High Voltage Power Supplies (HVPS) for Electronic Fish Barriers
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Army. Due Nov 4, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-6), 13 days left.
| Solicitation number | W912P627MR569570 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W072 Endist Chicago |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (335999) |
| Product or service code | 6130 |
| Posted | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 4, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-6) (13 days left) |
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Official notice and attachments
Description
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District, is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement of six high voltage power supplies (HVPS) for Barriers IIA and IIB near Romeoville, Illinois. The intention is to procure this requirement on a competitive basis.BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made.
USACE is conducting market research to determine whether a small business set-aside is achievable under the newly restructured terms, or whether it will proceed under full and open competition with subcontracting opportunities. We recently solicited unrestricted but had a bid bust, so are restructuring our requirement with the elimination of storage requirements. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.DISCLAIMERTHIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
This is not a request for proposal (RFP) to be submitted. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement.
No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. RESPPONSES will not be returned to the RESPONDER.
Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future request for quote (RFQ) or invitation for bid (IFB) or RFP, if any issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be SYNOPSIZED on the Government-wide point of entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential OFFERORS to monitor the GPE for additional INFORMMATION pertaining to this requirement.program background: The HPVS support Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Electric Dispersal Barrier System, barriers IIA and IIB.
These Electric Dispersal Barriers protect the Great Lakes from the invasive species.REQUIRED CAPABILITIESThe Contractor shall provide engineering and site verification; design submittals; fabrication; factory acceptance testing (FAT); operator and maintenance training during or immediately after FAT; technical documentation; packaging, transportation, delivery and unloading; and warranty coverage services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above).
Further details: a) Four 1.5 megawatt (MW) high voltage power supplies for Pulser 1 and Pulser 2 at Barriers IIA and IIB. and b) Two 350 kilowatt (kW) high voltage power supplies for Pulser 3 at Barriers IIA and IIB.Technical capability overviewThe replacement equipment will support existing pulse generating units and capacitor banks serving the electric dispersal barriers. The following summarizes the anticipated requirement for market research; it is not a complete fabrication specification.Input power: 480 volts AC, three-phase, 60 hertz.Output ratings: each 1.5 MW unit to provide 2,000 volts DC at 750 amperes and 2,200 volts DC at approximately 682 amperes, subject to its 1.5 MW continuous power limit.
Each 350 kW unit to provide up to 1,000 volts DC at 350 amperes.Power conversion: copper-wound transformers and a 24-pulse silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) configuration, or an equivalent approach for Government consideration that achieves the required performance and harmonic reduction.Integration: compatibility with existing equipment spaces, access routes, electrical connections, cooling systems, and the Pulse Generating Control System.
Identify any necessary changes to existing equipment or interfaces rather than assuming they are included in this procurement.Controls and safety: local and remote monitoring, communications, alarms, protective devices, and interlocks compatible with facility requirements. Existing interfaces include DeviceNet; the draft SOW also addresses Modbus TCP/IP.Operating conditions: continuous barrier service, compatibility with the pulsed load and existing capacitor banks, and the draft SOW ambient range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius and up to 95 percent non-condensing relative humidity.Cooling and handling: demonstrate feasible heat rejection within available site cooling capacity and identify equipment dimensions, weights, lifting provisions, shipping configuration, and delivery/unloading needs.
Early design submittals would establish dimensions, weights, anchorage, power and control connections, communications, cooling requirements, and heat loads in sufficient detail for USACE to develop the separate installation design while fabrication proceeds. Final deliverables would include drawings of the equipment as fabricated, Operation and Maintenance manuals, test reports, training materials, and storage/preservation instructions.If your organization has the potential capacity to perform this requirement, please provide the following information
- Organization name, address, email address, UEI and cage code, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization, and
- Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability.
If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. Submit concise respo
The description continues in the official notice.
Contracting contact
- Sara King · [email protected] · (312) 846-5376
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 335999, a business counts as small if it has no more than 600 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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