The Dalles Dam, Generator Thrust Bearing Refurbishment
Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W071 ENDIST PORTLAND
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W9127N26QA115
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
332991
Product service code
3120
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-20
Response deadline
Sep 10, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
The Dalles, OR
Contracting contact
nathean.w.stoner@usace.army.mil
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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION W9127N26QA115 The Dalles Dam, Generator Thrust Bearing Refurbishment U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, PORTLAND DISTRICT This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO FAR) part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number W9127N26QA115 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), for a firm fixed price supply contract for refurbishment of one main unit thrust bearing at a time with optional increase in quantity for three additional thrust bearings. Performance Period & Schedule: The delivery period for the base item (first thrust bearing) shall not exceed nine (9) months from contract award. Each of the three (3) optional quantities, if exercised, shall have an individual delivery period not to exceed nine (9) months from the date of the respective option exercise. Sequence of Performance: Options will be exercised sequentially upon the successful completion and delivery of the preceding thrust bearing. This phased schedule is designed to accommodate the installation of the newly refurbished bearing, the subsequent removal of the next bearing, its refurbishment, and return shipping. Accelerated Delivery Encouraged: While the maximum allowable delivery period for each bearing is nine (9) months, accelerated delivery is highly encouraged to support the government’s objective of refurbishing multiple thrust bearings annually. This solicitation is advertised as a 100% small business set aside, under NAICS Code: 332991, Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award. Lack of SAM registration will make an offeror ineligible for award. Questions are to be submitted to Nathean.W.Stoner@usace.army.mil and Suzanne.W.Hunt@usace.army.mil, NLT 2:00 PM PST on 27 August 2026. All questions related to this solicitation must be submitted in writing to the above POCs, questions will not be responded to by phone. Quotes are to be submitted to Nathean.W.Stoner@usace.army.mil and Suzanne.W.Hunt@usace.army.mil NLT 2:00 PM PST on 10 September 2026. Delivery Information: The bearings will be shipped from and delivered to The Dalles Lock and Dam, Highway I-84, Exit 88, The Dalles, OR 97058. The contractor will be required to package and ship the thrust bearings using the original packaging crates that the Army Corps of Engineers used to ship the thrust bearings to the contractor with all shipping costs included in the unit price of the thrust bearing refurbishment. CLIN Structure, See Attached RFQ Document 52.212-1 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS - ADDENDUM Quotes must include the following: UEI Number: Cage Code: Contractor Name: Confirm Payment Term (net30): Point of Contact with (email & phone) Lead time (if applicable): Date Offer Expires (must be at least 45 days from closing): Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. Your quote package MUST include: Past Experience - The offeror shall demonstrate their specialized experience by furnishing at least two (2) projects of similar scope and magnitude to this requirement that was completed as a Prime Contractor or Subcontractor within five (5) years of the solicitation closing date. Similar scope and magnitude are defined as the refurbishment of babbitt bearings and other components, centrifugal casting, resurfacing of metal components and machining operations to precise standards. Limit is 5 pages not to include cover page. Experience information shall include: a. Customer/contracting agency b. Contract number c. Contract title and location d. Prime or Subcontractor role e. Award date f. Initial award amount g. Final award amount h. Contract completion date i. Actual completion date j. Project description k. Similarity to current project l. Unique challenges and solutions implemented 2. Offerors must complete and sign the solicitation under blocks 17, 30a, 30b, and 30c of the SF 1449, and complete the CLIN section. 3. Offerors must submit quotes via email 4. If the NAICS is not listed under 52.219-1 on SAM, please self-certify you are you are a small business per the SBA Size Standard for the NAICS. *Quotes are missing this information will be found “Non-Conforming to the Solicitation” and will not be evaluated for award. 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: 1) Price Evaluation: The Government shall review acceptable offers by lowest price. Price reasonableness will also be evaluated. 2) Past Experience: The Government will evaluate the offeror's previous experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities performing similar types of work necessary for completion of this contract as an indicator of the understanding of and likelihood in meeting requirements of the PWS. Demonstrated experience must be clearly presented and be appropriate for the proposed approach and methodology of completing the required bearing refurbishment. The vendor that provides the requested past experience data that demonstrates their specialized experience outlined above will be given an "ACCEPTABLE" rating. Offerors who do not provide the requested past experience data will be given an "UNACCEPTABLE" rating. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (End of provision) FOB destination must be included in the offered price. Firm Fixed Price. The attached solicitation Clause/Provision document, incorporated provisions, and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, effective 13 MAR 2026. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. Attachments: Attach 1 – Production Description Thrust Bearing Refurbishment 19 Aug 2026 Attach 2 – Drawings Combined Attach 3 – FAR 52.219-14 Subcontracting Certification Attach 4 – RFQ CLIN Structure and Clauses/Provisions
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Point of contact
Nathean Stoner
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Email
nathean.w.stoner@usace.army.mil
Secondary
suzanne.w.hunt@usace.army.mil
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