SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Amistad Reservoir and Dam, Plugging of Penstock No. 4 Solicitation Number: 191BWC26B0006 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a solicitation, request for proposal, invitation for bid, request for quote, or commitment by the Government. No award will be made from this Sources Sought notice. The Government is not requesting pricing at this time. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted, nor will it reimburse any respondent for costs incurred in preparing or submitting a response. The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, USIBWC, is conducting market research to identify qualified small business concerns capable of performing specialized construction work for the Amistad Reservoir and Dam, Plugging of Penstock No. 4 project, located in Val Verde County, Texas. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine whether there are two or more responsible small business concerns capable of performing the full requirement at fair market prices. Responses received may be used by the Government to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy, including whether the requirement should be set aside for small business or issued using full and open competition. This notice is for market research and planning purposes only. No solicitation is currently available. Interested parties should not request a copy of the solicitation. Any future solicitation will be posted separately, and all interested parties will be required to respond separately to that solicitation. Response to this notice is voluntary. However, information received in response to this Sources Sought notice may significantly influence the Government's acquisition strategy. NAICS Code: 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Size Standard: $45.0 million PSC: Z2KA, Repair or Alteration of Dams Project Location: Amistad Reservoir and Dam, Val Verde County, Texas Anticipated Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Construction Anticipated Procurement Method: Sealed Bidding SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS USIBWC requires construction services to permanently plug Penstock No. 4 at Amistad Reservoir and Dam. Penstock No. 4 was designed for irrigation use and has not been operated for irrigation purposes for several decades. The work is intended to eliminate the need for continued maintenance of the Penstock and Irrigation Gates by permanently plugging the penstock and removing related gate components. The work is specialized and involves dam infrastructure, confined access areas, water control features, heavy lifting, unwatering, concrete placement, structural concrete repair, grouting, gate removal, and safety controls. The Government is seeking firms with demonstrated experience performing comparable work in similar high risk construction environments. The anticipated work includes, but is not limited to, the fol…