Poe Gate 1 Blasting & Coating

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District is seeking Contractors for the Poe Lock Gate 1 Blasting & Coating project located in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan.

The project consists of the following:

The general scope of the project is the surface repair and coating of two miter gate leaves, approximately 63 feet wide by 35 feet tall. The gate will remain in place and would require a wind resistant, enclosed, climate-controlled environment with a minimum temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit to be constructed around it. Cracked, pitted, or damaged gate surfaces that are discovered after initial surface preparation activities shall be adequately repaired.  It is critical that the final surface preparation meets “white metal” in accordance with SSPC SP 5 criteria and that stringent full time technically qualified quality control is maintained during surface preparation and coating application. The coating is an USACE exclusive marine grade vinyl-based coating that shall be applied immediately after welding repairs to stiffener plates, fender mounting brackets and final surface preparation activities.

Some disassembly and reassembly of existing/new replacement gate components will be required, including grease lines, electrical conductors, signal lights, walkway platform, handrail, flushing valves, timber fenders, structural stressing diagonals, gate seals, and access hatch. The Contractor will be required to furnish new gate seals, timber fenders and diagonals. Adequate lead time will be required to furnish these specialty items. New diagonals are currently being designed and the contractor will need to furnish and install. Design of new diagonals will differ from existing and install time will need to account for gate repair and coating activities. Work shall not exceed one season of winter closure activities. Protection of the gate anchorages, quoin blocks, miter blocks, hydraulic cylinder and connection, and pintles will be required throughout the project.  Compressed air, natural gas, and electric will be provided by the Government as necessary.

General Information:

The estimated cost of construction is between $1 Million and $5 Million.

The project will be solicited as unrestricted with full and open competition using the 10 percent HUBZone Pricing Evaluation Factor in accordance with FAR 19.1307.

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 one (1) firm-fixed price contract.

Approximate solicitation posting date: March 2021.

Award for this requirement will be determined by source selection using best value trade-off 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.

Please note that the Government will not be maintaining a list of interested vendors during the solicitation period.  However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" tab found on beta.sam.gov for this solicitation.

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.