Bonneville Powerhouse II Unwatering Pump Replacement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District (NWP) has a requirement for Unwatering Pump Replacement at the Bonneville Lock and Dam Powerhouse II.

Contractor access to the work site will be from Interstate 84 on the Oregon side of the Columbia River via Exit 40, approximately four miles west of Cascade Locks, Oregon. All work for this project is in Skamania County, Washington.

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). This solicitation requires the contractor and or subcontractor(s) information system to process, store, or transmit Federal Contract Information (FCI), and requires the contractor and or subcontractor(s) to comply with CMMC requirements. The CMMC level required by this solicitation is: CMMC Level 1 (Self). This CMMC level, or higher, is a condition of award. Prior to award, the apparent successful bidder must have a current CMMC status at Level 1 (Self), or higher, posted in SPRS for each relevant CMMC UID in order to remain eligible for award; failure to meet this requirement will render the bidder ineligible for contract award.

CMMC requirements apply to prime contractors and subcontractors throughout the supply chain at all tiers that will process, store, or transmit any FCI on contractor information systems in the performance of this contract or subcontract. Prime contractors shall comply and shall require subcontractors to comply with and to flow down CMMC requirements, such that compliance will be required throughout the supply chain at all tiers with the applicable CMMC level and assessment type for each subcontract as follows:

If a subcontractor will not process, store, or transmit FCI in performance of the subcontract, then no CMMC level is required for that subcontractor.

If a subcontractor will only process, store, or transmit FCI in performance of the subcontract, then a CMMC status of Level 1 (Self) is required for that subcontractor.

Prime contractors are responsible for ensuring that all covered subcontractors obtain and maintain the appropriate CMMC level and assessment type for the information they will process, store, or transmit during performance.

For this solicitation, contractors requesting access to documents containing FCI must have an active SAM registration and a current NIST SP 800 171 assessment with at least a Basic confidence level recorded in SPRS.

Summary of Work: Work includes but is not limited to providing all labor, equipment, and materials required to procure, install, and test one vertical turbine unwatering pump assembly per the Contract specifications. The Government will remove the existing pump.

Procure and install one 7,000 gpm vertical turbine unwatering pump.

Procure and install all the discharge head piping necessary to connect with existing discharge piping to the North pump assembly.

Procure and install one 460V, 3 phase motor as detailed in the specifications.

Test all equipment prior to commissioning and turning over to the Government.

The anticipated completion date for physical construction is 180 calendar days after receiving the Notice to Proceed.

The solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bids (IFB). This acquisition will result in a single firm-fixed-price contract.

The estimated magnitude of construction is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

This acquisition is set-aside 100% for small business concerns.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 237990; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a small business size standard of $45M.

Bid Submission Using the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)Only electronic bids will be accepted. Portable Document Format (PDF) is preferred. You must provide pricing, in whole dollar amounts only, for all line items using the Standard Form (SF) 1442 for your bid to be considered.

The bidder shall submit its complete bid package electronically through the PIEE Solicitation Module at https://piee.eb.mil/ PIEE

Registration and Roles

Bidders shall register in PIEE at https://piee.eb.mil/ Within the PIEE Solicitation Module, two vendor roles are available: Proposal Manager and Proposal View Only. The Proposal Manager role is required to upload and submit a bid; the Proposal View Only role will not allow bid submission. The email address used for the PIEE account must match the email address associated with the bidders registration in SAM.gov

For step by step instructions on how to submit a bid, refer to the Posting Offer demonstration at: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf

Training materials and instructions for using the PIEE Solicitation Module are available under Web Based Training (WBT) at: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/

Additional PIEE training resources:

Proposal Manager Registration Instructions: https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf

Proposal Manager Reference Guide: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/documents/Proposal_Manager.pdf

Proposal Manager Submitting an Offer: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf

This synopsis is not a request for quotes (RFQ), proposals (RFP), or an invitation for bids (IFB). This is a pre-solicitation notice indicating that a solicitation for a competitive acquisition for the award of one firm-fixed-price contract is intended to be issued via Contract Opportunities at SAM.gov. The tentative solicitation issuance date is September 2026. The solicitation will not be issued less than 15 days from the date of this notice. The specifications will be included with the solicitation once issued.

This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

Bids will be due not less than 30 days from the date the solicitation is issued. The definitive bid due date and time will be stated in the solicitation and any associated amendments that may be issued.

Contractors are responsible for checking this page for any update(s) to this notice.

Pursuant to Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 4.203-1 (b), firms must be System for Award Management (SAM) registered at the time their bid is submitted. Bids from firms that have not registered or completed their online representations and certifications may be rejected. The initial registration process in SAM may take several weeks. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at www.SAM.gov