MacArthur Lock Tainter Valve Machinery Replacement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking contractors for the MacArthur Lock Tainter Valve Machinery Replacement project located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

The project consists of the following:

This project will be a replacement of the mechanical drive system, excluding the motor (prime mover), used to operate the four (4) filling and emptying tainter valves on the MacArthur Lock. The replacement includes, but is not limited to: strut assembly, strut arm, strut arm shaft, sector gear, counter shaft pinion, counter shaft gear, jack shaft pinion, jack shaft gear, reducer shaft pinion, speed reducer (worm gear), stuffing box, and associated shafts, keys, and bearings. There may also be some electrical wiring upgrades. The larger gears will be manufactured in sectionalized parts and put together at the valves since access to the area is limited.

General Information:

The estimated cost of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

This project will be advertised unrestricted with full and open competition.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a size standard of $39.5 Million in average annual receipts.

The Government intends to issue a firm-fixed price contract.

Approximate solicitation posting date: Late May 2020 to Early June 2020.

Award for this requirement will be determined by source selection using best value tradeoff to determine the best value to the Government. The solicitation and evaluation process will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.

The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically via beta.sam.gov. Hard copy documents will not be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this solicitation.

Please note that the Government will not be maintaining a list of offerors during the solicitation period.

In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of proposals. Contractors can access SAM for free at www.sam.gov.