Brand Name Lubell LL 1424 HP, Underwater Acoustic Transducers for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project
Rationale
The Brandon Road Interbasin Project solicitation is for specialized underwater acoustic transducers, an engineered control system targeting invasive species migration between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins. The solicitation is brand-name-specific (Lubell LL 1424 HP), which signals fixed technical requirements rather than open bid scope. The project value is undisclosed in the source record. This is not a construction site with perimeter or surveillance scope; it is a precision equipment procurement for an existing Corps of Engineers hydraulic barrier installation, and Zedcor's capability matrix does not align with the solicited product category. The solicitation posted May 8 on SAM.gov. The stage is solicitation, which means the buying decision is already scoped and procurement is moving toward award. The brand-name specification eliminates competitive positioning unless Zedcor holds a distribution or integration relationship with Lubell Labs, which is not indicated in the available data. This is a technical equipment buy, not a security services engagement. Chicago branch is nearest at 127 miles, inside the 300-mile coverage radius, but the solicitation does not create a security buyer contact or a site-security procurement path. The recommended action is to defer this lead unless Zedcor holds an integrator role on Corps barrier projects. If the Brandon Road site has a broader construction or monitoring phase outside this transducer procurement, that phase is not visible in this solicitation record and would require separate intelligence sourcing.
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Solicitation details (sam.gov)
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- DEPT OF DEFENSE›DEPT OF THE ARMY›US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS›ENGINEER DIVISION MISSISSIPPI VALLEY›ENDIST ROCK ISLAND›W07V ENDIST ROCK ISLAND
- Contracting office
- ROCK ISLAND, IL, 61299-5001
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Solicitation #
- W912EK26QA016
- Bid window closes
- 2026-05-15 15:00Z
- Archive date
- 2026-05-30
Activity timeline
- Ranked · score 60Saw the Brandon Road transducer solicitation posted May 8. This is precision equipment procurement rather than site security scope, worth confirming whether Zedcor integrates on Corps barrier projects or if a separate monitoring phase exists?2026-05-08 21:01 · projects
- Project ingestedSource: sam.gov · posted 2026-05-082026-05-08 18:00 · projects