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Electrical Rebuild, Black Rock Lake Dam, Thomaston, Connecticut

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W912WJ26BA013Federal

Response Deadline09/04/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, is preparing to issue a solicitation for Electrical Feeder Upgrades at the Black Rock Lake Dam in Thomaston, Connecticut, with the contract set to be released in July 2026. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside procurement under NAICS code 238210, reserved exclusively for certified small businesses, with a size standard of $19 million in annual revenue. The project has an estimated value between $750,000 and $1,250,000 and a performance period of approximately 180 days. Work will involve replacing the existing overhead dam feeder with a buried conduit duct bank running from the project office to a designated manhole, removing and replacing the existing gate tower feeder installed in a buried duct bank and exposed conduit beneath the bridge, and removing outdated manual transfer switches and electrical components including Panel-A, the transformer, and Panel-B in the gate tower. The existing service entrance circuit breaker and enclosure will be retained and reused. A new propane-powered generator will be installed in the project office parking lot, accompanied by a new underground propane line and storage tank sized to support five days of continuous operation without refueling. An automatic transfer switch will be installed to seamlessly power both the project office and gate tower from either the utility feed or the new generator during outages. All solicitation materials will be available exclusively online through SAM.gov and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment, with no hard copies provided upon request. Questions should be directed to the contracted specialist at Kayla.Gonsalves@usace.army.mil, and no obligation is implied by the notice toward awarding a contract.

General Info

U.S. Army awards small business contract for Black Rock Dam electrical upgrades, 180-day timeline, $750K–$1.25M, new generator and conduit installation.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W2SD Endist New EnglandView Agency

NAICS

238210 - Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation ContractorsView NAICS

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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Pre-Solicitation Notice - Electrical Feeder Upgrades at Black Rock Lake Dam

PDF•presolicitation

Solicitation___W912WJ26BA013.pdf

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0002_W912WJ26BA013_Amendment__0001_1.pdf

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Drawings.pdf

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Specs.pdf

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0001_W912WJ26BA013_Amendment__0001.pdf

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Timeline

PhaseSolicitation

PostedJul 13

Presolicitation

Type ChangedAug 21

Presolicitation → Solicitation

Response DeadlineSep 4

Submission deadline

Response Deadline

09/04/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTCin 14 days

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W2SD Endist New England

Contacts1 person available

OfficeCONCORD, MA, 01742-2751, USA

Organization / Agency

Department Of Defense → W2SD Endist New England

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Office AddressCONCORD, MA, 01742-2751, USA

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is solicitating an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for Electrical Feeder Upgrades at the Black Rock Lake Dam in Thomaston, Connecticut. This will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside IFB procurement. The NAICS code for the work described below is 238210 with a size standard of $19M. The project is planned to be issued in July 2026 and will be set aside for Small Businesses. The period of performance will be approximately 180 days. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $750,000 and $1,250,000.The work of this project involves electrical feeder upgrades at the Black Rock Lake Dam in Thomaston, Connecticut. Specific work tasks include, but are not limited to, replacing the existing overhead dam feeder (which runs underneath a high voltage line) from the project office to a designated manhole with a buried conduit duct bank.The existing gate tower feeder is in an existing buried duct bank which runs up the dam face and in exposed conduit beneath the gate tower bridge will be removed and replaced with new. The fused disconnect at the existing overhead line end will be removed. The existing manual transfer switches in the gate tower and project office will be removed. The existing 480V Panel-A, transformer, and 120/208 Panel-B in the gate tower will be removed and replaced with new. The existing service entrance circuit breaker and its enclosure will remain and be reused. Install new propane genset in the project office parking lot. Install a new propane tank with an underground propane line connected to the genset. The new genset will be sized to power both the project office and the gate tower on loss of utility. The propane tank will be sized to provide 5 days of run time before needing to be refilled. Install a new properly sized automatic transfer switch to feed existing panel MDP-1 from either the existing utility feeder or the new propane genset.