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The Huntington District Corps of Engineers intends to procure a contract for Fabrication of Intake Gate Cylinders for Summersville Lake, Summersville, WV. The work to be performed under this contract includes the assembly, testing, painting and delivery. The hydraulic cylinders are replacing existing cylinders that are currently installed at Summersville Lake which are used to operate intake gates. The installation of the new cylinders will be done by others and instructions and packaging for long-term storage are to be provided by the Contractor. The cylinders are to have a 16-inch diameter bore, 8-inch diameter cylinder rod, total stroke of 396-1/2 inches and to be suitable for submerged operations in approximately 200 feet freshwater. The cylinder cycles on average 24 times a year and provided design life should be 30 years minimum. The cylinder design and fabrication will include internal position sensors to indicate full extension, retraction positions as well as 50% stroke position. The Contractor is responsible for providing all seals, O-rings, and bearing materials to ensure proper operation of provided cylinders in specified application. All materials must be compatible with the hydraulic oil specified.

All responsive quotes will be evaluated utilizing the following technical factors: (A) Experience Professionally Trained for Type of Work; (B) Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time (C) Past Performance (D) Cost/Price. Factors A, B and C are of equal importance. The remaining factor (D) is listed in descending order of importance with Factors A, B and C being significantly more important than factor D. All non-price factors are more important than price.

Solicitation documents will be available on or about 05 April, 2023, online at https://www.sam.gov. To be eligible for contract award, an Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov

A NAICS Code of 332312 has been established for this solicitation. The size standard is 500 employees. This procurement is 100% Small Business set-aside. Questions may be submitted to Bret Foley at bret.r.foley@usace.army.mil.