40--Intake Gate Roller Chain Fabrication and Delivery

This synopsis is not a request for quotes or proposals. This solicitation is scheduled to be released via FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in the near future detailing requirements for proposals to fabricate and deliver intake gate roller chains at the following project locations within the USACE's Walla Walla district: Lower Granite Dam, Pomeroy, WA; Lower Monumental Dam, Kahlotus, WA; and McNary Dam, Umatilla, OR. Contractor shall be capable of machining structural steel and specialty nitronic 60 stainless steel. Contractor shall be capable of machining to within tolerances in the thousands of an inch. Each roller chain assembly consists of hundreds of rollers, shafts side bars and retaining rings. Contractor is required to have the production capacity to deliver one intake gate roller chain assembly every three (3) weeks. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. Set-Aside Status: The solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) size standard for this requirement is 500 employees. Conducting Business with the Government: In order for the contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be SAM registered prior to receiving an award. Registration instructions may be obtained and online registration may be accomplished at www.sam.gov. By submission of a quote, a vendor acknowledges the requirement to be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. When available, the solicitation documents for this project will be accessible via FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov. No CDs or hard copies will be available. Offerors are responsible for checking the referenced page for any update(s) to the Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document posted at the referenced website. To obtain automatic notifications of updates to this solicitation, you MUST log in to FedBizOpps.gov and add the solicitation to your Watch list. If you would like to list your firm so others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the quote mark Add Me To Interested Vendors quote mark button in the listing for this solicitation on FedBizOpps.gov