# Load Handling Equipment Annual Inspections - 12 Upper Mississippi River Locks and Dams

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/w912es26qa037

- Solicitation number: W912ES26QA037
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Springfield Solutions LLC for $33,133.64
- Department: Department of the Army
- Agency: Department of the Army
- Contracting office: W07V Endist ST Paul (W912ES)
- NAICS: 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Product or service code: H939 Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services: Materials Handling Equipment
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- County: Buffalo County (FIPS 55011). https://abierto.us/counties/buffalo-county-wi-55011
- City: Fountain City. https://abierto.us/cities/fountain-city-wi-5526850
- First posted: March 6, 2026
- Last posted: April 2, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3ea62fd472b34b47a4a8a18d451a0d03/view

## Description

PLEASE NOTE -- CONTRACT WAS COMBINED WITH SECOND REQUIREMENT, NOT SOLICITED ON SAM.GOV that was below micropurchase threshold -- Price reflects combined requirements.--- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District requires a contractor to have qualified personnel perform annual inspections of Load Handling Equipment at twelve (12) Lock and Dam sites located along the Upper Mississippi River between Minneapolis, MN and Guttenberg, IA.

The 128 pieces of load handling equipment (LHE) to be inspected includes overhead cranes, jib cranes, chain hoists, cable hoists, gantry cranes, trolleys and similar equipment. These are all considered Overhead Cranes for contractual purposes. The contractor shall functionally test all hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems through full range of operation IAW EM 385-1-1. All hoists are to be functionally tested without load. Inspectors will verify safety devices for proper operation.

Wire ropes shall be inspected IAW appropriate OSHA, ASME EM 385-1-1 and manufacturer recommendations. Inspectors shall submit inspection forms and certificate of inspection for each piece of equipment within ten days of final inspection.

Inspections should be completed no later than 8 MAY 2026. AMENDMENT 0001 ADDED 16MAR2026 -- Amendment updates Inventory Spreadsheet, adding information on manufacturer, model number and serial number, when available, and updating the equipment based on last years inspection reports. Amendment extends solicitation response period by one day.AMENDMENT 0002 ADDED 16MAR2026 -- Amendment adds Q and A with responses to vendor questions received.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Springfield Solutions LLC (UEI XELFPZC1RR19)
- Contract: W912ES26PA053, purchase order
- Obligated: $33,133.64
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 7 offers received
- Link: award number W912ES26PA053 equals the contract number; same awarding office W912ES (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W912ES26PA053_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 6, 2026: Presolicitation, due March 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 7721a3e262c74ede853b7bc749a725dc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7721a3e262c74ede853b7bc749a725dc/view
- March 9, 2026: Solicitation, due March 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice d46fb07f0e2c456290fa0f8941971a79. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d46fb07f0e2c456290fa0f8941971a79/view
- March 16, 2026: Solicitation, due March 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 0974ba0855ce439ea7f5e6339c0da084. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0974ba0855ce439ea7f5e6339c0da084/view
- March 16, 2026: Solicitation, due March 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 3692798e2c9746b19c1671cb349ddb7d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3692798e2c9746b19c1671cb349ddb7d/view
- April 2, 2026: Award notice. Notice 3ea62fd472b34b47a4a8a18d451a0d03. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3ea62fd472b34b47a4a8a18d451a0d03/view

## Points of contact

- John Riederer, John.P.Riederer@usace.army.mil, 6512905614

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