Sources_Sought_Notice_Turbine_and_Generator_IDIQ_03-11-2026_1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Turbine and Generator Hydroelectric Component Manufacturing and Rehab IDIQ

Proposed Solicitation No. DOIRFBO260008

NOTICE: This is not a Solicitation, but rather a Sources Sought Notice to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only. No formal Solicitation exists at this time for this work.

The Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Basin Region, Acquisition and Assistance Management

Office (AAMO) has a requirement for the repair, remanufacture, machining, and rehabilitation of existing hydro power plant related components at Hoover Dam, Davis Dam, and Parker Dam power plants These hydro power plant components may vary from items such as the generator, turbine, elevators, cranes, water passage valves and gates, barricades, and any component found in a fully functioning hydroelectric powerhouse and dam facility.

The NAICS for this requirement is 333611 – Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing.

The Small Business Size Standard is 1,500 employees.

A draft Statement of Work (SOW) is included with this Sources Sought Notice which states the Turbine and Generator Hydroelectric Component Manufacturing and Rehabilitation IDIQ and specific qualifications required.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Lower Colorado Dams Office (LCDO), at Hoover

Dam, Davis Dam, and Parker Dam power plants has a requirement for the repair, remanufacture, machining, and rehabilitation of existing hydro power plant related components. These hydro power plant components may vary from items such as the generator, turbine, elevators, cranes, water passage valves and gates, barricades, and any component found in a fully functioning hydroelectric powerhouse and dam facility.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

This IDIQ includes the following types of work:

Manufacture of new components

Re-design and reverse engineer replacement components to include:

• 3-dimensional digitizing and computer aided drawings of existing Lower Colorado Dam hardware

• Repair or replacement manufacture of existing Lower Colorado Dam hardware

Furnish new hydroelectric turbine and generator components to replace existing worn components including:

• Large valves

• Valve actuators

• Bearing components

• Water passage gates

• Any component that wears or needs upgrading

Weld and repair fatigued, worn, or water-damaged hydro turbine-generator parts to precision dimensions and tolerances of Lower Colorado Dam design.

Provide precision fabrication of new replacement parts per Lower Colorado Dam design.

Provide industry standard inspection and testing.

Assembly of turbine-generator parts from newly purchased components or components previously purchased and stocked at Hoover Dam.

Types of components include, but may not be limited to:

• Wicket gates

• Stator/pole wedge bars

• Wicket Gate Bushings

• Wear plates

• Engineered fasteners

• Retaining bolts

• Break-off screws

• Large diameter valves, valve bodies, and leaves

• Large diameter coupling studs and nuts

• Thrust bearing components

• Bearing brackets

• Shift rings

• Laminations

• Insulation

• Other generator & turbine components.

The capabilities package should include the following information:

1. Provide business name, Unique Entity ID number, address and primary point of contact to include e-mail address, telephone number and website if applicable.

2. Business size and type (Small business, Women Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled

Veteran Owned Small Business, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, other).

3. Demonstrate the firm's capability and experience by providing a list of projects completed where the work involved similar contracts in the past five years, and in which your firm performed the work.

Additionally, for each project listed, provide the following:

• Brief description of the work performed

• Project title

• Dollar value of the job,

• Prime/Subcontractor,

• Location,

• Customer's contact name and phone number for the work completed. (not to exceed 5pages)

Interested vendors are encouraged to respond with their capability statement, small business socioeconomic certification(s), Unique Entity ID number, and primary point of contact.

All responses must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist, Max Watanga, at maxwell_watanga@ios.doi.gov, by March 25, 2026, at 5:00PM PDT.

Prospective Contractors are required to be registered and must maintain an active registration in the

System for Award Management, (SAM), as required by FAR 4.1102. Prospective contractors must be registered prior to any prospective award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for prospective award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the internet at https://www.sam.gov.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. This Sources Sought notice is being issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid

(IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. No formal solicitation for this work exists at this time. All qualified concerns may submit capability statements for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine the technical, administrative, and management capability of such offerors to perform this type of work. The capability statements will be used to determine appropriate procurement strategy, in particular, whether a set-aside or an alternate procurement strategy is warranted. The Government does not intend to award a contract and will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice.

Point of Contact:

Max Watanga

Contract Specialist maxwell_watanga@ios.doi.gov mailto:maxwell_watanga@ios.doi.gov https://www.sam.gov/ mailto:maxwell_watanga@ios.doi.gov