Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Emerson Governor Products and Services W912EF26RSS08
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AI-generated · Jan 22, 2026Emerson's governor products and related services are required to support the hydroelectric projects across the Walla Walla, Seattle, Portland, and Omaha districts. The scope includes custom pump gears, custom unloaders, PLC software, bearing packs, and onsite services such as commissioning, programming, training, and troubleshooting. The current governors were originally designed and installed by American Governor Company (AGC), which Emerson acquired in 2020, and Emerson owns the proprietary information necessary to operate, maintain, and repair them.
This is a sole-source procurement; no solicitation will be issued and there is no competitive process for this requirement. Only Emerson can satisfy the agency’s needs due to the proprietary relationship and information. Interested parties may express their interest and capability in writing for consideration to determine whether a future competitive procurement will be pursued.
In accordance with Class Deviation 2026-O0017 Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul Part 6, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 206, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Divsion (NWD) intends to procure Emerson governor products and services on a Sole Source basis from Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., 200 Beta Dr, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238. Emerson's products and services are necessary to support Walla Walla (NWW), Seattle (NWS), Portland (NWP), and Omaha Districts' (NWO) hydroelectric operating projects, which require Emerson's custom pump gears, custom unloaders, programmable logic controller (PLC) software, and bearing packs as well as onsite commissioning, programming, training, and troubleshooting services. USACE NWW, NWS, NWP, and NWO powerhouses' existing governors were designed and installed by American Governor Company (AGC), which was acquired by Emerson in 2020, including all proprietary information related to operating, maintaining, and repairing the governors. This notice of intent is not a formal solicitation or request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and requests for such a document will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. Authority cited: Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 3204(a)(1) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability in writing to callie.rietfors@usace.army.mil no later than 10:00 AM PST on January 28, 2026. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for future requirements.
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