USACE Portland - Bow Thruster Propeller Purchase

31AUG2026 - Question asked and answered below. Please also see coorelating attachment labeled, "MRA.Report.ESSAYONS.Thruster.18DEC2024". Q - Are OEM drawings for the HRP 5001 TT propeller, or any Government-held technical data, available for release? The Purchase Description does not include blade geometry (section profiles, skew, rake, radial pitch and thickness distribution). If not, is the existing or removed propeller accessible for 3D scanning? A - This is a completely new design for skew etc. based upon the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model that Marine Design Center (MDC) had done by their engineering subcontractor. This new design propeller will have a standard SAE tapered up that will fit the existing design bow thruster pod gear box. Attached is the model study. The US Army Corp of Engineers, Portland District intends to award a firm fixed-priced purchase order for the procurement of one (1) bow thruster propeller for the Dredge Essayons. Please see the attached Solicitation document (AKA Request for Quote) and Purchase Description for further details of this procurement. This solicitation is advertised as 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 336611 Ship Build and Repairing with a small business size standard of 1,300 employees. All prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award. Lack of an active SAM registration will make an offeror ineligible for award. The Government requests pricing for the following items: CLIN 0001 - Quantity - 1 each - Bow Thruster Propeller in accordance with the Purchase description. Unit price: _____________ Total Price_______________ Delivery - the above products shall be delivered no later than 24 November 2026. Inspection/Acceptance - All supplies will be inspected/accepted at Destination by the Government. Delivery Information can be found on the attached Purchase Description. 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS–COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2023) – ADDENDUM Proposals shall include the following: 1. Name / Date: __________________________________________________________________ 2. Address / Telephone No.: ________________________________________________________ 3. Cage Code (or UEI, both from SAM): ____________________________________________ 4. Quote – Provide pricing in accordance with the foregoing CLIN and terms and conditions of the contract. Quotes shall include all Standard Commercial Warranties, Completed Representations & Certifications, and detailed equipment specification sheets. Submissions: Quotes are due no later than 11 September 2026, at 12:00 PM Pacific. Offerors are responsible for verifying receipt of their quotes to this office before the offer due date and time. Facsimile (Fax) responses are not accepted. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact Jaren Bowman by email at Jaren.L.Bowman@usace.army.mil. Quotes must be emailed to: Jaren.L.Bowman@usace.army.mil & Ian.K.Lutjens@usace.army.mil Upon award and satisfactory completion of delivery and installation, payment will be made through: USACE, Finance Center cefc-g2invoices@usace.army.mil With an electronic copy submitted to the POCs in the attached Purchase Description (PD). (End of provision) Attachments Purchase Description_ESS Bow Thruster Propeller Purchase Solicitation - W9127N26QA159