Control Tower Chamber Equipment Painting, Colebrook River Lake, Colebrook, CT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through the New England District, is awarding a firm fixed-price contract for the painting of gate chamber equipment at Colebrook River Lake in Colebrook, Connecticut, under solicitation W912WJ26QA120, issued as a small business set-aside for NAICS code 238320 with a size standard of $19 million. The scope of work requires full labor, materials, and equipment to prepare and paint all gate chamber components including bonnets, hydraulic piping and cylinders, plumbing associated with two sump pumps, conduit pressure balancing pipe, vertical float well pipe, air shafts, and an entire spiral staircase extending outside the chamber, all in accordance with Specification Section 09 97 02 PAINTING. The contract includes a 120-calendar-day performance period beginning from the date of the Notice to Proceed, with delivery of all materials in manufacturer’s original packaging, labeled with purchaser’s order number, date of manufacture, batch number, quantity, color, component identification, and specification number. Paint must be in containers no larger than five gallons, remain free from gelation or thickening for one year, and be delivered in unbroken containers. All hazardous waste must be contained in properly labeled, sealed, and shielded containers. The contract incorporates multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including Warranty of Construction (52.246-21), Termination for Convenience (52.249-1), and Default (52.249-10), with deviations applied to Changes and Changed Conditions (52.243-5), Subcontracts for Commercial Products (52.244-6), and DonD Progress Payment Rates (252.232-7004). Additional clauses govern subcontracting (252.244-7999), electronic payment submission (252.232-7003, 252.232-7006), export controls, and prohibitions on procurement from sanctioned regions such as Xinjiang and Venezuela. The prime contractor must maintain SAM registration with active status, provide UEI and CAGE codes, and submit a completed solicitation survey to avoid rejection. A three-phase quality control process is required—preparatory, follow-up, and correction of deficiencies—with the Government notified 24 hours before the preparatory phase begins. Government inspections are