McNary Intake Bulkheads Replacement

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking interested offerors for a supply project entitled: McNary Intake Bulkheads Replacement. This will be a firm-fixed-price supply contract.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 332312, Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing and the associated small business size standard is 500 employees. Award is anticipated in spring of 2021 and delivery will be required approximately 18 months after award.

This sources-sought announcement is a tool to identify businesses with the interest in and capability to accomplish the work.  Please respond only if you intend to propose on this project when it is solicited in the future.  This is not a solicitation.    

Summary of Scope of Work:

The work described herein requires fabrication and painting offsite and delivery of Four Intake Bulkheads to McNary Lock and Dam located in Umatilla, Oregon. 

Structural Summary:

The new Intake Bulkheads are approximately 23 feet wide, 55 feet tall, 3 feet deep and weigh 140,000 lbs each.  The contractor or their subcontractor responsible for fabrication shall be certified under American Institute Steel Construction (AISC) quality certification program with one of the following certifications: Major Bridge Fabricator (CBR), Certified Bridge Fabricator – Advanced (ABR), Certified Bridge Fabricator – Intermediate (IBR), or Certified Hydraulic Fabricator (HYD).  In addition to the above required certifications the fabricator shall be certified with the Fracture Critical Endorsement (F).

The Intake Bulkheads will be coated with System 3-A-Z (vinyl paint).  The contractor or subcontractor performing painting shall be a certified with one of the certifications: Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) QP 3 or AISC Sophisticated Paint Endorsement for shop applied coatings.

Intake Bulkheads shall be delivered as complete units to McNary’s Intake Deck in a manner that will allow the Intake Gantry crane to handle the new Intake Bulkheads.  Onsite assembly will not be permitted.  Upon delivery of each Intake Bulkhead, Government personnel will install bulkheads in predetermined slots, and a leakage test will be performed.  If unacceptable leakage occurs the Contractor will be required to perform seal adjustments onsite and another leakage test will be performed.  

1) The contractor is asked to submit at least one project example demonstrating relevant experience that meet the following criteria (Include a point of contact name, phone number and email address with a statement or list of your firm's current or past performance):   

            1. Fabrication projects completed or nearly complete of structures that are 75,000 lbs or larger and/or dimensionally similar to the Intake Bulkhead described above, and that required one of the above AISC certifications.

         2. Confirmation of ability to deliver items of similar weight and size.   

2) A statement of your firm's ability to perform or sub-contract scope of work.

3) A statement of your firm's bonding capacity.

4) A statement of your firm's business size and type (HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), small business).

Submit this information to Hillary Morgan, Contract Specialist, via email to Hillary.a.morgan@usace.army.mil.

Your response to this notice must be received on or before 2:00PM on May 21, 2020.

NOTE:  THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY.  This sources sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or obligation on the part of the government.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice.  Any information submitted in response to this announcement is strictly voluntary.  The Corps of Engineers reserves the right to utilize any or all of the notice response(s) in its planning efforts.