The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking sources to create and supply specific material to delivered to McNary Lock and Dam, Oregon.

All items shall be delivered FOB Destination to McNary Lock and Dam, Oregon. The contractor shall be responsible for packing and shipping the components and in a manner that will ensure undamaged and complete arrival.

This will be a firm-fixed-price supply purchase. The government expects to award a purchase order in early September 2023. We are considering the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project to be NAICS 339991 (Gasket, Packing and Sealing Device Manufacturing) and the associated small business size standard is 500 employees. If you have an alternative suggestion, please provide.

Anticipated Solicitation Mid-August 2023.

This sources sought notice is a tool to identify businesses with the capability to accomplish the work. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. Responses to this sources sought notice should include the following information:

1. A statement expressing interest in supplying rubber seals and the refurbishment of current molds.  Please provide cutsheet, product description, and/or brochure for seals molded from rubber.
2. Range of anticipate delivery times/ lead times.
3. Is your firm a Large or Small Business with regards to the NAICS code listed above.
4. Name of your firm with a point of contact, phone number and email address, and physical address.
5. Cage Code and SAM UEI number.

This sources sought notice is for market research and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to pay for information submitted in response to this request. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market analysis and debriefings will not be available. It is the reader's responsibility to monitor the Government Point of Entry (GPE) via SAM.gov Contract Opportunities for any resultant or future solicitation package(s) that may be issued.

Submit this information to Tonya French, Purchasing Agent, via email to [email protected]. Your response to this notice must be received on or before 1600 Pacific Time, Monday July 31, 2023.

Summary of Scope of Work:

There will be a combination of manufactured seal molds needed to be made. Some the Contractor will manufacture which are the 5” and 6” Overall Width (OAW) straight J-Bulb section seal components using their own seal molds and the others being the contractor will use McNary Lock and  Dam specific seal molds. The Contractor shall also clean and preserve the surfaces of McNary’s molds for long term storage.

See attached document.