Lost Creek Wicket Gate Seals Replacement, Lost Creek Dam, Jackson County, Trail, Oregon

**A SITE VISIT FOR THIS JOB IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2015 AT 10:00 AM. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE SITE VISIT BY 28 OCTOBER 2015. SEE PROVISION 52.236-27 SITE VISIT, IN SECTION 00100 OF THE SOLICITATION FOR DETAILS PERTAINING TO THE SITE VISIT.** **PLEASE NOTE, THIS PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY SYNOPSIZED ON FBO.GOV UNDER SOLICITATION NUMBER W9127N-15-R-0011. THE NEW SOLICITATION NUMBER IS W9127N-16-R-0023.** NAME OF PROJECT: Lost Creek Wicket Gate Seals Replacement LOCATION OF PROJECT: Lost Creek Powerhouse Dam, Jackson County, Oregon, located at William L. Jess Dam (aka Lost Creek Dam), approximately 30 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon on the Rogue River. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, will be requesting a proposal to perform work necessary to remove, provide, and install 48 wicket gate seals. Each wicket gate seal is approximately 10.5 inches long, 1.25 inches wide, and 1 inch tall. BACKGROUND: The Lost Creek Powerhouse has two main generators powered by vertical Francis type turbine units supplied by Boving & Co. rated at 33,800 hp at a net head of 275 feet. Each unit has 11 stay vanes located around the periphery of 24 wicket gates, each 24.375 inches tall, that control the flow of water from the scroll case to the turbine. The access door into the scroll case is approximately 23.5 inches wide by 35.5 inches tall. These bronze wicket gate seals are to be replaced to re-establish proper sealing between the wicket gates and the top and bottom rings. Complete details including a detailed specification package will be included in the solicitation. The Government anticipates awarding one fixed-price construction contract from this solicitation. The start of this contract for wicket gate seals replacement will follow closely after the completion of the scheduled butterfly valves installations. The contract will be awarded with an anticipated start of wicket gate seals replacement to occur between February 1, 2016 and March 31, 2016. The first unit wicket gate seals replacement to be completed and the unit returned to service before the start of seal replacement on the second unit. Complete all work, including as built drawings and final cleanup of the premises within 180 calendar days from the start of work on the first unit. THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED. NAICS CODE 237990 applies to this procurement. Interested business concerns must be enrolled in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to conduct business with the Department of Defense. Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued and a single firm fixed-price contract will be awarded as a result of this procurement. The solicitation for this project will be issued in electronic format in October 2015 with a proposal due date approximately 30 days after issuance. A notice and link to download this solicitation will be available via Federal Business Opportunity (www.fbo.gov) when the solicitation is available for download. Interested parties must be registered in FBO to download the solicitation information. Interested parties are responsible for checking the referenced websites for any update(s). The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for any parties' inability to access the document posted at the referenced websites.