This Presolicitation pertains to the purchase of a compact Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) in accordance with the Technical Specifications for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District at Lower Monumental Dam, Kahlotus, WA. This will be a firm-fixed-price supply contract.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 334220 and the associated small business size standard is 1,250 employees. There is a manufacturer’s class waiver for this NAICS code. The solicitation will be a Total Small Business Set Aside in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

The Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) will be used for underwater inspections of various submerged equipment/structures like fish ladder diffuser gratings, fish ladder exit bulkheads, RSW transition plates, fish pump intakes and fish transport barge dock coffer cells at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam.

This synopsis is not a request for quotes or proposals. This is a pre-solicitation notice that a solicitation has been scheduled to be released via beta.SAM.gov (https://beta.sam.gov/) soon detailing requirements for a compact Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). This information is for planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

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SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. When available, the solicitation documents for this requirement will be accessible via Federal Business Opportunities at www.fbo.gov. No CD's or hard copies will be available. Offerors are responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an Offeror's inability to access the documents posted at the referenced website. Prospective offerors are responsible for checking for any update(s) to the Notice.