ILWW Industrial Worm Gear Service
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912EK26CA020
- Agency
-
ENDIST Rock Island
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- PSC
- Z1KA Maintenance Of Dams
- Place of performance
- Peoria, Illinois, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, published this Special Notice on April 15, 2026, announcing its intent to procure industrial worm gear maintenance services on a sole source basis. The procurement is for maintenance of eight Philadelphia Gear, 1800DHV, industrial-output worm gears currently in prolonged storage. The agency has determined that only one responsible source can satisfy its requirements, citing 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as the statutory authority for the sole source justification. The contract will be a fixed-price agreement with Timeken Gears & Services Inc. of Mokena, Illinois. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 237990 with a size standard of $45,000,000 and falls under the Maintenance of Dams PSC category.
This Special Notice is intended to preserve the agency's new equipment through specialized maintenance services that only an authorized original equipment manufacturer (OEM) can provide. The requirement specifically mandates use of the GearLogic process, a specially formulated preservation service that maintains a protective, non-hardening barrier against moisture intrusion. Although this is not a competitive solicitation, small business firms believing they can meet the requirement may submit a written capability statement with supporting evidence by the April 27, 2026 deadline. Any capability statements must be submitted to Joseph Porter at joseph.e.porter@usace.army.mil and must include sufficient detail demonstrating compliance with all listed requirements. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to conduct competitive procurement based on responses received, with information evaluated only for this purpose.
Notice text
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, intends to procure this requirement on a sole source basis in accordance with the statutory of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, intends to enter a fixed-price contract with Timken Gears & Services Inc. of Mokena, IL for maintenance of eight Philadelphia Gear, 1800DHV, industrial-output worm gears. The new equipment prolonged storage preservation service must be performed by an authorized original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in accordance with the same preservation service using the GearLogic process. The GearLogic process is required as it uses a specially formulated product that maintains a thin, non-hardening preservative barrier between any moisture that may enter the gearboxes.
The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990 with a size standard of $45,000,000.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no solicitation will be issued; however, any small-business firm that believes it can meet the requirement may give written notification to the Contracting Officer in the form of a capability statement. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement listed and must be furnished to the point of contact listed below by the stated deadline on this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Questions should be directed to Joseph Porter; email: joseph.e.porter@usace.army.mil.
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