SOO POE GATE 3 FABRICATION AND DELIVERY

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID.

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District is seeking contractors with the capability for the fabrication and delivery of a replacement Miter Gate for the Poe Lock located at the Soo Locks Complex, located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

The project work includes, but is not limited to: providing all materials, labor, equipment, facilities, supervision, transportation, and administration as necessary to fabricate and deliver the miter gate to the delivery site in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. The miter gate consists of (2) fabricated gate leafs and miscellaneous components for each leaf. Each gate leaf is to be delivered in one piece with miscellaneous items to be shipped loose and will be delivered with the gate leafs. Delivery will require barge transport to the Soo Locks Complex. The miter gate will be off-loaded by the Government using Government supplied cranes. Installation of the miter gate will be performed separately by others.

The gate leafs will be primarily of welded structural steel construction using various thicknesses of structural steel plates and will include some structural steel shapes. Fabrication of miscellaneous gate components may include forgings, castings, bushings, stainless steel, aluminum grating and handrail, rubber seals, and other structural steel material with the gate leafs painted using the USACE vinyl paint system.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 332312, Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this work is 9640, Iron and Steel Primary and Semifinished Products.

The Government intends to solicit this opportunity as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) with Definitive Responsibility Criteria and intends to issue the IFB under full and open competition. The Government intends to award to the contractor who submits the lowest priced bid that is determined to be responsible and responsive.

All responsible sources may submit a bid to the solicitation.

General Information:

The Government intends to solicit this opportunity as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) under full and open competition with intent to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Construction Contract.

The main point of contact is Lisa M. May, Contracting Officer 477 Michigan Ave. Detroit, MI 48226. Email: lisa.m.may@usace.army.mil.

Anticipated Solicitation: Spring 2026

Anticipated award: Summer/Fall 2026.

The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically. The Notice of the solicitation will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM).  Contractors can access SAM free of charge at www.sam.gov. The solicitation Notice posted on SAM.gov will include a link to all solicitation documents which will be stored in the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system. Contractors may register for PIEE free of charge at https://piee.eb.mil/. 

In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in PIEE prior to the proposal due date and in SAM.gov prior to any award. Hard copy documents will NOT be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this Pre-Solicitation Notice or the upcoming solicitation. Electronic proposal submissions will be required through the PIEE Solicitation Module suite at https://piee.eb.mil/.  

Please note the Government will not be maintaining a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" found on sam.gov for this requirement.