Sources Sought for Calcaiseu River Saltwater Barrier FRP Tainter Gate
- Client
- Department of Defense · U.S. Army
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/17/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 326199
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Taylor Brandon
Description
AI GeneratedThe US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, seeks market research from interested parties to assess capacity for the design, fabrication, and delivery of replacement fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) Tainter Gates. The scope includes a base requirement for two gates and an option for three additional gates, all designed for full integration into the Calcasieu River Saltwater Barrier Structure and delivered by barge to the facility. Businesses of all sizes under NAICS code 326199 are eligible to respond, and the government may set aside the resulting competitive acquisition for small businesses. Interested parties must email a capabilities statement of up to 20 pages addressing technical capacity, plant locations, bonding limits, and specific project questions to Taylor Brandon and Karen Hargrave by 1:00 PM local time on November 4, 2026. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price, Two-Phase Design-Build contract.
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- W912P827SS0001
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Army › W07V Endist NEW Orleans
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 4, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 16, 2026
- NAICS
- 326199 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 9330
- Contracting contact
- Taylor Brandon
taylor.h.brandon@usace.army.mil - Additional contact
- Karen Hargrave
karen.d.hargrave@usace.army.mil
Read the official notice description
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, Contracting Division is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for the Calcaiseu River Saltwater Barrier FRP Tainter Gate. Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than twenty (20) pages in length. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 1:00 PM, local time, 04 November 2026. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to Taylor Brandon, [email protected] and Karen Hargrave, [email protected].
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (W912P8) with descriptions matching "saltwater". The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| SEALEVEL CONSTRUCTION INCW912P825C0031 · CALCASIEU RIVER SALTWATER BARRIER SECTOR GATE FABRICATION | $6.1M | Mar 27, 2028 |
| WEEKS MARINE, INC.W912P825CA008 · MISS RIVER BATON ROUGE TO GULF, SALTWATER BARRIER SILL, CUTTERHEAD DREDGE CONTRACT #1-25 | $11.6M | Dec 12, 2025 |
| PROMETHEAN GENERAL CONTRACTORS, LLCW912P823C0060 · CALCASIEU RIVER SALTWATER BARRIER (CRSWB) NEW SHOPS BLDG. | $3.4M | May 31, 2025 |
| SPECIALTY DIVING OF LOUISIANA, INC.W912P820F0072 · PROFESSIONAL DIVING SERVICES CALCASIEU RIVER SALTWATER BARRIER | $36,050 | Feb 11, 2020 |
| VAST INDUSTRIES, LLCW912P818C0060 · SUPPLIES FOR FY18 CALCASIEU SALTWATER BARRIER REPAIRS, ITEMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED | $359.3K | May 31, 2019 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 326199
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| BASALT INTERNATIONAL INCW912P426CA004 · FABRICATION OF FIBER REENFORCED POLYMER BULKHEADS FOR DELIVERY TO BLACK ROCK LOCK | $6.9M | Nov 30, 2027 |
| TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INCSPE8E526P0951 · 8512071216!WINDOW,OBSERVATION | $28,057 | Oct 14, 2027 |
| HYRIZE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING, LLCSPE7L326P3324 · 8512028656!BASKET,ACCESSORIES | $62,600 | Oct 7, 2027 |
| STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES INCW912EP26CA006 · THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE FABRICATION AND DELIVERY OF A FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) S | $9.0M | Oct 7, 2027 |
| ASTROCOM ELECTRONICS INCSPE8E926P1061 · 8512186586!PROTECTOR,HEARING | $330.1K | Oct 1, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 326199, since Oct 1, 2024
1,120 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. VINYL TECHNOLOGY, LLC$17.2M
- 2. STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES INC$9.0M
- 3. BASALT INTERNATIONAL INC$6.9M
- 4. LC INDUSTRIES INC$5.3M
- 5. JENNY COOPER$3.0M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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