MVK MB Winches

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
W912EQ25SS0012
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District is conducting market research to identify potential sources for a complex mooring winch system for the Vicksburg District's new 400-foot Mooring Barge. The procurement involves twenty hydraulic mooring winches mounted on ten main foundation bases, three centralized hydraulic power units, controls, hydraulic piping, and various deck fittings including sheaves and fairleads. The winches must meet specific technical requirements including 2000-2500 feet of wire rope capacity, 24-inch drum barrels, and line pull capabilities of 61,552 pounds on the first rope layer, with advanced operational modes including free wheeling, speed control, constant tension, and robotics automated control. USACE is requesting detailed vendor information including company capabilities, business size, NAICS codes, technical expertise, manufacturing capacity, past performance, estimated lead times, bonding capabilities, and training plans for both shipyard and USACE personnel. The primary mission of these winches is to support Mat Sinking operations for the Revetment mission on the Lower Mississippi River, and responses to this sources sought notice are due by July 11, 2025.

This opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 333923 for Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing. The procurement requires winches capable of operating 12 hours per day for approximately 6 consecutive months, demonstrating the intensive operational demands of the equipment. The solicitation incorporates federal acquisition regulations including requirements for Bid Guarantee, Payment and Performance Bond, and Limitation on Subcontracting clauses. Interested vendors must demonstrate their ability to provide installation oversight and comprehensive training programs for personnel. No specific contract value or budget range has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, and no incumbent contractors or potential award values are mentioned in the documentation.

Notice text

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of providing a new mooring winch system.  The winches will be mounted on the Vicksburg District’s new 400’ long Mooring Barge to include twenty (20) Hydraulic Mooring Winches mounted on ten (10) main foundation bases, three (3) centralized HPU’s, controls, all hydraulic piping, and various mooring winch deck fittings (sheaves & fairleads). The primary mission of these winches is to properly position the Mooring Barge to execute Mat Sinking operations in support the Revetment mission for the Lower Mississippi River. See the attached notice for full details.

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3356 MVK MB Winches Sources Sought Synopsis.pdf PDF

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