Sources Sought & RFI for USACE NWP Bonneville Lock & Dam Commercial BPA
Army Corps of Engineers · W071 ENDIST PORTLAND
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation W9127N27QA0001 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 11, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Sep 30, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
MARKET DISCOVERY FOR COMMERCIAL BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) � PORTLAND DISTRICT BONNEVILLE LOCK AND DAM PROJECT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES GENERAL ACQUISITION INFORMATION Document / Reference Identifier: W9127N27QA001-SSN Notice Classification: Sources Sought Notice / Request for Information (RFI) for Market Discovery Contracting Activity: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division, Portland District, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946 Requirement Title: Bonneville Lock and Dam Commercial Equipment Transport Blanket Purchase… (show all)
Agreement (BPA) Governing Regulatory Framework: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO FAR) Part 12 (Commercial Products and Commercial Services), Subpart 5.1 (Pre-solicitation Notices), and Subpart 15.1 (Early Exchanges with Industry) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 484220 � Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local Product Service Code (PSC): V112 � Transportation/Travel/Relocation - Motor Freight Anticipated Vehicle Type: Multiple-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) under RFO FAR Part 12 Anticipated Ordering Period: Five (5) Years (Anticipated Fall 2026 � Fall 2031) Estimated Annual Volume: $52,000.00 to $60,000.00 (No guaranteed minimum) REFERENCE DRAFT PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) REFERENCE DRAFT BONNEVILLE EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT BPA BID SCHEDULE REFERENCE DOWNLOADABLE PDF OF THIS NOTICE CAPABILITY STATEMENTS & RECOMMENDED INFORMATION PRESENTED Interested business entities possessing the requisite qualifications, licenses, operating authority, and fleet capacity are invited to submit a Capability Statement addressing the technical and administrative criteria below. Business & Socio-Economic Identity Company Information: Legal company name, physical address, CAGE code, and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) registered in SAM.gov. Business Size & Socio-Economic Classifications: Indication of business size under NAICS 484220 ($34.0M SBA size standard), including specific socioeconomic certifications: Small Business (SB) Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) / 8(a) Program Participant Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) / Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) HUBZone Small Business Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) / Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Commercial Experience: Brief statement confirming whether the firm currently provides local heavy-haul equipment transport commercially under-rate structures similar to standard commercial charge accounts or BPAs. Market Feedback & Commercial Pricing Practices The Government welcomes feedback from industry on the proposed acquisition structure: Does the commercial market routinely use standardized equipment weight tiers (e.g., 0�10 tons, 10�25 tons, 25�45 tons, 45�60 tons) for local river-crossing transport? Are there commercial terms, insurance limits (cargo/vehicular), or call notification structures standard to this industry that USACE should adopt to optimize competition and efficiency under RFO FAR Part 12? STATUTORY RFO FAR MANDATORY DISCLAIMER (IAW RFO FAR 15.101(c)(3) & RFO FAR Subpart 5.1) Informational & Planning Purposes Only: This is a Sources Sought Notice published exclusively for market research, commercial capability discovery, and acquisition strategy planning (including small business set-aside feasibility determinations). This is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotations (RFQ), or Invitation for Bids (IFB). No Award Commitment: This notice does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that the Government will issue a formal solicitation or establish any Blanket Purchase Agreement. Responses received will not be evaluated to select or eliminate contractors outside a competitive procedure, nor does this notice bind the Government to make any award. Non-Reimbursement of Costs: The Government will not pay, compensate, or reimburse any party for information, comments, data, or documentation submitted in response to this notice, nor for any administrative or travel costs incurred by respondents in preparing material or participating in discussions. Non-Binding Nature: A Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is not a contract. The master BPA establishes agreed terms, conditions, equipment rate tiers, and discount structures, but incurs zero base dollar obligation ($0.00 base funding). A legally binding obligation occurs solely if and when an authorized individual Call Order is formally issued and funded by the Government. Proprietary Information Protection: The Government recognizes that submissions may contain business-sensitive data. Any proprietary information, trade secrets, or commercial data submitted must be clearly marked as such in accordance with RFO FAR Part 24. Markings must identify specific pages, paragraphs, or tables to be safeguarded. RESPONSE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Submission Format: Electronic PDF document, maximum of eight (8) pages total (excluding standard licenses and certificates), submitted via email. Subject Line Convention: Response to Sources Sought W9127N27QA001 � Bonneville Equipment Transport BPA � [Company Name] Response Due Date & Time: September 30, 2026, at 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST). Points of Contact: All questions, clarifications, and capability submissions must be directed via email exclusively to the following USACE Portland District contracting officials: Contract Specialist: Raymie Briddell Email: Raymie.L.Briddell@usace.army.mil Contracting Officer: Suzanne W. Hunt Email: Suzanne.W.Hunt@usace.army.mil (Note: In compliance with procurement fairness rules, do not contact Bonneville Lock and Dam project or technical site personnel directly regarding this market research announcement.)
Who won similar work
6 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Army Corps of Engineers), same industry group (NAICS 4842).
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $15K to $97K, median $24K; range $5K to $298K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| KB JOHN LLC | 1 | $298K | Jul 8, 2025 |
| CLEAR CONNECT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1 | $30K | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Cover6 Logistics LLC | 1 | $19K | Sep 8, 2026 |
| GLA GLOBAL COMPANY | 1 | $5K | Jun 18, 2026 |
| TIMKEN GEARS & SERVICES INC. | 1 | – + 1 shared | May 5, 2026 |
| T&M Consolidated Company | 1 | – + 1 shared | May 7, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 8, 2026Cover6 Logistics LLC$19KGalveston Resident Office Furniture MoveNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 29, 2026CLEAR CONNECT MANAGEMENT LLC$30KUSACE Galveston District Gemini Office MoveNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 18, 2026GLA GLOBAL COMPANY$5KTransportation of Grove RT530E-2 Rough Terrain CraneNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 7, 2026T&M Consolidated Company$250K (shared ceiling)Rock Island USACE Moving Services Blanket Purchase AgreementShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- May 5, 2026TIMKEN GEARS & SERVICES INC.$250K (shared ceiling)Rock Island USACE Moving Services Blanket Purchase AgreementShared multiple-award ceiling, not one company's win (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 8, 2025KB JOHN LLC$298KMud Mountain Dam (MMD) Fish Passage Facility (FPF) Trucking ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 6 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
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
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.