This project is to fabricate, paint, and deliver bolted Tainter Gates to the Lock and Dam 21 site. These bolted Tainter gates are to be delivered by barge to the site, but may be assembled and painted outside the fabricator's shop or at a third party location while adhering to the enclosure requirements of the specifications. The welded assemblies of this project require fabrication to AWS D1.1 with no fracture critical members. This special notice is to provide DRAFT plans, specifications, and the 90% review model for industry review prior to release of the official solicitation. A pre-solicitation conference call will be held and is open to all contractors registered in SAM.gov who are capable of performing this work. Questions regarding the DRAFT documents are due via email to the Contract Specialist (joseph.e.porter@usace.army.mil) and Contracting Officer (Jeffrey.r.voss@usace.army.mil) no later than 2:00 PM Central Time on June 26, 2026. All questions shall be consolidated and submitted in a single email. Questions submitted in multiple emails will not be accepted. The conference call will be conducted via Microsoft Teams on June 30, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Central Time. During this call, the Government will respond to reasonable questions from interested vendors. Call Information : 30 June 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Central Dial in by phone +1 601-262-2433,,304278257# United States Phone conference ID: 304 278 257# To request the LD21 90% Review Model zip file, please email: joseph.e.porter@usace.army.mil.