Chief Joseph Dam Main Unit XJ Breaker Disconnects Modernization

EVENT DETAILS : Date: 3 December 2026 Time : 0930-1430 PT Format : Presentation & Site walk Registration Due Date: 23 November 2026, 1200 PT; Please register by returning completed Request for Visit Authority (RVA) by email to: Sarah Malowicki, Project Manager, at sarah.m.malowicki@usace.army.mil, AND Londres Medranda, Contract Specialist, at londres.medranda@usace.army.mil. Confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of completed RVA. Who Should Attend: Interested vendors, including small businesses, large businesses, and other industry partners. Attendance is limited to 2 personnel per company. Attendance is limited to United States Citizens. Attendance at this event is not mandatory. Pre-registration is required. DESCRIPTION : In accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 15.101(a) Early exchanges with industry, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District (NWS) is hosting an Industry Day on 3 December 2026 at Chief Joseph Dam in Bridgeport, Washington. This Industry Day provides an opportunity for interested parties to inspect the existing 15.5KV Main Unit XJ Breaker disconnects first-hand. By hosting this first-hand inspection, the government aims to gather technical feedback and explore industry alternatives for modernizing this equipment. We are seeking input from qualified, experienced sources, capable of performing this modernization work. PROJECT BACKGROUND : At Chief Joseph Dam the current Unit 1-16 XJ Breaker disconnects are original BBC (Brown Boveri Corporation) equipment and rated 6000A according to the BBC shop drawings. The switch operators are pneumatically driven, and are actuated by operation of a complex key interlocking scheme with the circuit breaker. The load side and source side disconnects are mechanically linked and simultaneously operated by a single shared pneumatic actuating system. The current Units 17-27 breaker disconnects are original GE equipment. The load side and source