Essayons Turning Gland Bearings
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W9127N27QA003
- Agency
-
ENDIST Portland
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- Place of performance
- Portland, Oregon, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to negotiate and award a sole-source contract with IHC America Inc. for turning gland bearing rings by October 13, 2026; no solicitation will be posted. Authority for the non-competitive acquisition rests on 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) (only one responsible source), as the Dredge Vessel Essayons is equipped with proprietary Royal IHC manufactured turning glands, and replacement bearing rings are available only from that original equipment manufacturer.
The Essayons carries two Royal IHC turning glands—one on each drag arm—whose phosphorus bronze bearing rings have reached end of service life and require replacement. The contractor shall provide two sets of IHC turning gland bearing rings (four total rings) machined to OEM specifications from CuAl10Ni (CC333G) material, along with documentation of final machined dimensions and a material test report for each ring. The contract also includes provision of bow thruster variable frequency drive critical spares: driver IGBT, HMI, and copper bar support. Delivery is to the USACE District Warehouse at 8010 NW St Helens Rd, Portland, Oregon 97210. NAICS 336611 (ship building and repairing) applies, with a 1,300-employee small business size standard. Contact: Michael Stearns, Portland District Deputy of Small Business, Michael.d.stearns@usace.army.mil, 410-962-5674.
Notice text
THIS IS A SPECIAL NOTICE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REVOLUTIONARY FEDERAL OVERHAUL (RFO) 5.2
"SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTIONS." U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with IHC America Inc, for turning gland bearing rings. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, Only one responsible source.
The USACE Dredge Vessel Essayons is equipped with two Royal IHC manufactured Turning Glands, one on each Drag Arm – Port and Starboard. Each Turning Gland contains phosphorus bronze Bearing Rings that enable the Drag Arm to rotate during dredging operations. These Bearing Rings have reached the end of their service life and require replacement with OEM Bearing Rings. The contractor shall Provide bow thruster variable frequency drive (VFD) critical spares to include Driver IGBT, HMI, Copper Bar support.
The required Bearing Rings, as well as the Turning Gland itself, is solely manufactured by Royal IHC and is a proprietary design.
The Contractor shall provide two (2) sets of USACE Essayons IHC Turning Gland Bearing Rings consisting of two (2) Bearing Rings per set for a total of four (4) Bearing Rings. Bearing Rings shall be of CuAl10Ni (CC333G) and machined to OEM drawings.
The Contractor shall provide documentation of Final Machined Dimensions of each ring as well as a Material Test Report. Delivery location: USACE District Warehouse located at 8010 NW St Helens Rd, Portland OR, 97210.
A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 336611. The size standard is 1,300 employees for the NAICS code defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Portland District - Deputy of Small Business:
Michael Stearns
Michael.d.stearns@usace.army.mil
410-962-5674
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