Control Tower Chamber Equipment Painting, Colebrook River Lake, Colebrook, CT

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District New England is soliciting preparation and painting of gate chamber equipment at Colebrook River Lake Dam in Colebrook, Connecticut, with proposals due July 7, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Colebrook, Connecticut. The work consists of surface preparation and painting of steel mechanical equipment including bonnets, hydraulic piping, hydraulic cylinders, sump pump plumbing, conduit pressure balancing pipe, vertical float well pipe, air shafts, and one 44-foot spiral staircase (including the exterior portion). Surface preparation is limited to solvent cleaning followed by mechanical removal using hand tools; abrasive blasting and water blasting are prohibited. Painting requires application of a two-part epoxy primer/sealer with VOC content less than 85 g/L followed by an overcoat matching existing paint colors. All work occurs within a permit-required confined space; the contractor must assume all existing paint contains lead and implement lead-based paint hazard controls, confined space procedures, and respiratory protection programs per 29 CFR 1926.62 and EM385-1-1.

The estimated cost range is between $100,000 and $250,000. Contract duration is 120 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. Performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract price are required if award exceeds $150,000. Work hours are restricted to 0700–1530 Monday through Friday. The NAICS code is 238320, Painting and Wall Covering Contractors, with a small business size standard of $19 million. All vendors must maintain an active SAM.gov registration at submission. A mandatory site visit occurred June 24 at 10:00 AM. Evaluation criteria are technical capability, price, and past performance. Amendment 0002 issued July 2 clarified asbestos testing and abatement are contractor responsibility if gaskets are disturbed; crane load testing is not required, but operational inspections per EM385-1-1 Chapter 16 are mandatory; and air monitoring must be based on exposure assessment by a certified industrial hygienist.