Barkley Dam Spillway Gate Machinery Painting

This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes only. This is not a solicitation for proposals/bids, and no contract will be awarded from this notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville District, is conducting market research to identify qualified and interested businesses capable of performing the construction project described below.

No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information or industry response to this notice or any follow-up information requests. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future procurement. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in the System for Award Management (SAM). It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor SAM for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

The acquisition strategy will be determined based on responses received from this notice and/or other market research methods. The planned acquisition strategy will be posted in SAM upon completion of market research analysis. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)]. All are highly encouraged to respond.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this notice. However, respondents are reminded that all construction performance must follow the Engineer Manual (EM) 385-1-1, USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual and any other requirements contained in the solicitation, and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations.

This announcement provides the detailed information necessary for your firm to prepare its response.

Project Title: Barkley Dam Spillway Gate Machinery Painting

Project Location: Cumberland River in Grand Rivers, Kentucky

NAICS Code: 238320, Painting and Wall Covering

PSC: Y1QA

Estimated Magnitude of Construction: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000

Anticipated Solicitation Issuance Date: Q3 FY26

Estimated duration of the project: 450 calendar days

Anticipated Contract Type: Anticipated project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price (FFP) contract.

Anticipated Acquisition Method:  Anticipated project will be acquired using RFO 12, using “Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable” procedures.

Project Summary: The contractor must coat the spillway machinery at all twelve (12) gates with one consistent coating. While following work restrictions below, the contractor will remove all coatings that are not tightly adhered to the steel substrate and repair any existing corrosion. The final surface must be brought back to like new conditions. The use of power shrouded tools with vacuum collection must be used to meet the requirements of SSPC-SP-3 (Power Tool Cleaning) Surface Preparation and meet the requirements of lead collection and disposal. Where SSPC-SP-3 is not physically possible, the contractor must still perform SSPC-SP-1 and the prescribed coating system.

Minimum Technical Requirements" and "Critical Features of Work: The following work restrictions must apply to the contractor.

1. The contractor must not disassemble any “active machinery components” including motors, gearboxes, bearings, or similar equipment.

2. The contractor may remove machinery covers, guards, and other non-active components as required to coat the machinery as much as possible.

3. The contractor may utilize the project’s intake gantry crane and spillway maintenance platform as required.

4. No more than three gates must be out of service at any given time.

5. The Contractor must coordinate with project staff for the placement of bulkheads to allow the gate to be raised and provide access to all machinery components that require coating.

6. The Corps must always have access to the intake crane for maintenance and emergencies.

Prospective subcontractors are encouraged to submit so the information can be used when developing the potential Small Business Participation Plan percentages if the eventual acquisition is conducted as an unrestricted, negotiated acquisition. If your firm is interested in subcontracting opportunities rather than performing as the Prime Contractor on this future procurement, please identify the feature(s) of work you are interested in and your small business socio-economic category in the Market Survey Form.

All submissions must be made as follows, using the official online Market Survey Form.

AUTHORIZED SUBMISSION METHOD: The only authorized method for responding to this Sources Sought Notice is via the online Market Survey Form. Submissions sent by email or other means will not be accepted.

DEADLINE: All responses must be submitted through the form no later than 11 May 2026 by 1:00PM CDT.

ONLINE FORM LINK: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/xFTqssMfWh