# SAM #W912P627SSA001

USACE Chicago District market research for replacement of two CSSC utility feed transformers

**Buyer:** USACE Chicago District
**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Respond By:** November 05, 2026
**Identifier:** W912P627SSA001
**NAICS:** 237130, 238210

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District, is seeking market information for a turnkey replacement of two utility feed transformers at its CSSC Fish Dispersal Barrier facility in Lockport, Illinois.
- **Buyer:** U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District.
- **Procurement:** Replace two utility feed transformers; no OEM, vendor, model, or part number is specified in the notice.
- **Transformer requirements:** Each replacement must match the existing 4,000/5,000 kVA, 13,200 V primary, 480Y/277 V secondary, three-phase, 60 Hz Delta-Wye service and work with retained pads, cabling, conductors, and switchgear.
- **Turnkey work:** Isolate, remove, and lawfully dispose of the two existing transformers and their insulating fluids; furnish and install the replacements; reconnect, ground and bond, test, commission, coordinate authorized outages, and restore affected areas. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, transportation, and rigging.
- **Estimated construction magnitude:** $500,000–$1,000,000.
- **Period of performance:** Anticipated 365 calendar days after Notice to Proceed, including procurement, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, and closeout.
- **Market-research focus:** USACE is assessing capable small-business concerns to inform its acquisition approach.

### Description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District, is conducting market research to identify qualified and interested business concerns capable of performing the proposed CSSC Utility Feed Transformer Replacement project.One purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to determine the availability of capable small business contractors and assist the Government in developing an appropriate acquisition strategy, including consideration of a small business set-aside. The proposed project consists of turnkey removal and replacement of two existing utility feed transformers at the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) Fish Dispersal Barrier facility in Lockport, Illinois. The CSSC Fish Dispersal Barrier facility operates continually to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species. The Contractor will be responsible for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, transportation, rigging, and incidental services necessary to safely remove and dispose of the existing transformers and furnish, install, test, and commission two new operational replacement transformers. <br/><br/><br/><strong>Additional Links:</strong><br/><a href='https://toolbox-piee.eb.mil/' target='_blank'>Department of Defense Procurement Toolbox</a><br/><a href='https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/search/oppMgmtLink.xhtml?noticeId=W912P627SSA001&noticeType=SourcesSought' target='_blank'>PIEE Solicitation Module Link for W912P627SSA001</a><br/><a href='https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf' target='_blank'>Registration Instructions for the PIEE Solicitation Module</a><br/><a href='https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml' target='_blank'>Web Based Training for the PIEE Solicitation Module</a>

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