W912P522B0019 Watts Bar Lock Gate & Valve Machinery Painting

This solicitation seeks proposals to recoat external surfaces of four culvert valve machinery, four miter gate operating machinery, one tow haulage machinery, and four floating mooring bitt recesses at Watts Bar Lock and Dam located in Decatur, Tennessee. The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Nashville is requesting offers to furnish all equipment, labor, materials, and perform operations in accordance with the technical specifications and reference drawings. Proposals are due by September 8, 2022 and the government will award a firm fixed-price construction contract to the lowest priced responsive and responsible offeror.

This is a total small business set-aside designated under NAICS code 238320 with a size standard of $16.5 million. The work must be completed at Watts Bar Lock and Dam in Decatur, Tennessee and involves recoating the external surfaces of nine pieces of lock gate and valve machinery. A pre-bid site visit was held on August 11, 2022 with four offerors acknowledged in the Abstract of Offers, including potential contractors VIC Painting and Dynamic Wallcoverings. The government estimate for a reasonable contract is between $270,544.09 and $293,000.