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.
The project involves the fabrication and delivery of two complete sets of stoplogs (16 total). 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.
We post new goods & materials opportunities in Michigan as agencies publish them. Get them in one email — free, and unsubscribe whenever.
"48226-5000""DETROIT""MI""USA""CONTRACTING OFFICE KO""477 MICHIGAN AVE RM 617"Most Michigan work asks for the two below, and the solicitation documents are where it’s stated. One prequalification covers both — on this bid and the next.
A surety’s written statement that it expects to bond you up to a stated amount, subject to final underwriting. It’s what an agency asks to see before they take your bid seriously.
Source: SAM.gov (notice 8fcfedded4e64550b29a51513d4f5c0d), retrieved via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.