B.01.03 Pre-solicitation Northwest Division Powerhouse Life Safety Upgrades Stage 1.pdf

Northwest Division Powerhouse Life Safety Upgrades Stage 1

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District, intends to issue a single-phase solicitation on or about 30 November 2026 for a Construction Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple-Award Task Order Contract (MATOC).

The anticipated MATOC will provide construction services for renovation and upgrade projects at hydroelectric powerhouses located at large, remote civil works projects within the Northwestern Division. The primary area of performance is anticipated to include USACE Walla Walla District projects at McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, Lower Granite, and Dworshak. Task orders may also include work at other USACE projects within the Pacific Northwest, including locations within the Seattle and Portland Districts in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, anticipates awarding up to four (4) IDIQ MATOCs. At least one, and up to two, MATOCs will be reserved for award to qualified small business concerns. Task orders issued under the MATOCs will be firm-fixed-price.

The aggregate shared contract capacity for all awarded MATOCs is anticipated to be $99 million. Each contract is anticipated to include a 36-month base period and two (2) 24-month option periods, exercisable at the Government’s discretion. The Government may issue individual task orders with values up to $25,000,000.

The Government reserves the right to issue additional solicitations and award additional contracts for the same or similar work within the geographic area covered by the MATOCs.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation. The solicitation is anticipated to be issued on or about 30 November 2026.

Summary Scope of Work

The purpose of this IDIQ MATOC is to provide construction services to renovate and upgrade life-safety systems at large hydroelectric powerhouses located at large, remote civil works projects. These powerhouses may range in size from 75,000 square feet to 420,000 square feet and from 5 stories to 11 stories. Task Orders will be issued as Design- Bid-Build projects. The work may consist of the following major industrial construction elements for installation and/or modification:

1. Fire detection and mass notification alarm systems

2. Wet pipe, fine water mist, and clean agent sprinkler fire suppression system(s)

3. Smoke control system, including stair pressurization fans, smoke exhaust fans, motorized fire-smoke dampers, and complex logic and programming matrix digital controls

4. HVAC direct digital controls

5. HVAC ventilation and conditioning equipment, dampers, and ductwork

6. Fabricated steel stairs and guardrails

7. Architectural fire barrier walls, fire doors, safety glazing and finishes

8. Firestopping

9. Emergency and exit lighting systems

10. Electrical power supply and distribution

11. Precast concrete

12. Low-slope roofing

13. Specific aspects of this project that may be especially challenging include:

1. Robust industrial safety protocols with rigorous lockout tagout procedures

2. Construction in a continuously operating industrial environment

3. Proximity to high voltage equipment and transmission lines

4. Multiple underground levels with limited access

5. Fire alarm designers and installers must be NICET Level III or IV certified

6. Work in ceilings up to 60 feet high

The project will involve the development and management of Contractor furnished submittals for items such as shop drawings, product data, commissioning plans, and contract close-out documentation as required by technical specifications of the task orders. Miscellaneous work within the project includes the delivery of Record Drawings.

Placement of Task Orders. The actual amount of work to be performed and the time of such performance will be determined by a Contracting Officer who will issue written task orders.

Prices will be requested and evaluated for each task order in accordance with FAR 16.505.

The Government will evaluate price and past performance at a minimum but may include additional non-price factors. Each RFP will state the method of selection and any additional non-price factors. Whenever possible, award will be made without discussions.

If discussions are required, each contractor included in the competitive range will be requested to provide a final proposal revision, unless eliminated from discussions.

Important Note: The sam.goc response date listed elsewhere in this synopsis is for the sam.gov archive purposes only. It has no relationship to the actual proposal submission date. The proposal submission date will be contained in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments that are issued.

When issued, the solicitation documents for this project will be available via sam.gov. No CDs OR HARD COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE. Offerors are responsible for checking the reference page for any update(s) to the Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document(s) posted at the referenced website. To obtain automatic notifications of updates to this solicitation, you MUST log in to sam.gov and add the solicitation to your watchlist. If you would like to list your firm so others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the "Add Me To Interested Vendors" button in the listing for this solicitation on sam.gov.