The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers anticipates issuing an RFP for a firm-fixed-price contract to fabricate and supply ten fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structures for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. The structures include two 14 x 14 ft filling valves, two 14 x 14 ft filling downstream bulkheads, two 8 x 8 ft flushing valves, two 8 x 8 ft flushing valve bulkheads, and two 16 x 16 ft dam headgates. The acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 326199 with a 750-employee size standard and will be awarded on a lowest price technically acceptable basis. The pre-solicitation notice was amended on October 6, 2026, and the RFP is now anticipated to be issued in October 2026.