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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS
For
MIDWEST CITY WATER TOWER
Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED
FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Respondents will be notified of the results of the evaluation upon request.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Tulsa has been tasked to solicit for and award a contract to construct a new water tower for Midwest City, Oklahoma. The proposed design-bid-build project will be procured as a competitive, firm-fixed price contract in accordance with FAR 15, Negotiated Procurement, using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach, tradeoffs will not be permitted. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this synopsis.
The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small businesses, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.
Project Scope:
Midwest City (MWC)is developing a high-pressure zone to improve the low pressures within the southeastern portion of the water distribution system (WDS) and proposed improvements that include the following, and incidental related work. The Contractor must determine the sequence for the base bid and approved options in the Work Plan. The work requirements are summarized as follows:
Specialized Experience.
In accordance with FAR 36 and DFARS 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.
Estimated construction duration of the project is 450 calendar days.
The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction) which has a small business size standard of $45M.
The Product Service Code is: Y1NE (Construction of Water Supply Facilities)
Small businesses are reminded of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. Firm will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Large Businesses must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 by submitting a small business subcontracting plan should this action be solicited as full and open competition and an award is made to a large business firm.
Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this sources sought synopsis. All construction performance must be in compliance with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385- 1-1), and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations.
Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 9 March 2026, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about 9 April 2026, The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on http://sam.gov, inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.
Firm’s response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information:
Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, and dollar value of the project) – provide at least 3 examples.
Interested Firm’s shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 2:00PM CST, 17 February 2026 All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Mail, fax or email your response to Tyler Godwin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District (CECT-SWT), 2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, OK 74137-4290. Email: Tyler.L.Godwin@usace.army.mil.
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