Dive Support Services - Olmsted Lock and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, is conducting market research to identify qualified providers for dive support services at Olmsted Lock and Dam in Olmsted, Illinois, under solicitation number W912QR26QDSMS-OLMSTED. This sources-sought notice seeks input from industry to determine whether the requirement should be set aside for small businesses or pursued through full and open competition, with all small business categories including HUBZone, 8(a), Woman-Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran-OwnedSmall Business being considered. Responses must be submitted via an official online Market Survey Response Form by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on June 30, 2026; submissions via email or other methods will not be accepted. Respondents are required to provide detailed business information including their Unique Entity Identifier, CAGE code, business address, point of contact, and verification of small business status. The Government will use this input solely to shape future acquisition strategy and is under no obligation to award a contract based on responses. All respondents must be registered in SAM.gov and possess an active UEI, with a notarized letter appointing an authorized Entity Administrator required prior to contract award. The anticipated contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with a five-year total performance period comprising a one-year base and four optional one-year extensions. The work involves providing a certified five-person dive team including a supervisor, diver, standby diver, and two tenders, along with all necessary equipment, logistics, and project management to perform up to three primary dive cycles annually—each lasting two to three days—focused on inspecting and clearing debris such as silt, rubble, and vegetation from the 1,400-foot upstream Wicket Trench prior to dam raising operations. Up to five additional emergency dives may be task-ordered as needed. Contractors must demonstrate rapid mobilization capability, capable of deploying a full team and all equipment to the site within seven to ten calendar days of notice, and must provide examples of similar past projects completed within the last five years with comparable size, scope, and value, including percentage of self-performed work and current project status. All diving operations must strictly comply with USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1. Future contract awards will be made via formal solicitation published on the Governmentwide Point of Entry, and payment, if awarded, will be processed via electronic funds transfer in accordance with