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This document provides details on a forthcoming solicitation for a construction contract to upgrade governors, exciters, and powerhouse controls at the McNary Dam hydroelectric power plant. The project involves upgrading digital governors and exciters on all 14 main generator units, replacing governor and exciter components, installing new control systems and communication networks, and modifying generator and control room switchboards. Work is to be completed within a 730 calendar day period between two units at a time to allow for power generation during outages. The contractor must be prepared to support potential multiple daily shifts and 7-day workweeks to meet the construction schedule. The contract value is estimated between $25-100 million and will be fixed price. The solicitation is expected to be posted on May 18, 2020 with proposals due as specified in the solicitation. The NAICS code is 238210 with a small business size standard of $16.5 million in average annual receipts.