Notice of Intent to Solicit Directly: Electrical Components and Accessories
Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W071 ENDIST PORTLAND
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W9127N26Q1CDZ
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
335999
Product service code
5975
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-13
Response deadline
Aug 24, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
The Dalles, OR
Contracting contact
darrell.d.hutchens@usace.army.mil
Market intelligence
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Solicitation Number: W9127N26Q1CDZ Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: USACE District, Portland Classification Code: 5975 - ELECTRICAL HARDWARE AND SUPPLIES NAICS Code: 335999 - All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing Notice Type: Notice of Intent to Solicit Directly from Suppliers IAW. RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2). This is a pre-solicitation notice, IAW RFO FAR 5.1. Synopsis: This is a special notice prepared in accordance with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.1 “Pre-solicitation Notice.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to solicit this action as 100% Small Business, firm-fixed-price to purchase electrical hardware and supplies for John Day Dam in Rufus, OR. The statutory authority for this 100% Small Business set aside solicitation directly to suppliers is the RFO FAR 19.104-3 and RFO FAR 12.201-1(c) (2). A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED The Government intends to proceed with this 100% Small Business set aside direct solicitation to suppliers. The NAICS code is 335999 - All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing. The SBA size standard for NAICS 561730 is 600 Employees. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS Interested small business concerns shall provide capabilities statements demonstrating relevant history of performnace in supplying electrical hardware and supplies. Capabilities statement shall be limited to four (2) pages and must include the following information: a. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE and Unique Entity ID. b. Firm's business category and size: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses to include 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) to include Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB) and at the subcontracting level, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). Affirmative written responses must be received by 8:00 AM (Pacific) on 24 August 2026. The solicitation will be made directly to contractors based off of the capabilities statements received and evaluated. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to solicit this action on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) is solely within the discretion of the Government, IAW RFO FAR 12.201-1(c)(2). Electronic responses and questions shall be submitted via email to the contracting point of contact listed below. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
Contact
Point of contact
Darrell Hutchens
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
darrell.d.hutchens@usace.army.mil
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