Project Information

Bid Title

Crooked Creek Jib Crane Work Platform and Safety Updates

Issuing Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Location

Pennsylvania

Published Date

Aug 6, 2026

Closing Date

Aug 21, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

W911WN26QA044

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Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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Notice ID

W911WN26QA044

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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 PITTSBURGH

Office

W072 ENDIST PITTSBURGH

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General Information View Changes

• Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
• Updated Published Date: Aug 06, 2026 07:18 am EDT
• Original Published Date: Jul 21, 2026 01:19 pm EDT
• Updated Date Offers Due: Aug 21, 2026 05:00 pm EDT
• Original Date Offers Due: Aug 21, 2026 05:00 pm EDT
• Inactive Policy: Manual
• Updated Inactive Date: Sep 05, 2026
• Original Inactive Date: Sep 05, 2026
• Initiative:
  • None

Classification

• Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
• Product Service Code: Y1QA - CONSTRUCTION OF RESTORATION OF REAL PROPERTY (PUBLIC OR PRIVATE)
• NAICS Code:
  • 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
• Place of Performance:
  114 Park Main Road, Ford City, Pennsylvania 16226

Description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project that involves erecting a platform on the exterior of the Control Tower at Crooked Creek Lake located in Armstrong County, PA. The purpose of the platform is to facilitate maintenance on the previously installed jib crane which is otherwise inaccessible to workers. The timing of this contract coincides with new OSHA requirements involving ladders and fall protection. Therefore, while not necessarily part of erecting a platform, updates to the exterior ladder in the vicinity of the platform are made as well while the Contractor is mobilized. The jib crane on the exterior of the Control Tower is the only means of raising and lowering the stoplogs in the raking platform of the tower. This crane has not been regularly maintained since the 1990?s when it was installed. Currently, the only way to reach the crane is to lean off from a permanent ladder on the exterior of the tower, or rappel from above. Neither of these options is feasible, and the crane has started to fall into disrepair. To install the work platform, the existing ladder cage needs to be demolished on the exterior of the tower. The existing fall protection system is retained. This is also consistent with new regulations that disallow ladder cages. The platform itself is made of structural steel framing, aluminum bar grating and aluminum hand railing. It is installed at an elevation such that maintenance workers can walk the length of the jib while it is in the parked position to do maintenance. The platform will have a mezzanine slide gate to allow the jib hoist to swing out over the raking platform without impacting the hand railing.The distance from the Operations Platform to the work platform is less than 24 feet, therefore no fall protection is required. From the new work platform to the Raking Platform is greater than 24 feet. Rather than install new fall protection here, a step off platform is installed between the two, ensuring no free fall distance greater than 24 feet. No new fall protection is required on the exterior of the control tower. The work shall be completed within 365 Calendar Days after written Notice to Proceed (NTP). This acquisition will be procured as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Contract. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and will be submitted through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov. Therefore, requests for hardcopies will not be honored. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. 236220. The Small Business Size Standard is $45,000,000.00. Information regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for settling requests for equitable adjustments and duration goals to achieve definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found by going to https://www.usace.army.mil/Strategic-Partnerships/Partnering/mod/129895/details/443/ then scrolling down on right hand side of page by clicking on ?View FFP Contract Changes Playbook Here?. Amendment 0001 cancels this Solicitation.

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Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• WILLIAM S MOORHEAD FEDERAL BUILDING 1000 LIBERTY AVE
• PITTSBURGH , PA 15222-4198
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Mario TAORMINA
• Mario.Taormina@usace.army.mil
• Phone Number 4123957256

Secondary Point of Contact

• Connie L. Ferguson
• Connie.L.Ferguson@usace.army.mil
• Phone Number 4123957551

History

• Aug 06, 2026 07:18 am EDTSolicitation (Updated)
• Jul 21, 2026 01:19 pm EDT Solicitation (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC YConstruction of Structures and Facilities

• NAICS 237990Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

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