Webbers Falls Tainter Gate Replacement

SPECIAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR INDUSTRY INPUT

WEBBERS FALLS TAINTER GATE REPLACEMENT

Webbers Falls Lock & Dam

Muskogee County, Oklahoma

This is a Special Notice Request, seeking industry input for preliminary planning purposes in market research concerning the acquisition of the Webbers Falls Tainter Gate Replacement, Webbers Falls Lock & Dam, Oklahoma. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS REQUEST.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this request or any follow up information requests.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Tulsa District has been tasked to solicit for and award a contract for repairs or replacement of the tainter gates at Webbers Falls Lock and Dam, in Oklahoma. The proposed project is anticipated to be a competitive, firm-fixed price, design/bid/build, contract procured in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement using the best value trade-off process.

The purpose of this request is to gain knowledge of interest of the project and to collect industry feedback concerning the biddability, constructability, and any market conditions that may impact the project. Interested firms shall submit an email no later than 20 June 2025 with the following information:

1. Interest in the Project
2. Description of any Recent and Relevant Experience Performed.
3. A Capabilities Statement
4. Completed PLA Market Survey

The Government is seeking interest from qualified and experienced sources capable of performing a project of similar size and scope. In general, this project consists of the following summarized components:

This project consists of the design of new Tainter gates to replace the existing spillway gates at Webbers Falls L&D. The gates will be designed to work within the constraints of the existing structure geometry. The existing trunnion yoke anchorage, trunnion girder, trunnion girder anchorage, and mechanical equipment will be re-used. The capacity of the existing features will be verified with the new gate weight and operating loads. The construction contract will include fabrication, delivery, installation, removal of the existing gates, and other related activities such as setting stoplogs, storage, and salvage. The gate design will be modernized, detailing will be improved to minimize fatigue/fracture concerns, and materials and fabrication requirements updated to be consistent with current guidance. The number of gates to be replaced will be determined based on the estimated cost for the work and the funding available. 

In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is between $25,000,000.00 and $50,000,000.00.

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) which has a small business size standard of $45M.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is anticipated to occur on or around 8 July 2025. The official request citing the solicitation number will be issued under Contracting Opportunities via www.sam.gov, inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

Firm’s response to this Request shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information:

1. Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
2. Firm’s interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.
3. Firm’s capability to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Scope of Work above (include firm’s capability to execute construction- comparable work performed within the past 5 years):
   1. Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, and dollar value of the project) – provide at least 3 examples.
4. Firm’s Business Size – LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB.
5. Firm’s Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable
6. Firm’s Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from bonding company.
7. Firm’s Completed PLA Labor Market Survey attached in the special notice.

Interested Firms shall respond to this Request no later than 2:00PM CT 20 June 2025.  All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts.  Email your response to Mr. Daniel Foyil, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District (CECT-SWT), 2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, OK 74137-4290. Email: Daniel.A.Foyil@usace.army.mil. Please also provide a copy of the response to Mr. Dario Rissone, at Dario.M.Rissone@usace.army.mil.