Lake Washington Ship Canal Small Lock Emergency Closure System Sources Sought

W912DW-25-R-0018: Lake Washington Ship Canal Small Lock Emergency Closure System

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT and is for informational and market research purposes only.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2.  The proposed action will be a construction project.  The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon information received in response to this Sources Sought announcement.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought announcement or any follow-up information.  

The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this project is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction/ Lock and waterway construction.  The Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1PZ, Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities.  The associated Small Business Size Standard: $45 Million.

Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.  NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.  This is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.  The results of this survey will be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice.  The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified Small Business, 8(a), Women Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and HUBZone contractor sources; as well as their size classifications relative to the NAICS code 237990, PSC code Y1PZ, and Small Business Size Standard $45 Million.  Depending upon the responses associated with the business categories listed above, the solicitation will either be set aside in one of those categories or be issued as unrestricted and open to both small and other than small businesses.  After review of the responses to this announcement and, if the Government still plans to proceed with this project, a separate solicitation announcement will be published on SAM.GOV.  Responses to this announcement are not an adequate response to any future solicitation announcement.  

PROJECT DETAILS:

Lake Washington Ship Canal Small Lock Emergency Closure System

The purpose of this project is to install a new emergency closure system at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA. An emergency closure structure is any device designed to be placed in rapidly flowing water under differential head to prevent the loss of pool if the lock miter gates are damaged and can no longer function to control the pool. An emergency closure system consists of a closure structure and all the associated equipment necessary to install the closure structure in flowing water. The existing system is inadequate because deploying the stoplogs requires divers to disconnect the stoplogs from the crane. This poses an unacceptable risk to the divers during an emergency situation where the stoplogs must be placed in free flow conditions.

The project can be broken down into several key components, crane, full height bulkhead, and bulkhead storage frame.  The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items necessary as defined in the SOW and Specifications. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract, including environmental standards.

Pursuant to FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of construction is expected to be between $1 Million and $5 Million.

REQUIREMENTS: 

Interested firms should submit a capabilities package, to include the following: 

1. Firm's name, address (mailing and URL), point of contract, phone number, and email address.  

2. CAGE code and UEI. 

3. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation, if issued.  

4. Business classification: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone), or 8(a) Program. 

5. Firm's joint venture information (if applicable).

All interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their interest and ability to meet all requirements stated above.  Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this announcement.  

SUBMIT TO: 

Submission shall be sent via email to McKenna T. Rain, Contract Specialist, at mckenna.t.rain@usace.army.mil.  Responses should be sent as soon as possible but no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time, January 3, 2025.  Please use the following subject line for the email: "W912DW-25-R-0018: Lake Washington Ship Canal Small Lock Emergency Closure System".

All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) and maintain an active registration for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of Government contracts.   

Seattle District Small Business Programs POC:

Enshane Nomoto

Enshane.Nomoto@usace.army.mil

https://www.nws.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Small-Business/