Sources Sought: The Dalles Dam Gate Repair Pit Fire Protection and Life Safety Upgrades

General. This is a Sources Sought and is for informational/market research purposes only. This is not a Request for Proposals, Quotations, or an Invitation for Bids. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to obtain information regarding the interest, capabilities, capacity, and qualifications of industry so the Government can make informed business decisions. We are seeking responses from both large and small businesses, including Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 8(a) participants, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) firms, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) firms, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) entities. All interested parties are encouraged to respond. Project Background. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District (NWP) is seeking interested and capable sources with the technical expertise, personnel, and equipment necessary to perform electrical, life-safety, and fire-protection system modifications within the Powerhouse Gate Repair Pit at The Dalles Lock and Dam. The Gate Repair Pit is currently classified as a space that is not normally occupied. This requirement will modify the area to support its classification as a normally occupied space by correcting identified deficiencies in the existing fire-protection and life-safety systems and bringing the facility into compliance with applicable fire and safety codes. Project Scope. The work consists of three primary areas: electrical, life-safety, and fire-protection improvements. Incidental and supporting work is anticipated to include concrete penetrations; conduit, cable, and piping removal and installation; demolition and replacement or modification of wall-mounted electrical panels and doors; and integration of new fire-protection components with the Powerhouse�s existing fire-detection system. Electrical work includes general electrical repairs and modifications, including relocation of terminal boxes; rewiring of the welder control panel; modification of electrical enclosures and wall plates; relocation and modification of existing welding receptacles, including associated cable installation and minor cover-plate fabrication; and evaluation, replacement, rewiring, and reconfiguration of the blower electrical switch. The life-safety work includes furnishing and installing fire extinguishers, eyewash stations, gas-cylinder storage-limit markings, floor-level identification markings, and retractable doorway caution barriers, necessary to achieve compliance with applicable OSHA and NFPA requirements. The work also includes furnishing and installing protective plates for the existing oxygen and acetylene cylinders. The fire-protection work includes removal of the existing Gate Repair Pit entry door and installation of NFPA-rated fire doors; installation of siren/strobe notification appliances; repair, replacement, or reinforcement of firestopping at wall penetrations; and installation of fiber-optic heat-detection systems along the interior walls of the pit. The work also includes programming and integrating the fire-detection system to initiate damper closure and blower-motor shutdown upon fire detection, including all required cable, conduit, relays, controls, and associated devices. Project Location. The construction work will be performed at the Dalles Lock and Dam near The Dalles, Oregon, in Klickitat County Washington. Contractor access to the work site is on the Oregon side of the Columbia River from exit 88 on I-84. Project Purpose. The purpose of this project is to correct identified life-safety and fire-protection deficiencies within the Powerhouse Gate Repair Pit at The Dalles Lock and Dam, allowing the space to be safely classified and operated as normally occupied and bringing the facility into compliance with applicable OSHA, NFPA, fire, and life-safety requirements. Pro…