Albeni Falls Dam Main Unit Turbine Blade Seals Replacement

This SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT for RFQ W912DW25Q250030 Albeni Falls Dam Main unit Turbine Blade Seals Replacement is for informational and market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. The proposed action is anticipated to be issued as a Construction, Firm-Fixed Price contract. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon information received in response to this sources sought announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought announcement or any follow-up information. The proposed project is anticipated to be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract to be procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures)

Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The results of this survey will be considered to be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified Small Business, 8(a), Woman Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and HUBZone contractor sources; as well as their size classifications relative to the NAICS code is 339991, Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing, PSC code is 5330, Packing and Gasket Material and Small Business Size Standard 600 Employees. Depending upon the responses associated with the business categories listed above, the solicitation will either be set aside in one of those categories or be issued as unrestricted and open to both small and large businesses. After review of the responses to this announcement and if the Government still plans to proceed with this project; a separate solicitation announcement will be published on SAM.gov (www.SAM.gov). Responses to this announcement are not an adequate response to any future solicitation announcement.

BACKGROUND:

The Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement to replace four (4) sets of Seals for Albeni Falls Powerhouse Main Unit Kaplan Turbine Blades.  The turbine runner is a 4-bladed vertical axis Kaplan.  See Attached Technical Specification (Draft)

The contract solicitation and award is planned in FY25

REQUIREMENTS:
Interested firms should submit a capabilities package, to include the following:
1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address.
2. CAGE code and Unique Entity ID (UEI) number.
3. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation if issued.
4. Business classification: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone), 8(a) Program, Other Than Small Business (Large Business).
5. Firm's joint venture information (if applicable).

All interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their interest and ability to meet all requirements stated above. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this announcement.

Submit responses via email to: Charles Idle, Contract Specialist, charles.d.idle@usace.army.mil.

Responses should be sent as soon as possible, but no later than 10:00 AM PST, 17 June 2025.  Subject Line AFD Main Unit Turbine Blade Seal Replacement – Sources Sought Response

All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) by time of award and remain active for the duration of the contract to be eligible for Government contracts.

The POC for Small Business Assistance is Enshane Hill-Nomoto via cenws-sb@usace.army.mil.