Solicitation
JP Murtha Float Mooring Bitts Retrofit
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District wants a contractor to install Government-furnished floating mooring bitts (boat tie-up fittings) into a contractor-built frame on the River Chamber Middle Wall of an active navigation lock in Pennsylvania. The work is in-the-wet construction and must finish within 730 calendar days after written Notice to Proceed. It is full and open competition for one firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract: one set price, whatever the work costs. More in the summary
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Summary of the version posted Oct 16, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District wants a contractor to install Government-furnished floating mooring bitts (boat tie-up fittings) into a contractor-built frame on the River Chamber Middle Wall of an active navigation lock in Pennsylvania. The work is in-the-wet construction and must finish within 730 calendar days after written Notice to Proceed. It is full and open competition for one firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract: one set price, whatever the work costs.
Who can bid
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), kept active during the award period and renewed every 365 days
- Registration in PIEE for the Solicitation Module with the Proposal Manager role
- Prime contractor able to do complex in-the-wet construction in an active lock, including floating plant and commercial diving
How to submit: Online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module; hard copies of the solicitation will not be honored. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
- Serious: Specialized in-the-wet lock construction. The prime must run floating plant, build and seal cofferdams, do heavy demolition and use certified commercial divers in an active lock, which few small firms can do alone.
- Serious: System for Award Management (SAM) and Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) registration needed to bid. Both registrations must be in place to bid, and SAM registration can take at least ten business days to become active. Check a SAM.gov registration.
- Worth checking: Dewatering boxes limited to 90 days. The cofferdams must be sealed against the lock walls for a strict maximum of 90 days, which limits schedule slack.
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- Minor: Date passed (Sep 15, 2026): Invitation for Bid issue date given as September 15, 2026. The notice says the Invitation for Bid will be issued on or about September 15, 2026, though SAM.gov shows it first posted October 6, 2026; confirm the current documents on PIEE.
- Minor: Work window of 730 calendar days. The clock starts at written Notice to Proceed and covers design, fabrication, cofferdam work and installation.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Install Government-furnished Floating Mooring Bitts into a contractor-fabricated embedded frame on the existing River Chamber Middle Wall
- Design, fabricate and install two dewatering boxes (cofferdams) sealed against lock monoliths for a maximum of 90 days
- Provide, operate and moor a floating plant (crane/deck barge and push boat) in the active river chamber per EM 385-1-1
- Do concrete wire-sawing, core drilling, demolition and cast-in-place concrete
- Fabricate heavy steel anchorage frames and salvage and install the Government-furnished bitts
- Provide certified commercial dive teams for underwater inspection, rigging and cofferdam sealing
- Repair any existing work altered during construction so it is equal to or better than before
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) construction contract; one award; Invitation for Bid
- Period of performance
- 730 calendar days after written Notice to Proceed
- Place of performance
- PA; an active navigation lock (existing River Chamber Middle Wall)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 16, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module; hard copies of the solicitation will not be honored
What to include when you submit
- Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with an active registration when you submit and through award
- Be registered in PIEE for the Solicitation Module with the Proposal Manager role (you need your CAGE code)
Not in the notice text
- The Invitation for Bid, drawings and specifications are on PIEE and were not read.
- Whether there is a site visit, and whether it is required, is not stated.
- Which wage rule applies (a Davis-Bacon wage determination) is not stated.
- Bonding requirements and how the award is decided are not stated.
- The exact bid submission steps are in the Invitation for Bid on PIEE.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module; hard copies of the solicitation will not be honored. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Construction contracts over $2,000 pay at least the local Davis-Bacon wage rates, from the wage determination in the solicitation. Price your labor from it: How to price a government contract, and how Davis-Bacon differs from the Service Contract Act.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W072 ENDIST Pittsburgh, PA
- Product/service code
- Z2KA · Repair or Alteration of Dams
- Business type
- Construction & renovation (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237990)
- Versions
5 versions have been posted. The newest 3 are listed, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment (this version)Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 16, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 6, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 5, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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