Nat WA PPTurbine Runner Cavitation Repair IDIQ

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation is seeking contractors to repair turbine runners and stay vanes at the Nathaniel Washington Power Plant located at Grand Coulee Dam in Okanogan County, Washington. The work will be procured as a Construction Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract and encompasses inspection, installation and removal of draft tube platforms, temporary scaffolding construction and removal, metal removal, welding, grinding, and coating operations. Prospective contractors must demonstrate construction bonding capacity, provide statements of interest as either prime or subcontractor, and submit relevant SBA certifications and size status documentation. Interested parties must also submit capability statements and past performance information on three to five similar construction projects completed within the past 5-8 years. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted by March 9, 2026, via email to Lfleming@usbr.gov and afusi@usbr.gov; however, this notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a binding commitment to award or obligation to pay.

This procurement carries no set-aside designations and is unencumbered by incumbent contractor restrictions. The anticipated IDIQ contract has an estimated ceiling capacity of $8,000,000 with a five-year performance period beginning on or around September 30, 2026. The work is classified under NAICS code 238190 (Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors), which carries a $19.0 million size standard, and falls under PSC code Z2KA (Repair Or Alteration Of Dams). The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed price basis, allowing the government flexibility in issuing task orders over the contract period while providing cost certainty to both parties.