Industrial Worm Gear Service

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
W912EK26PA025
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Peoria, Illinois 61603, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has published a Special Notice regarding the procurement of industrial worm gear services. This sole-source procurement intends to award a fixed-price contract to Timeken Gears & Services Inc. of Mokena, Illinois for the service and maintenance of eight Philadelphia Gear 1800DHV industrial-output worm gear speed reducers. The procurement is authorized under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 12.102(a), which permits non-competitive purchases for items where only one reasonable source is available. The contract falls under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a size standard of $45,000,000. The Rock Island District published this notice on March 11, 2026, to provide transparency regarding the intended sole-source award.

Although this notice is not a formal request for competitive quotes, small-business firms that believe they can fulfill the requirement are invited to submit written capability statements by the deadline of March 25, 2026. The service work involves removing, repairing, and replacing preventative maintenance with a new blend of the manufacturer's proprietary preventative fluid in a controlled environment, along with manufacturer-approved sealing verification. Interested contractors must submit supporting evidence demonstrating their ability to comply with all stated requirements and should direct inquiries to Contracting Officer Joseph Porter at joseph.e.porter@usace.army.mil. The government reserves the right to conduct a competitive procurement based on the responses received, and any information submitted will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether competitive bidding is warranted.

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 FAR (RFO) 12.102(a), Purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold and Only One reasonable available.


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 eight Philadephia Gear, 1800DHV, industrial-output worm gear speed reducers to have a manufacture approved service to ensure seals are tight and to remove, repare, and replace expiring preventative with a new blend of manufacturer's long term proprietary preventative that shall take place in a controlled envirnoment.  

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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