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Gathright Dam Motor Control Center Electrical Repairs in Covington, Virginia

Solicitation W9123627X1CW9 · Due 2026-11-19. Gathright Dam Motor Control Center Electrical Repairs in Covington,…. DEPT OF DEFENSE in Virginia · NAICS 238210.

SolicitationW9123627X1CW9
Notice typeSources Sought
PostedNovember 4, 2026
Response deadlineNovember 19, 2026
Place of performanceCovington, Virginia, USA
ClassificationNAICS 238210 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · PSC J061
Set-asideUnrestricted

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, NOR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers � Norfolk District is anticipating a future procurement for a firm-fixed-price construction contract for the Gathright Dam Motor Control Center Electrical Repairs Project in Covington, Virginia. Description of Work: The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, is seeking eligible firms capable of performing motor power, control, and instrumentation electrical renovations for the intake tower located at Gathright Dam, Virginia. The primary electrical scope entails the replacement of existing 480-volt motor control centers (designated MCC2 and MCC3) with new motor control centers complete with starters, controls, incoming and outgoing feeders, incoming and outgoing conduits, control circuits, and field wiring. Incidental work includes contractor field verification of conduit pathways, replacement of conduits directly affected by equipment replacements or compromised by corrosion in accordance with the conduit and cable schedule, and the replacement in-kind of transformer XFMR-3. In addition, the project requires the comprehensive replacement and modernization of the facility control system. Work includes the demolition of existing control panels, power panels, and communication panels, followed by the installation of new Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) panels, Remote Input/Output (RIO) panels, Human-Machine Interface (HMI) screens, and all associated network wiring, cabling, and conduit infrastructure. Work to include replacement of the instrumentation for the wet well gate displacement (linear displacement sensors) to be tied into the new control system and updates to lighting to manage the nearing end-of-life of the old metal-halide high bay lights and fluorescent wallpack lights. The contractor will also be responsible for programming the new PLCs and reprogramming the existing Sutron system. All operations must be carefully phased and coordinated, as facility buildings will remain occupied throughout the duration of contract performance. There is also a bid option for a warehouse-style high bay luminaire lifting mechanism at a low-enough power-per-luminaire to tie into the associated existing lighting circuit. The estimated construction price range for this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. NAICS Code 238210, Electrical Contractors and Oher Wiring Installation Contractors, applies to this project with a small business size standard of $19,000,000.00. PSC J061, Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment � Electric Wire and Power Distribution Equipment, applies to this project. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this sources sought. Construction Time: The construction period of performance will be approximately 360 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. INDUSTRY SURVEY The following confidential survey questionnaire is designed to apprise the Corps of prospective contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. All questions are in regard to the Gathright Dam Motor Control Center Electrical Repairs in Covington, Virginia. Firm's response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information. 1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include firm's capability to execute construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years): Brief description of the project, (customer name, timeliness of performance, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples. 4. Firm's Business Size - LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOB. 5. Firm's Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Prot�g�s and teaming arrangement information is acceptable. 6. Firm's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from a bonding company. Please only include a narrative of the requested information. Additional information will not be reviewed. This Sources Sought Synopsis should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expand responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available. The Government will utilize this information in determining an acquisition strategy. Please state all of the socio-economic categories in which your company belongs�(8)(a), Hub-zone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned. Please submit capability packages and responses to the above questions via email to Caleb Bookout at Brian.C.Bookout@usace.army.mil, copying Luke D. Hedlund at Luke.D.Hedlund@usace.army.mil. Responses must be submitted no later than Close of Business 19 November 2026 . The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on SAM.gov at https://sam.gov/content/home. All prospective contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to contract award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Representations and Certifications Applications apply to this solicitation. Representations and Certifications may be completed online via the SAM. No attachments or links have been added to this opportunity.

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Department / agencyDEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tierDEPT OF THE ARMY
Contracting officeW2SD ENDIST NORFOLK
Office addressNORFOLK, VA, 23510-1096, USA

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