Presolicitation
New Lock Stoplogs
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District (listed under W072 ENDIST DETROIT) plans to buy two complete sets of lock stoplogs (16 in all) for the Soo Project Office in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is a presolicitation: the real solicitation is expected in November 2026 as a total small business set-aside, with bids anticipated in December 2026. SAM.gov lists a response date of November 4, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District (listed under W072 ENDIST DETROIT) plans to buy two complete sets of lock stoplogs (16 in all) for the Soo Project Office in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is a presolicitation: the real solicitation is expected in November 2026 as a total small business set-aside, with bids anticipated in December 2026. SAM.gov lists a response date of November 4, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid (4)
- Small business: the solicitation will be a 100% total small business set-aside (NAICS 332312, size standard 500 employees)
- Fabricator certified under AISC 207-23 (a steel fabricator certification standard from the American Institute of Steel Construction) as an Advanced Bridge Fabricator, Intermediate Bridge Fabricator or Advanced Hydraulic Fabricator
- A Fracture Control Endorsement (FCE) on the fabricator's certification
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- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before any award
How to submit: Solicitation documents will be available electronically on the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses can bid on the coming solicitation; the size standard for NAICS 332312 is 500 employees.
- Serious: Specialized fabricator certification. The shop needs AISC 207-23 certification as a bridge or hydraulic fabricator and a Fracture Control Endorsement; a shop without them cannot qualify.
- Minor: Delivery by barge or ship. Stoplogs are large steel pieces that must be shipped by water to the Soo Locks.
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- Minor: No bidders list kept. The Government will not keep a bidders list, so check the Interested Vendors List on SAM.gov.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Fabricate and deliver two complete sets of stoplogs (16 total)
- Each set: 7 standard (non-filling) stoplogs and 1 filling stoplog that includes 2 butterfly valve assemblies
- Use a fabricator certified under AISC 207-23 with a Fracture Control Endorsement
- Deliver by barge or ship to the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; the Government off-loads barges, and ships off-load to a designated area
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), as the Government intends
- Place of performance
- Sault Sainte Marie, MI, USA (SAM.gov); stoplogs delivered to the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Solicitation documents will be available electronically on the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov
What to include when you submit
- Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before award
- Check the Interested Vendors List on SAM.gov for this requirement; the Government will not keep a bidders list during the solicitation
Not in the notice text
- The full solicitation, drawings and specifications are not out yet; they will be on the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov.
- The delivery schedule, evaluation method and Government estimate are not stated.
- What the SAM.gov response date of November 4, 2026 is for is not stated in the text.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 332312
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Solicitation documents will be available electronically on the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- W072 ENDIST Detroit, MI
- Product/service code
- 9520 · Structural Shapes
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 332312)
- 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 read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS IS NOT THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NOR INFORMATION FOR BID. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District intends to solicit for the New Lock Stoplogs to provide fabrication services to the Soo Project Office (SPO) in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The project involves the fabrication and delivery of two complete sets of stoplogs (16 total). The fabricator shall be certified under AISC 207-23 as an Advanced Bridge Fabricator, Intermediate Bridge Fabricator, or Advanced Hydraulic Fabricator. The fabricator shall also have a Fracture Control Endorsement (FCE). Each full set of stoplogs includes 7 standard (non-filling) stoplogs and 1 filling stoplog (incl. 2 butterfly valve assemblies). Stoplogs shall be delivered by barge or ship to the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Government will off-load stoplogs from barges. Ships shall off-load stoplogs to a designated area accessible to the ship. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 332312 – Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing, which has a small business size standard of 500 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 9520 – Structural Shapes. The Solicitation will be issued as a 100% total small business set-aside. The Government intends to issue a firm-fixed price contract. Anticipated Solicitation Posting Date: November 2026. Anticipated Bid Due Date: December 2026. The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments to the anticipated solicitation will be available only electronically and via the PIEE Solicitation Module and/or SAM.gov which is free of charge. Hard copy documents will NOT be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this pre-solicitation notice or the upcoming solicitation. Please note the Government will not be maintaining a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the "Interested Vendors List" found on sam.gov for this requirement. In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to any award. Contractors can access SAM free of charge at www.sam.gov.
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