Spare Transformers for the Lower Snake River Plants

The US Army Engineer District Walla Walla is soliciting bids for the design and manufacture of three single-phase GSU power transformers for the Lower Snake River Plants, with a delivery deadline of May 31, 2030. The contract, identified as solicitation W912EF26RA003, requires transformers rated at 164,000/218.666 kVA with 500 kV high-voltage and 13.2-13.2 kV low-voltage windings, and cooling class ONAN/ONAF, complete with all accessories. The scope includes comprehensive technical deliverables such as design drawings, technical calculations for short-circuit currents and impedance, dissolved gas analysis, temperature rise testing, impulse testing, and full factory acceptance test documentation. Transformers must be delivered with oil drained, purged and pressurized with dry air at a minimum of 2.5 psi, shrink-wrapped, and shipped to Little Goose Dam Rd, Dayton, WA 99328 under FOB destination terms, with the contractor responsible for all transportation costs. The solicitation requires proposals structured into two volumes: Volume I evaluates the fabrication plan and schedule, technical approach, and past performance, each equally weighted and assessed on the offeror’s understanding of scope, critical path identification, long lead item planning, and technical risk mitigation, using adjectival ratings of Outstanding, Good, or Acceptable. Volume II addresses small business participation and price, with small business goals set at 5% total, split among SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB, and SDVOSB at 0.5% each; proposals failing to meet these thresholds are non-awardable. Price is evaluated for completeness and reasonableness but is significantly less important than the combined non-price factors, and award will be made based on best value, not lowest price. The contract features a Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment — Cost Indexes, and the prime contractor must submit an NAS schedule for COR approval, adhere to MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129 for item identification and shipping labels, clearly mark crates with “STORE INDOORS” or “THIS SIDE UP,” and ensure all documentation, including submittal registers and past performance questionnaires, is accurately provided. All offerors must maintain current SAM representations, comply with FAR clauses including small business subcontracting, prohibition on inverted domestic