SolicitationPosted Sep 1, 2026·Responses due Sep 11, 2026

Chicago Harbor Lock (CHL) Lake and River Gauges

Army Corps of Engineers · W072 ENDIST CHICAGO

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
423490
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W912P626QA031
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
6660
Place
Not stated
Contact
Kyle Smith (kyle.d.smith@usace.army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W912P626QA031 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
None posted
Solicitation
  • Sep 1, 2026 · this notice
    Solicitation
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 27, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026, middle of the range Oct 13, 2026.
Measured from 1578 past solicitations at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 1, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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What the notice says

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.Solicitation number W912P626QA031 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement, delivery, and integration of a suite of speci… (show all)

alized environmental, meteorological, and telemetry sensors (lake and river gauges) to replace deteriorating, obsolete instrumentation at the Chicago Harbor Lock in Chicago, Illinois.The scope consists of twenty-one (21) line items of specialized commercial hardware, software, and subscriptions, including:Specialized hydrological sensors (Accubar constant flow bubblers and PLS 500 pressure transducers)Meteorological instruments (Pluvio precipitation gauges and Lufft Ventus-UMB ultrasonic wind sensors)Wireless bridge radios and a central Sutron SatLink3 data logger/cellular transmitterAnnual software subscriptions for the Hydromet Cloud data hosting platformTo ensure complete operational interoperability, simplified maintenance routines, and immediate exchangeability of spare parts with existing USACE Chicago District telemetry networks, the procurement is restricted to brand-name equipment manufactured by OTT HydroMet Corp. and its subsidiary brands (Sutron and Lufft) in accordance with approved Brand Name Determination Control No. LRC-FY26-11. All items must be delivered and unloaded within ninety (90) days after receipt of order (ARO) to the designated delivery address in Appleton, WI.This acquisition is competed on an unrestricted, open-market basis with a Brand Name Only restriction. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. The solicitation package and project specification files will be downloadable from the internet only, via the DoD Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system.Quotes MUST be submitted electronically via the PIEE Solicitation Module online submission portal at https://piee.eb.mil. No other transmission methods (including email, fax, or physical mail) will be accepted for quote submissions.IMPORTANT POLICY: Contractors are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME THEIR QUOTE IS SUBMITTED and must comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Contractors must register with SAM.gov prior to registering with PIEE. To register in PIEE, use the registration link: https://piee.eb.mil and follow the instructions to elect the Proposal Manager role.Please include Solicitation Number W912P626QA031 in the subject line of all email correspondence.Technical questions and inquiries must be submitted via email directly to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist:Contracting Officer: Sara King at sara.t.king@usace.army.milContract Specialist: Kyle Smith at kyle.d.smith@usace.army.milIn accordance with the RFQ instructions, all questions must be received via email no later than five (5) days prior to the quote submission deadline. The Government will not receive, honor, or answer any questions submitted within 5 days of the solicitation closing date. Requests for solicitation packages or responses to this solicitation made by telephone, fax, or e-mail will not be honored.

Who won similar work

1921 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Army Corps of Engineers), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
CURTIN MARITIME CORP13$155.3MSep 29, 2026
GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO, LLC12$281.0M + 2 sharedSep 28, 2026
MADCON LLC10$2.5MSep 2, 2026
Aantilia LLC10$1.5MSep 29, 2026
RYMARC CONSTRUCTION INC9$1.5MSep 18, 2026
MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO Seattle WA 98134 USA8$75.5M + 3 sharedSep 14, 2026
BRANNON CONTRACTING & MAINTENANCE SERVICES, LLC8$6.4MAug 20, 2026
EVERGREEN CONTRACTORS LLC8$1.5MSep 18, 2026
WEEKS MARINE, INC.7$230.1M + 2 sharedSep 28, 2026
COTTRELL CONTRACTING CORPORATION7$124.9MSep 23, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers) or Army, Dept of (Other) or Natl Guard job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

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