Soo Locks Generator and Duct Bank

This announcement is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. This is not a Request for Proposal, nor Information for Bid. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District is seeking contractors for the Soo Locks Generator and Duct Bank, located at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single firm fixed-priced contract for the Soo Locks Generator and Duct Bank.

The work includes construction of new duct bank and manholes from Magazine Street Substation to a new manhole above Shaft #1 and new cable tray and support within shaft 1 and the service tunnel to splice point between shaft #3 and #4. New feeders will to be installed in this route and existing feeder cables will be demolished and removed. This project replaces the existing unreliable feeders which have failed several times in the past.

The project also, includes construction of new natural gas fueled back-up generator system along with removal of the existing back-up generators and associate diesel fuel storage distribution system. The new generator system includes a new 5,400 square foot load bearing CMU and brick veneer building to house the generators, switchgear, and control equipment. The new building will be adjacent to the Magazine Street Substation, in the Depot Lot at the corner of Magazine Street and Portage Avenue.

This project provides reliable standby power to the Soo Lock Complex. In accordance with FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction project is more than $10,000,000. This project will be solicited Unrestricted, Full and Open Competition. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $45 million The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220, Commercial and Building Construction. The Product Service Code (PCS) is Y1EZ (Construction of Other Industrial Building)

Anticipated Solicitation Posted Date: Late May or early June 2025. The solicitation package materials, documents, drawing, specification and attachments will be available only electronically and via link at sam.gov. where there will be a link to the attachments which will be stored in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment system (PIEE). Electronic submission is required through PIEE solicitation module suite at https://piee.eb.mil/. All contractors must be register both SAM.gov. and PIEE.

The Government will not accept hard copy documents to any interested parties as a result of the solicitation. Please note: The Government will Not maintain a bidders list during the solicitation period. Interested contractor must have an active registration in the System for Award Management System (SAM). Contractors can access SAM for free.