Miter Gate Machinery Gears for four locks on the Illinois River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District is seeking System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses that can provide the following: Miter Gate Machinery Gears for four locks on the Illinois River.  This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a request for proposal or quote or an invitation for bid. Particularly, the purpose of this NOTICE is to gain knowledge of potential (SAM) Database registered businesses interested and capable of performing this work.

NAICS CODE: 332999

SIZE STANDARD: 750 Employees

ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION RANGE: $3M - $5M

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:  The contract includes the fabrication and delivery of Miter Gate Operating Machinery Gears for Brandon Road Lock, Starved Rock Lock, Marseilles Lock, and Dresden Island Lock on the Illinois River.  The gears can be either cast or fabricated from steel material.  The gears consist of a large crank gear, crank gear pinion, shaft, and shaft keys, with the following nominal dimensions (and as shown on the attached document):

Crank Gear:

Quantity:  16

Outside Diameter:  18’-10”

 Hub Depth: 21”

Gear Teeth Depth: 10”

Crank Gear Pinion:

Quantity:  16

Outside Diameter: 18”

Gear Depth: 12”

Shaft:

Quantity:  16

Diameter: 6.75”

Length: 37.25”

Crank gear pinion shall be installed on the shaft.

SUBMISSION DETAILS: All interested, responsive and responsible System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses are encouraged to participate in this market research by emailing the required information below to the point of contact listed above. Interested businesses must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database at www.sam.gov. Email submissions are required. Interested businesses shall include the following information to be considered for market research purposes:

Company name, address, and cage code
 

A point of contact to include a phone number and email address.
 

Capabilities Statement indicating the contractor can meet the fabrication requirements of the components above.  A potential Supplier must demonstrate through experience, references, contract lists, or reports, they possess relevant resources and capabilities for the following items:

Qualification of Supplier: The Supplier shall demonstrate experience in the fabrication of large-scale mechanical gears meeting the following requirements:

The Supplier shall have been in business a minimum of 5 years.
 

The Supplier shall have successfully fabricated 5 similar projects within the last 5 years.
 

Membership in the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) or AISC Certified fabrication shop.
 

Statement of Capacity: The Supplier shall provide a statement that their company, or a subcontractor under their supervision, has capacity to manufacture gears to the dimensions shown in this request.
 

Statement of Completion: The Supplier shall provide a statement that their company can provide the quantity of gears, and delivered to the government, by 01 April 2023 assuming a Notice to Proceed date of 01 October 2021.

Statement of Delivery:  The supplier shall provide a statement that the gear components can be delivered to the Illinois Waterway Project Office, 257 Grant Street, Peoria, Illinois 61603;