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The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking interested business sources for a construction project entitled: McNary Drainage, Unwatering, and Equalization System Rehab. The constru... The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking interested business sources for a construction project entitled: McNary Drainage, Unwatering, and Equalization System Rehab. The construction will occur at McNary Lock and Dam in Umatilla County, Oregon. This will be a firm-fixed-price construction contract. The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. 100% performance and payment bonds will be required. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 237990 and the associated small business size standard is $39.5 million. This sources-sought notice is a tool to identify businesses with the interest in and capability to accomplish the work. Please respond only if you intend to propose on this project when it is solicited in the future. This is not a solicitation. Responses to this sources sought notice should include the following information: A) A list of at least two (2), no more than five (5), project examples demonstrating relevant experience with the removal and installation of vertical turbine and centrifugal pumps with capacities greater than 3,000gpm. Installation of water piping greater than 12 inches in diameter. Work within confined spaces. Scheduling and completing work within predefined work windows. Dive work within the boat restricted zone (BRZ) of hydroelectric facilities. Installation of MCC’s utilizing HMI controls as described in in the Summary Scope of Work. Submitted projects must be similar in price to the magnitude stated above. For each project submitted, provide a brief narrative statement of the work involved, how it relates to the described herein and your firm’s role in the project, the dollar value, and the completion date. Include a statement detailing any special qualifications and certifications, applicable to the scope of this project, held by your firm and/or in-house personnel. B) A reference list for each of the projects submitted in A) above. Include the name, title, phone number, and email address for each reference. C) A statement of your firm's ability to self-perform a majority of the project (50% or more). If subcontracting, state what percentage overall will be sub-contracted and what portions of the work would be subcontracted. D) Provide a statement of your firm’s business size status (Large, Small, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), small disadvantaged, or woman-owned) with regard to the NAICS code listed above. E) Provide a statement that your firm intends to submit an offer on the project when it is advertised. F) Provide a statement of your firm’s bonding capacity. A statement from your surety is NOT required. G) Cage Code and DUNS number. This sources sought notice is for market research and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to pay for information submitted in response to this request. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market analysis and debriefings will not be available. It is the reader's responsibility to monitor the Government Point of Entry (GPE) via beta.sam.gov Contract Opportunities for any resultant or future solicitation package(s) that may be issued. Submit this information to David Boone, Contract Specialist, via email to david.c.boone@usace.army.mil. Your response to this notice must be received on or before 3:00 pm on 1 March 2022. Summary of Scope of Work: The McNary Lock and Dam powerhouse drainage, unwatering, and equalization (DUE) system has been in constant operation for 68 years, being installed in 1952. The DUE System consists of three 5,000gpm 200hp vertically mounted centrifugal unwatering pumps, one 3,000gpm 125hp vertical turbine pump and associated discharge piping ranging in size up to 18 inches in diameter. The system also consists of 56 drain valves (2 per main generator unit) ranging in size from 16 to 18 inches in diameter. The scope of work is to rehab the DUE system. This includes replacing all unwatering and drainage pumps to include all non-embedded intake and discharge piping as well as all isolation valves. Diving in the tailrace will be required to temporary plug the unwatering pump discharge piping while isolation valves are replaced. The three unwatering pumps will be converted from 4160V to 480V with the installation of new transformers and motor control centers. Work within the unwatering and drainage sump will require the setup of temporary pumping to install new pump intakes and seismic bracing. The blockage in the primary embedded 8-inch drainage header pipe that runs the length of the powerhouse (approx. 1400 feet) will be removed, and the temporary (non-embedded) PVC drainage header removed. All 56 drain valves are to be replaced. Half of the drain valves are located at the bottom of 30-foot-deep valve pits. Valve work also includes the replacement of stem packing on twenty-six 24-inch equalization valves. All on-site work shall be performed in accordance with the Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1). The Contractor will be responsible for establishing and managing an effective on-site Safety and Health program in accordance with EM 385-1-1 that will require the development and submission of a comprehensive project specific Accident Prevention Plan for Government acceptance. In addition, the Contractor will be required to develop and submit for Government acceptance Activity Hazard Analyses for each phase of work and a project specific Fall Protection Plan that comply with EM 385-1-1. A Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) employed by the prime contractor shall be required for each shift of the contractor’s on-site operations. The SSHO shall possess a minimum of 5-years of experience in construction safety on similar projects, shall have completed the 30-Hour OSHA Construction Safety training within the last 5-years, and shall have completed at least 24-hours of formal safety training each year for the past 5-years. The contractor will be required to perform the on-site work in compliance with Government Safe Clearance/Hazardous Energy Control Procedures. Prior to commencing on-site work, the contractor will be required to complete applicable safe clearance training for all personnel working in areas involved with Hazardous Energy Control. The project will involve the development and management of Contractor furnished submittals for items such as pre-construction plans, product data, test reports, and contract close-out documentation as required by the technical specifications of the contract. Place of Performance: USACE –McNary Dam, Oregon Contracting Office Address: Attn: CECT-NWW / 201 North 3rd Avenue / Walla Walla, Washington 99362-1876