Pre-Solicitation Notice - Bonneville Dam Equipment Transport Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W071 ENDIST PORTLAND
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W9127N27A0001
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
484220
Product service code
V112
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-10-06
Response deadline
Oct 21, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Cascade Locks, OR
Contracting contact
raymie.l.briddell@usace.army.mil
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PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE GENERAL ACQUISITION INFORMATION Document / Reference Identifier: W9127N27QA001 Requirement Title: Bonneville Lock and Dam Commercial Equipment Transport Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division (NWD), Portland District intends to issue a commercial services solicitation, W9127N27QA001, for Bonneville Lock and Dam Commercial Equipment Transport Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) per the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) Part 12 (Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Upon identifying BPA holder(s), the Government authorized call ordering official will request bids among Agreement holders, and a binding firm-fixed-price contract will be awarded as the Call is placed. The call order will result in a non-personal service contract for the transport of Bonneville’s light duty – up to heavy-haul equipment between the Oregon & Washington Shore facilities via public highways. The contractor will mobilize the appropriate DOT-compliant transport vehicle(s) scaled to the equipment being transported, accounting for the contractor determined safest legal route, obtaining all required permits from all local, state and federal authorities, plan for safely loading, securing, transporting and unloading the equipment at the call order destination, in accordance with the terms of the contract as defined in this Performance Work Statement and comply with all local, state and federal regulations. The ordering period will be five (5) years from award, with an estimated BPA Volume of $60K annually and a possible five-year total of $300K. Reference the uploaded documents to this pre-solicitation notice: draft performance work statement (PWS) and draft price schedule. The solicitation will be issued as a 100% Small Business set-aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 484220 – Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local and the applicable Small Business Size Standard, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is $34.0M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is V112 – Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Motor Freight. In accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul FAR 12.201-1(c)(2), the Government may solicit quotations directly from suppliers for this acquisition at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. Vendors that respond to this notice and provide a valid point of contact may be issued the solicitation directly via email. It is the vendor’s responsibility to notify the points of contact below of their interest in this requirement. If adequate competition is not received the RFQ will be posted to SAM.GOV Solicitation issue date is anticipated to be on or about: 22-OCT-2026 Solicitation close date is anticipated to be on or about: 05-NOV-2026 Contract award date is anticipated to be on or about: 30-NOV-2026 CONTRACTING OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION Contract Specialist: Mrs. Raymie Briddell Email: Raymie.L.Briddell@usace.army.mil Contracting Officer: Darrell Hutchens Email: Darrell.D.Hutchens@usace.army.mil
Contact
Point of contact
Raymie Briddell
Role
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Email
raymie.l.briddell@usace.army.mil
Secondary
darrell.d.hutchens@usace.army.mil
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