Project Information

Bid Title

Request for Information (RFI)

Issuing Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Location

Illinois

Published Date

Oct 7, 2026

Closing Date

Oct 13, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

W912P627QA001

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Request for Information (RFI)

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Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

W912P627QA001

Related Notice

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEPT OF THE ARMY

Major Command

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Sub Command

ENGINEER DIVISION GREAT LAKES AND OHIO

Sub Command 2

ENDIST CHICAGO

Office

W072 ENDIST CHICAGO

General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
• Original Published Date: Oct 07, 2026 12:43 pm CDT
• Original Response Date: Oct 13, 2026 01:00 pm CDT
• Inactive Policy: Manual
• Original Inactive Date: Nov 25, 2027
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside:
• Product Service Code: 5845 - UNDERWATER SOUND EQUIPMENT
• NAICS Code:
  • 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
• Place of Performance:
  Chicago, IL

Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is for market research and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party expense.Description of Requirement: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, is seeking sources capable of providing proprietary VEMCO-brand acoustic telemetry equipment, manufactured by Innovasea Systems Inc. This equipment is essential for the continuation of a 14-year-long Invasive Carp Monitoring and Response Plan and must be fully compatible and interoperable with the existing VEMCO telemetry network deployed in the Chicago Area Waterways (CAWS) and Illinois Waterway (IWW). The specific items required include, but are not limited to: NexTrak R1 ������ Transponding Acoustic Receiver with battery; Decoding: Generation-2 code map. VR2Tx-69kHz Coded Acoustic Receiver with Transponder; Innovasea Decoding: Generation-2. VR100 ������ Surface Transponder and Manual Tracking Acoustic Receiver (Model VR100-300).Capability Statement Requirements: Interested parties who believe they are capable of providing the exact VEMCO-brand items listed above are invited to submit a capability statement. The statement must include, at a minimum, the following information: Company Information including Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (Name, Email, and Phone Number). Entity Identification including Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code. Business Size including business size and socioeconomic status under NAICS code 334511 (e.g., Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Authorization including documentation or a statement confirming your company is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or an authorized distributor/reseller for the specific VEMCO product line required. Provide evidence of your ability to source and deliver these exact items. Technical Capability including a brief narrative describing your company experience providing similar acoustic telemetry equipment to federal or state agencies.Submission Instructions: All capability statements must be submitted electronically via email to the points of contact listed below. The email subject line must reference RFI-W912P627QA001. Contract Specialist: Kyle Smith, kyle.d.smith@usace.army.mil. Contracting Officer: Samantha L. Stiles, Samantha.L.Stiles@usace.army.mil. Responses must be received no later than the response due date and time specified in this notice. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• KO CONTRACTING DIVISION 231 S LASALLE STREET
• CHICAGO , IL 60604-1437
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Kyle Smith
• kyle.d.smith@usace.army.mil
• Phone Number 3128465368

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• Oct 07, 2026 12:43 pm CDTSpecial Notice (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC 58Communications, Detection and Coherent Radiation Equipment

• NAICS 334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

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