High Voltage Power Supplies (HVPS) for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) Electric Dispersal Barrier

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District, to inform interested contractors of the districts intent to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the fabrication, pre-acceptance storage, and delivery of six (6) High Voltage Power Supply units for the CSSC Electric Dispersal Barrier located in Romeoville, Illinois.PROJECT INFORMATION: This is a pre-solicitation notice for a Non-Commercial Supply contract. The project involves the fabrication of four (4) 1.5 MW and two (2) 350 kW High Voltage Power Supplies, a mandatory twelve (12) month pre-acceptance secure storage period at the contractors facility, an option for six (6) additional months of storage, and final F.o.b. Destination delivery to the operational site.SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to manufacture, test, store, and deliver six (6) complete, fully functional HVPS units in strict accordance with the forthcoming Scope of Work (SOW). These units are a critical component of the nations aquatic invasive species defense system. This will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), IFB procurement in accordance with FAR Part 14, Sealed Bidding. The Government intends to award to the lowest priced bidder deemed responsible. CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604.ACQUISITION INFORMATION: This procurement will be issued on an Unrestricted basis (Full and Open Competition). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 335999 (All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing), with a corresponding small business size standard of 350 employees. The solicitation package is planned for advertisement during the fourth (4th) quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 26.IMPORTANT POLICY: Offerors are REQUIRED to be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov AT THE TIME a proposal is submitted. Offerors must also be registered in the DoD Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system at https://piee.eb.mil in order to access the solicitation documents and to submit a proposal.POINT OF CONTACT: The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Mr. Kyle Smith at Kyle.D.Smith@usace.army.mil. Please include the solicitation number W912P626BA027 on all correspondence.