INDUSTRY DAY – CANAVERAL FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) SECTOR GATE

Location: Florida
Posted: Jan 13, 2025
Due: Jan 16, 2025
Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE
Type of Government: Federal
Category:
  • 51 - Hand Tools
  • 93 - Nonmetallic Fabricated Materials
Solicitation No: W912EP25Z0009
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INDUSTRY DAY – CANAVERAL FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) SECTOR GATE
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USACE
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General Information View Changes
  • Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Updated)
  • Updated Published Date: Jan 13, 2025 04:35 pm EST
  • Original Published Date: Dec 27, 2024 01:49 pm EST
  • Updated Response Date: Jan 16, 2025 09:00 am EST
  • Original Response Date: Jan 13, 2025 11:00 am EST
  • Inactive Policy: Manual
  • Updated Inactive Date: Jan 31, 2025
  • Original Inactive Date: Jan 31, 2025
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  • Place of Performance:
    Cape Canaveral , FL
    USA
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16 January 2025 - Attachments added to the announcement and the Webex meeting link is provided.



INDUSTRY DAY: CANAVERAL FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (FRP) SECTOR GATE



Event Date: January 16, 2025



Event Time: 9:00am, EST



Event Location: Webex



https://usace1.webex.com/meet/nathaniel.a.earnshaw



Join by phone:



Phone Number: 1-844-800-2712



Access code: 2761 630 0560



(Presentation slide deck to be provided via amendment to this announcement.)



The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be holding an Industry Day event regarding the design, fabrication, delivery, and installation of a fiber reinforced polymer sector gate at the Canaveral Lock in Brevard County, FL. The Government seeks feedback from engineers and fabricators with experience overseeing complex projects, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. Seeking specific information, a list of questions will be uploaded to the SAM.gov website under the subject Notice ID. The Government is requesting answers to questions regarding design, fabrication, delivery, installation, site preparation for this supply item.



Description of Project



Project scope is to replace the existing steel sector gate with a FRP (composite) gate that will be mated/coupled to the existing steel hinge and pintle assemblies. Similar to all navigation gates half of the hinge and pintle assemblies are mounted to the existing concrete recesses at the lock wall and the other half of those steel assemblies are mounted to the gates.



The new FRP gate will be fabricated and delivered completely assembled by a contractor under a supply contract. The hinge and pintle assemblies that will hold the FRP sector gate will be made of the same steel they will mate to on the lock wall. The original design and construction completed in the 1965-66 time frame and weigh 183 kips and included a barge impact load case of 120 kips.



The new gates will consider room for inspection and maintenance, storm debris, sediment and marine life. New gates will need to support a Manatee detection and protection system; which is currently maintained by a contract so detections will likely remain very similar with protection similar but adapted to the new gate configuration. The contract drawings will show the details and size of the mounting plate for that system, which will be located close to the miter on the upstream and downstream sides of the gates.



The Government maintenance crews will dewater the monolith that holds the existing steel gates, jack and remove the gates from the lock to install the new gates. The contractor technical (FRP) representative will be on site for the gate installation to advise on the fit and finish of the gate. The final acceptance will be met when the gate is fully mounted and able to swing without any issue.



Some consideration for the new FRP gate are as follows:




  • All future repairs of FRP will likely occur on site at the lock.

  • FRP UV damage is typically mostly cosmetic and with integral UV inhibitors can be applied to manage aesthetics.

  • Training will be necessary for inspection and repair of the new FRP.

  • Consideration will need to be given for maintenance items with respect to pintle and hinge replacement items, such as bushings, pins, balls and grease lines, and painting of steels components.



The Canaveral Lock helps reduce tidal velocities in the Canaveral Harbor, prevents hurricane tides into the Banana River and acts as a tidal salinity barrier. There are reverse flow that go through the gates.



Specific Project Challenges



For the Canaveral Lock sector gate, this is a large gate size with radial, pie­shaped geometry. The proposed plan is to construct the gate out of FRP material, but some steel components will be included because of the ductile properties of steel. It is proposed to have the hinge and pintle assemblies made from steel, as well as the channel for the wire rope. The plans show the steel pintle and hinge assemblies with gussets plates attached to the gate. The design life is 100 yrs. but some components of the gate will have to be replaced. Those repairs will be in the field. This gate is to be part of the standardize of the USACE portfolio. Therefore, some of the wear and tear components need to be easily procured within the US.



The Government would like to learn from industry how they would approach fabricating this type of gate. There is a lot of flexibility on how the framing structure of the gate is achieved. One limitation is allowing water to flow through the straight sides of the gate while the gate is moving. Those openings will need to be screened or grated to allow for water flow when opening and closing the gate, and to reduce the weight of the gate. It will need to be rigid enough to prevent manatees and other marine life from damaging it and gaining access within the gate.



Environmental Conditions



Manatee protection system is maintained by separate contractor. The function, installation, repair and removal will be done by that service contractor as required by the Government.



NEPA coordination will be done for the Manatees. Manatee observers will be under contract to watch for manatee during the dewatering period. The coordination with the resource agency will be completed prior to dewatering the lock to remedy any potential issues with NEPA compliance.



Location of Project



The Canaveral Lock Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Sector gate replacement project is located at 1000 Mullet Road, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 in Brevard County, FL.



(Link to the Jacksonville District - Canaveral Lock webpage provided in the "Attachments/Links" section of this notice.)



Plans and Specifications



Draft plans and specifications to be provided via amendment to this announcement.



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED:



All interested parties must contact Brittany Jackson at brittany.r.jackson@usace.army.mil and Gerald Garvey at gerald.l.garvey@usace.army.mil no later than 13 January 2025, 11AM EST. Your email subject line should be addressed as "Industry Day Request­ (Company Name) - W912EP25Z0009, Canaveral Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Sector Gate" to ensure the request is handled in a timely manner.



Please provide capability statements and answers to questions to Brittany Jackson at brittany.r.jackson@usace.army.mil and Gerald Garvey at gerald.l.garvey@usace.army.mil no later than 13 January 2025, 11AM EST.



The email should also include the information listed below:




  1. Your Company Name

  2. Point of Contact

  3. Company Address

  4. Phone Number

  5. Email Address

  6. Cage Code/Unique Entity ID

  7. Offeror shall identify their size classification and Small Business Size:

    • Large Business

    • Small Business

    • Small Disadvantage Business

    • 8(a) Small Business

    • HUBZone

    • SDVOSB

    • WOSB





All interested Offerors are required to access SAM.gov for future updates. The link to access the industry day presentation will be posted via SAM.gov prior to 16 January 2025.



Failure to contact Brittany Jackson and Gerald Garvey on the above date may result in your inability to attend the Industry Day for the Canaveral Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Sector Gate.



The Government seeks feedback from industry. Comments, questions, and feedback for this project will be received up to 30 January 2025, 10AM EST.



NOTES:



DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENITAL DATA.



NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO SAID NOTICE, ATTENDANCE AT THE INDUSTRY DAY EVENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION SUBSEQUENTLY REQUESTED.


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  • KO CONTRACTING DIVISION 701 SAN MARCO BLVD
  • JACKSONVILLE , FL 32207-0019
  • USA
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