wicket gates at Peoria and 64 wicket gates at LaGrange. The gates will need to be designed to meet the physical and engineering properties specified within the contract. The composite wicket gates will need to be compatible with the existing steel hardware used on the current wooden wicket gates. The primary composite materials must be commercial grade E-glass fibers and vinyl ester resin. Other resin additives such UV inhibitors, fillers, or pigments are permitted to meet requirements such as color and environmental protection. Upstream surface and edges will need to have protection for impact durability and abrasion resistance using ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) sheeting. The composite wicket gates are to be custom design and built items. Other than the steel hardware, the composite wicket color shall be yellow.

PSC – 9330 Plastics Fabricated Material

NAICS CODE - 326199 All other plastic product manufacturing

Size standard - 750 Employees

SUBMISSION DETAILS: All interested, responsive and responsible System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses are encouraged to participate in this market research by emailing the required information below to the Contract Specialist, Stanley L. Bolton at stanley.l.bolton@usace.army.mil no later than April 29, 2024. Interested businesses must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database at www.sam.gov. Email submissions are required. Interested businesses shall include the following information to be considered for market research purposes:

1. Company name, address, and cage code mailto:stanley.l.bolton@usace.army.mil

2. A point of contact to include a phone number and email address

3. Whether your company is interested in this project as a Prime Contractor or Subcontractor

4. General Schedule capability of delivery

5. Capabilities Statement indicating the Contractor can meet the requirements. A potential Contractor must demonstrate through experience, references, contract lists, or reports, they possess relevant resources and capabilities for the following items:

Qualification of Contractor: The Contractor shall demonstrate experience in the fabrication of large-scale FRP structures using a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process. Specifically, the wicket gate Contractor shall meet the following requirements:

1. The Contractor shall have been in business a minimum of 5 years.

2. The Contractor shall have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the fabrication of large FRP structures using the vacuum assisted resin mold transfer process.

3. The Contractor shall have successfully fabricated 5 such projects within the last 5 years.

4. The Contractor shall employ an FRP engineer experienced with the design and detailing of FRP structures to supervise the preparation of shop drawings and other submittals. The FRP engineer shall meet the following requirements:

a. The FRP Engineer shall have a minimum of 10 years of experience with the design and detailing of FRP structures.

b.The FRP Engineer shall have experience with the vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process of fabricating large FRP structures.

c. The FRP Engineer shall have worked or consulted on other large scale FRP structures utilizing sandwich panel construction.

Delivery: Delivery of the composite wicket gates may be by truck or barge to the Illinois Waterway Project Office, 257 Grant Street, Peoria, Illinois 61603; Illinois Waterway River Mile ~162.4 on the Illinois River; ~Coordinates: 40o37'54.84"N 89o37'29.52"W. Delivery will be required approximately 400 working days after Notice to Proceed.

Period of Performance: Delivery will be required approximately 240 working days after Notice to Proceed (NTP) to meet the winter 2024/2025 delivery requirement.