Special NoticePosted Sep 25, 2026·Responses due Oct 13, 2026

Essayons Turning Gland Bearings

Army Corps of Engineers · W071 ENDIST PORTLAND

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336611
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
W9127N27QA003
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
2090
Place
Portland, OR, USA
Contact
Julia Carlton (julia.b.carlton2.civ@usace.army.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation W9127N27QA003 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 25, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 5, 2026 to Jan 29, 2027, middle of the range Nov 30, 2026.
Measured from 718 past early notices at Dept of the Army that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 25, 2026).

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What the notice says

THIS IS A SPECIAL NOTICE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REVOLUTIONARY FEDERAL OVERHAUL (RFO) 5.2 "SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTIONS." U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract with IHC America Inc, for turning gland bearing rings. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, Only one responsible source. The USACE Dredge Vessel Essayons is equipped with two Royal IHC manufactured Turning Glands, one on each Drag Arm � Port and Starboard. Each Turning Gland conta… (show all)

ins phosphorus bronze Bearing Rings that enable the Drag Arm to rotate during dredging operations. These Bearing Rings have reached the end of their service life and require replacement with OEM Bearing Rings. The contractor shall Provide bow thruster variable frequency drive (VFD) critical spares to include Driver IGBT, HMI, Copper Bar support. The required Bearing Rings, as well as the Turning Gland itself, is solely manufactured by Royal IHC and is a proprietary design. The Contractor shall provide two (2) sets of USACE Essayons IHC Turning Gland Bearing Rings consisting of two (2) Bearing Rings per set for a total of four (4) Bearing Rings. Bearing Rings shall be of CuAl10Ni (CC333G) and machined to OEM drawings. The Contractor shall provide documentation of Final Machined Dimensions of each ring as well as a Material Test Report. Delivery location: USACE District Warehouse located at 8010 NW St Helens Rd, Portland OR, 97210. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 336611. The size standard is 1,300 employees for the NAICS code defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Portland District - Deputy of Small Business: Michael Stearns Michael.d.stearns@usace.army.mil 410-962-5674

Who won similar work

13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (W071 ENDIST PORTLAND), same NAICS 336611.

Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $91K to $3.8M, median $393K; range $21K to $8.8M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
VIGOR MARINE LLC3$16.0MSep 21, 2026
PACIFIC POWER GROUP, LLC3$1.3MSep 17, 2026
BENDER CCP, INC.2$735KJul 8, 2025
Pacific Shipyards International, LLC1$8.8MSep 15, 2025
IHC AMERICA INC1$393KSep 26, 2025
PACIFIC MARINE EQUIPMENT, LLC1$324KSep 11, 2025
ZF MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS MIRAMAR LLC1$91KSep 23, 2026
PUMP INDUSTRIES, INC.1$36KSep 21, 2026

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Competitive landscape

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  • 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
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  • 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

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  • 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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