Pre-Solicitation: Albeni Falls Dam Spillway Gate Replacements

The point-of-contact for administrative or contractual questions is Contract Specialist, Hien Ho at hien.ho@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer, Robert Gonzalez at robert.l.gonzalez@usace.army.mil.  Please no phone calls.  All questions must be submitted in writing to the above point-of-contact.

This Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation Notice is ONLY A NOTIFICATION that a solicitation is anticipated and forthcoming. All questions regarding this Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation should be submitted in writing via email to Ms. Ho and Mr.  Gonzalez at the emails indicated above.

OVERVIEW: The Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement to replace existing steel spillway gates at Albeni Falls Dam (AFD), Oldtown Idaho. AFD is a concrete gravity structure consisting of two main sections, the spillway and powerhouse. The spillway with a total of 10 spill-bays, which are controlled by 32 feet high by 41 feet wide vertical steel lift gates. These gates consist of an upper and lower leaf. One additional gate is available with each leaf being stored at the top of a maintenance slot to be used during emergencies or when maintenance is required on another gate.

The project is seeking to fabricate replacement gates. Replacement spillway gates components include offsite fabrication of eleven (11) new vertical lift steel spillway gates, including paint, non-destructive testing (NDT), seals/seal heaters, cathodic protection, wheels, dogging and latching mechanisms. Contractor shall fabricate two (2) new lifting beams for new spillway gates including paint, NDT, and three (3) electric gear motor driven actuators for latching and dogging mechanisms on lifting beam and gates. Mobilize/demobilize a crane to transition each leaf of the gate(s) from truck and trailer to the gate stands near the powerhouse and intake gantry crane in the vertical position. The Operating project will use the intake gantry cranes to transfer and install the gate into the designated slot. Contractor shall verify the new spillway gate, lifting beam equipment, and electrical features are properly fitted and tested. Contractor shall remove and disposal of the existing spillway gates and appurtenances once the new gates are placed in service. Delivery of new fabricated gates need to be staged and scheduled so that USACE dam operations are not impacted. 

The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The resulting contract will be Firm Fixed-Price.

Solicitation number W912DW25R0028 will be posted to the sam.gov website on or about 15 AUG 2025. The Government intends to solicit this requirement as a Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposals will be due no sooner than 30 calendar days after actual solicitation issuance date. See the solicitation for details about proposal submission. The NAICS code for this procurement is 332312, Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing, and the associated small business size standard is 500 employees. The solicitation will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

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