Solicitation
Illinois River Basin, Brandon Road L and D, Joliet, Illinois, Flushing Lock and Dam Gates Fabrication
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, wants to buy ten fiber reinforced polymer (FRP: a strong composite plastic) gates and valves for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. It is a 100% small business set-aside decided on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA: the lowest-priced offer that meets the requirements wins). Proposals are due November 30, 2026, 2:00 PM Central Time. More in the summary
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, wants to buy ten fiber reinforced polymer (FRP: a strong composite plastic) gates and valves for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. It is a 100% small business set-aside decided on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA: the lowest-priced offer that meets the requirements wins). Proposals are due November 30, 2026, 2:00 PM Central Time.
Who can bid
- Small business concern (100% small business set-aside; size standard 750 employees for NAICS 326199)
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.
- Minor: Virtual pre-proposal meeting on October 29, 2026. The Corps holds a pre-proposal meeting on Microsoft Teams, with access instructions in the solicitation; the text does not say attendance is required.
- Minor: Questions through ProjNet only. Questions must go through ProjNet (the Corps' question system) by 2:00 PM CT on November 16, 2026; see MVR.02 in the solicitation.
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Full summary
What they want
- Fabricate and supply ten FRP composite structures for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam
- Two 14 x 14 ft filling valves and two 14 x 14 ft filling downstream bulkheads
- Two 8 x 8 ft flushing valves and two 8 x 8 ft flushing valve bulkheads
- Two 16 x 16 ft dam headgates
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)
- Offers due
- November 30, 2026, 2:00 PM Central Time
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation documents, specifications, submission method and instructions, and the pre-proposal meeting access details are in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module, not in the notice text
- Where the fabrication is performed and the delivery location and schedule are not stated
- Contract type and estimated value are not stated
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 326199
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W07V ENDIST Rock Island, IL
- Product/service code
- 5410 · Prefabricated and Portable Buildings
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 326199)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 30, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 30, 2026
- Related notices
Other notices that name this solicitation, or that this one names.
- Illinois River Basin, Brandon Road L&D, Joliet, Illinois, Flushing Lock and Dam Gates Fabrication · W912EK26RA007Posted earlier Oct 6, 2026 · Due Oct 13, 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
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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