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Dive Support Services - Olmsted Lock and Dam
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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
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Please review the Market Survey Document within the "attachments" section and complete the required Market Survey Response Form provided within the "links" section.
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District, is conducting market research to identify potential parties that are interested in and capable of performing dive support services at Olmsted Lock and Dam, 634 New Dam Road, Olmsted IL.
Based on the responses to this request via the Market Survey Response Form, this requirement may be set-aside for small business (in full or in part) or procured through full and open competition. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluation will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. The Government will consider feedback received in determining if a small business set-aside is appropriate for this requirement.
DISCLAIMER: This request for information is for information purposes only; it is not a request for competitive proposals, quotations, or bids. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No Funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to the announcement is strictly voluntary and will not be returned to the responder. Incomplete answers in any section or providing information outside the scope of this announcement may remove respondents from the Government's determination of whether to solicit the
referenced project on a set-aside basis in accordance with Part 19 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future request for competitive proposals, quotations, or bids, if
any issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE). It is
the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement
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