Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W072 ENDIST LOUISVILLE
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W912QR-62373550
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
236220
Product service code
Z1JZ
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-15
Response deadline
Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Contracting contact
megan.r.murphy@usace.army.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 236220 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
***Amendment 0005 posted as of 10/15. ***Amendment 0004 posted as of 9/22. ***Amendment 0003 posted as of 9/17. ***Amendment 0002 posted as of 9/10. ***Amendment 0001 posted as of 9/8. This RFP is for the MATOC Contractors identified only in W912P523D0001 through W912P523D0007. AIS INFRASTRUCTURE, LLC. CMS CORPORATION GEIGER BROTHERS, INC. HOWARD W. PENCE, INC. KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE CO. SHIMMICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. WSP USA ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE INC. Dear MATOC Contractors: Reference is made to your Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC), Numbers W912P523D0001 through W912P523D0007 to provide Design/Build Construction Services within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mission Boundaries. We request you submit a price proposal for the Soo Lock Fire Alarm Modernization in Sault Sainte Marie, MI as detailed in the scope of work, drawings, and specifications posted at the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov). All vendors must be registered in the SAM database at SAM.gov. The Request for Proposal (RFP) can be found by logging into the website as a vendor and searching for the solicitation number (W912QR-62373550). The basis for award of this task order will be based on the Lowest Evaluated Price. Factors that will be reviewed are offeror’s past performance, as found within the Contractor Performance Assessment System (CPARS), in addition to price (base plus all options). Price is considered more important than past performance. The Government will be pulling your CPARS reports and will review quality and timeliness provided on prior jobs similar in scope and magnitude in accordance with the attached scope of work. Your proposal should include a price breakdown and/or labor category table demonstrating the use of the binding rates included in your MATOC contract. The submitted price breakdown should include sufficient detail to allow the Government to verify that your proposed price incorporates the binding rates from your base contract. Any level of effort shown in the submitted information will not be used for evaluation purposes and will be used only to ensure that the proposal is in compliance with the binding rates from the base contract. Proposals that fail to submit a price breakdown or fail to use the binding rates from your MATOC will not be considered. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without negotiations with offerors. Proposals submitted in response to this RFP shall be good for no less than 90 calendar days. NOTE: The target ceiling for award is $4,000,000.00. The Government cannot guarantee that funding will be made available above this amount. Proposals are due no later than 11:00 AM ET on 10 September 2026. Submit your proposal electronically through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) solicitation module. Proposals not received by the stated date/time will not be considered. Please acknowledge receipt of this RFP by signing below in the space provided and returning to Megan Murphy via email at Megan.R.Murphy@usace.army.mil. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for this project. Performance and Payment Bonds are required within 10 days after the date of award. The Notice to Proceed will be issued after receipt and approval of the bonds. All questions regarding this Request for Proposal (RFP) must be submitted via ProjNet. The website to access this system is www.projnet.org and the bidder inquiry key for this specific project is: (CYF3NK-7ZP2UW). Please see ProjNet instructions included in this RFP. If you have contractual questions, please contact Megan Murphy via email at Megan.R.Murphy@usace.army.mil. If an Offeror believes that the requirements in the RFP contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound; the offeror shall immediately notify the Contract Specialist in writing with supporting rationale. All Offerors is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this RFP based on the initial proposals, as received, without discussion. 1. Purpose of this Notice: This notice is to inform the list of interested firms of an active solicitation and to outline the mandatory prerequisites required to obtain the restricted solicitation package, including drawings and specifications. 2. Procedure to Obtain Restricted Solicitation Documents: Contractors requesting access to the portions of the solicitation must have an active System for Award Management (SAM) Registration in order to receive access to the documents. Step 1: Ensure your firm has an active SAM Registration. Step 2: Request access to the restricted attachments by email to the following point of contacts with your company's information: To: Megan Murphy and Pat Duggins Email: Megan.R.Murphy@usace.army.mil and Patrick.J.Duggins@usace.army.mil Subject: Verification for W912QR-62373550 Body of Email: Include your company's CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Step 3: Upon Government confirmation of your SAM registration access will be granted within PIEE.
Contact
Point of contact
Megan Murphy
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
megan.r.murphy@usace.army.mil
Secondary
Patrick.J.Duggins@usace.army.mil
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.
Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
