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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This notice is a market research t... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. This notice is a market research tool used for planning purpose only to determine the availability and capability of small business sources prior to issuance of an RFP. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla, Washington, District is seeking to identify small business firms capable of providing this requirement. For this requirement the successful offeror shall fabricate and deliver intake gate roller chains at the following project locations within the USACE's Walla Walla district: Little Goose Dam, Dayton, WA; Lower Granite Dam, Pomeroy, WA; and Lower Monumental Dam, Kahlotus, WA. Contractor shall be capable of machining 316, 17-4 PH and 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 two (2) to three (3) weeks. Other technical requirements for this contract include: 1. Shop drawings - Submit detailed shop fabrication drawings for metal work. The drawings shall be provided in both electronic and paper format no more than thirty (30) days after receipt of order. 2. Heat treatment procedure - Identify applicable heat treatment process for chain rollers. Documentation of the proposed procedure shall be submitted for approval within thirty (30) days after receipt of order. The result of the approval review will be provided within thirty (30) days of receipt of the proposed procedure documentation. 3. Cleaning, descaling and passivation (enhance the formation of a protective passive film on the metal surface) of chain components - Pacify all stainless steel components after final heat treatment and machining in accordance with ASTM standards (ASTM A 380). 4. Samples - Submit a sample of rollers, shafts, side bars and retaining rings prior to fabrication within thirty (30) days of receipt of the order. 5. Test reports - Submit material test reports and analysis two (2) weeks prior to shipment of items. 6. Certificates - Submit material certifications from mill for all chain components raw materials thirty (30) days prior to fabrication. 7. Independent lab test certification - A sample of machined components will be randomly selected from each lot for examination and testing by an independent certified testing laboratory. The certification report will identify the component tested, its specification, measured properties and pass/fail results. Failure of a sample component will result in the rejection of that entire lot. All interested and capable contractors are encouraged to respond. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the sources sought evaluation. One of the main functions of this sources sought notice is to assist the Contracting Officer in determining whether an 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Certified HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) or Small Business set-aside is an acceptable strategy for this procurement. If a full and open competition is ultimately pursued, responses to this synopsis may be used to aid in establishing realistic, achievable small business subcontracting goals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project will be 332312 and the associated small business size standard is 500 employees. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS Firms interested in this requirement should submit a statement of interest and capabilities that is no more than 5 pages in length, single-spaced, 12-point font minimum demonstrating ability to perform the requested requirement and, if applicable, interest and capabilities in performing the associated Sources Sought W912EF-19-R-SS11 and W912EF-19-R-SS12 for the Intake Gate Refurbishment effort. The capability package must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firm's qualifications to perform the defined work. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from the potential sources as a result of this synopsis. The documentation shall address, as a minimum, the following: (1) STATEMENT OF INTEREST (a) Confirm that your company is interested and intends to submit a quote / bid / proposal when a solicitation is issued. (2) COMPANY PROFILE (a) Company name and address (b) Point of contact at the company including name, title, telephone number, fax number and e-mail addresses (c) Small Business designation/status if applicable, such as 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, SDB (d) DUNS number (e) CAGE code. Responses are due no later than 11/30/2018. Submit your Capabilities Statement to the following: Brooke.N.Moore@usace.army.mil