Sources Sought

A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of interested small business concerns to set this future project aside for them. If your firm is a Small Business, certified HUBZone, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business and you are interested in this project please respond appropriately.

1.  Project Title:  Cannelton Lock & Dam Repair/Replace Lock & Dam Controls

2.  NAICS: 237990 *** AMENDMENT *** Revised the NAICS.  NAICS code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

3.  Project Location:  The project is located in Cannelton, Indiana

4.  Short Project Description:  

   a.     Replacement of existing filling/emptying valve machinery position instrumentation (magnetic proximity switches, rotational encoders) and their associated wiring.

   b.     Replacement of segments of existing control cabling between control shelters and powerhouse.

   c.     Modifications to existing lock control interface panels including interlock pinning and displays of valve position indicators.

   d.     Modification of lock controls to incorporate modern interlock requirements.

   e.     Replacement of existing dam tainter gate height position indication system (encoder instrumentation).

5.  Type of action:  Construction

6.  Estimated Advertisement Date (Phase I):  March 2025

7.  Estimated Award Date:  May 2025

8.  Estimated Performance Period:  540 Calendar Days

9. Construction Cost Limit (CCL): NOTE: The CCL is the estimated construction award amount and does not include real estate, S&A, DDC or contingency.   

Estimated cost range between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 per FAR 36.204.

10. Responses should include:

       a. Identification and verification of the company's small business status.

       b. Contractor's Unique Identifier Number and CAGE Code(s).

       c. Documentation from the firm's bonding company showing current single and aggregate performance and payment bond limits.

       d.  Descriptions of Experience - Interested firms must provide specification sheets for all equipment to determine if the firm can  provide the requested equipment.

                 i.  Projects similar in scope to this project include:

                         (1) Industrial controls work which include lock control instrumentation, control relay work, cable routing, panel fabrication, and mounting bracket fabrication. Projects consisting of replacement of the dam tainter gate remote height indication equipment, and rehabilitation or replacement of power distribution equipment both inside and outside of the main motor control system will also be considered similar in scope.

                         (2) Examples Include:

                                    1. Newburgh Lock Electrical update (2012): Project consisted of designing and installing new MCC components, new dam power distribution system, remote tainter gate control system. As well as completing motor winding insulation testing and refurbishing electric motors.

                                    2.John T Myers Electrical Upgrades (2019): Project consisted of designing and installing the dam tainter gate remote height indication equipment, power distribution for the bulkhead crane, and lighting transformers.

                                    3. Markland Lock and Dam Electrical Upgrades (2019): Project consisted of designing and installing the dam tainter gate remote height indication equipment, the dam emergency bulkhead crane controls and power distribution equipment, the power distribution equipment both inside and outside of the project main motor control center, and the lock emergency gate relay-based controls.

               ii. Based on the information above, for each project submitted, include:

                      (1) Current perce