New Lock Stoplogs
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Army, for work in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Due Nov 4, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5), 14 days left.
| Solicitation number | W911XK27BA005 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W072 Endist Detroit |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312) |
| Product or service code | 9520 |
| Place of performance | Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 4, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5) (14 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
This is a PRE-solicitation notice. This is not the request for proposal, nor information for bid. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District intends to solicit for the New Lock Stoplogs to provide fabrication services to the Soo Project Office (SPO) in Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan. The project involves the fabrication and delivery of two complete sets of stoplogs (16 total). The fabricator shall be certified under AISC 207-23 as an Advanced Bridge Fabricator, Intermediate Bridge Fabricator, or Advanced Hydraulic Fabricator.
The fabricator shall also have a Fracture Control Endorsement (FCE). Each full set of stoplogs includes 7 standard (non-filling) stoplogs and 1 filling stoplog (incl. 2 butterfly valve assemblies).
Stoplogs shall be delivered by barge or ship to the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Government will off-load stoplogs from barges.
Ships shall off-load stoplogs to a designated area accessible to the ship. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 332312 – Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing, which has a small business size standard of 500 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 9520 – Structural Shapes.
The Solicitation will be issued as a 100% total small business set-aside. The Government intends to issue a firm-fixed price contract. Anticipated Solicitation Posting Date: November 2026.
Anticipated Bid Due Date: December 2026. The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically and via the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov which is free of charge. Hard copy documents will NOT be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this pre-solicitation notice or the upcoming solicitation.
Please note the Government will not be maintaining a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" found on sam.gov for this requirement. In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to any award.
Contractors can access SAM free of charge at www.sam.gov.
Contracting contact
- Joseph Orlando · [email protected]
- Michelle Barr · [email protected]
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 332312, a business counts as small if it has no more than 500 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
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