Sources Sought
CSSC Utility Feed Transformer Replacement
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice (market research, not a solicitation) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District. It looks for capable businesses, small businesses in particular, to replace two utility feed transformers at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) Fish Dispersal Barrier facility in Lockport, Illinois. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Department of the Army who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 26, 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.
This is a sources sought notice (market research, not a solicitation) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District. It looks for capable businesses, small businesses in particular, to replace two utility feed transformers at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) Fish Dispersal Barrier facility in Lockport, Illinois. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern.
Things to watch
- Minor: Market research only; a small business set-aside is under consideration. This notice gathers interest to shape the buying plan. A later solicitation may follow, possibly set aside for small businesses.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Remove and dispose of two existing utility feed transformers
- Furnish, install, test and commission two new operational replacement transformers
- Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, transportation, rigging and incidental services
- Do the job on a turnkey basis, with one contractor handling it from start to finish
- Work at a facility that operates continually to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species
- Place of performance
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) Fish Dispersal Barrier facility, Lockport, Illinois
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 26, 2026; amended since)
Not in the notice text
- What to send in response, where to send it and how are not in the text; check the notice and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Whether there is a site visit is not stated.
- Whether a Davis-Bacon wage determination (federal minimum wage rates for construction workers) applies is not stated.
- Contract type, schedule, value and the transformer ratings are not stated.
- Any limits on outages or work windows at the facility are not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
- 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 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- W072 ENDIST Chicago, IL
- Product/service code
- Z2NZ · Repair or Alteration of Other Utilities
- Business type
- Energy, fuel & utilities (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 237130)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 5, 2026
- Oct 26, 2026 · Sources Sought (this version)Due 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.
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Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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