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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 09, 2003 FBO #0681
SOLICITATION NOTICE

S -- Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station

Notice Date

10/7/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Defense Logistics Agency, Logistics Operations, Defense Energy Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-6222
 

ZIP Code

22060-6222
 

Solicitation Number

SP0600-04-R-0010
 

Response Due

7/25/2003
 

Archive Date

10/10/2003
 

Point of Contact

Brad Backus, Contracting Officer, Phone 703 767-8131, Fax 703 767-2382, - Helene Horrell, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 767-8671, Fax (703) 767-2382,
 

E-Mail Address

brad.backus@dla.mil, helene.horrell@dla.mil
 

Description

DESC: The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the Office of the Air Force plans to offer the privatization of the existing Electric, Natural Gas, Water and Wastewater utility systems located at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station (ARS) and Pittsburgh Air National Guard Base (ANGB), PA. Privatization is defined as the transfer of ownership and responsibility for the operations, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future utility system replacements. As a result of this solicitation, firm(s) will be selected to assume ownership of the above-mentioned utility systems. The successful firms(s) will be required to purchase the existing system from the Government and may be required to provide expansions to the systems to meet future needs of the Government. The resulting contract(s), if awarded, will require the Contractor(s) to furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain, and operate, the utility system(s). The Contractor(s) shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the system(s) to ensure continuous, adequate, and dependable service for each Government or tenant connection within the service area. The Contractor(s) shall be responsible for funding all capital investments required to acquire, maintain and operate the utility system(s) in a safe, reliable condition and to meet the requirements listed in the contract. Real property interests will be conveyed in the form of a Right-of-Way (ROW) as an attachment to the RFP. The utility system(s) will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. The Contractor(s) proposals and plans may become a part of the contract upon the decision to award. Past Performance information from potential Offerors shall be submitted as directed in the RFP. No Offeror will be denied the opportunity to submit a proposal in response to the RFP. Utility Systems being privatized are described as follows: Installation: Pittsburgh ARS Location: Pittsburgh, PA Installation Description: The 911th Air Wing (AW) is located in the western portion of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, within the Pittsburgh International Airport (IAP). The Base is approximately 16 miles northwest of downtown Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. The 911th AW encompasses approximately 115 acres (12 owned and 103 acres leased) in the eastern portion of the Pittsburgh IAP. The 911th AW has a total of 56 buildings. Utility systems to be privatized: a. Electric: Exelon Energy and Duquesne Light supply the electrical power to the Pittsburgh ARS, Pittsburgh IAP, through two primary distribution lines owned and maintained by Duquesne Light Company. Exelon Energy supplies 68 percent of the electricity while Duquesne Light supplies 32 percent of the required electrical power. The primary source originates at Duquesne?s Mountour substation approximately four miles ease of the Base and delivers 17,055 kilovolt-amperes (kVA) via 22.9 kilovolt (KV) overhead transmission lines. The primary is stepped down at the Base substation to 4.16 kV to feed the Base primary. An alternate source begins at the Russell Burdsall and Ward substation located three miles north of the Base, and delivers 10,313 kVA through 22.9kV overhead transmission lines. Duquesne Light?s lines terminate at the base substation (Facility 212). Automatic sectionalizing switches control the two circuits, providing automatic switching capability in the event of a power outage. A three-phase 1500kV transformer owned by the power company steps down the voltage to 4160Volt (V) primary distribution for the Base. Government ownership starts at the substation demand-side (secondary) with two 1200 Amp vacuum switches protecting two 4160V feeders. From the substation, a combination overhead/underground system serves the majority of the base facilities. The Base has a total of 55 buildings. Base drawings show approximately 8,888 LF overhead cables and 15,555 LF of underground cables. All of the PCB-contaminated electrical equipment has been replaced. The system also includes the following: (1) 59 transformers ranging from 10 kVA to 750 kVA; (2) 91 utility poles of various heights; (3) 14 switches (2-, 3-, 4-, and 6-way); and (4) 20 buildings have electric meters installed. There is no Supervisory Council and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for remote operation or monitoring of the electrical system. However, the Base has programmed a Demand Side Energy Reduction initiative that will provide load shedding of building air conditioning systems when a preset demand level is reached. The substation was constructed in the mid-1950?s. The underground circuits are newer, with construction dates ranging from the mid-1960?s to present. Equipment such as transformers average in age from 25 years for pole-mounted and 5 years for those on pads. The underground cables are relatively new being installed in the 1990?s; a portion of the overhead (400 area) is part of the original 1940?s installation. The existing Duquesne-owned substation is operating at its maximum capacity, and the base-owned switchgear is weak, requiring the base to restore power incrementally after outages. The distribution system is generally in fair condition, and the positioning of switches throughout the system provides a degree of backup from one circuit to another. A number of utility poles require replacement, as do some of the strain reliefs. The Base has total of 58 facilities of which 16 are metered. b. Natural Gas: Peoples Natural Gas Company supplies natural gas to the 911th AW. Gas is brought to the Base through a 6-inch coated and wrapped steel feeder pipe operating at 40 psi. The 6-inch supply line enters the Base southeast of the main gate and runs parallel along Defense Avenue to the metering station located at Building 119. At the metering station, pressure is reduced to 10 psi, and then distributed to Base facilities through piping ranging from 0.5 to 4-inches. Thirty-six buildings have gas meters installed. The existing 18,150 LF of pipe is polyethylene, which has been inserted in the original steel lines. The polyethylene pipe has a tracer wire to facilitate locating this pipe. The metering station is the only entry point for natural gas, and other than the building regulators, this is the only point where pressure is reduced. Peoples Natural Gas owns all natural gas lines and the meter and regulator system to the point of pressure reduction; 911th AW assumes ownership of the gas lines on the ?low-side? of the reducing station. Plastic isolation valves located at each building and throughout the system enable portions to be isolated for maintenance. The system was extensively replaced in FY 1991. No code violations were observed during the site visit, and the system is in very good condition. c. Water Distribution System: Potable water is supplied to the 911th AW from the Moon Township Municipal Authority (MTMA) via a 12-inch main. The water is metered and then delivered into the distribution system through the base?s 8-insh main. The average pressure supplied to the Base is 90 psi. The 911th AW provides no additional treatment, and the Base has no active potable water wells. Water storage is provided by a 1.5-million gallon elevated water storage tank, which is located on-base but owned and operated by the MTMA. The elevated storage tank is supplied through a 16-inch main, which is also owned by MTMA. The elevated storage tank serves both the local community and the installation, and the MTMA reserves 300,000 gallons of water exclusively for the base?s fire protection requirements. An additional ground-level tank stores 165,000 gallons of water used only for fire protection of two flightline facilities. The Base water distribution system is government-owned and consists of approximately 26,000 linear feet of water mains and service laterals. The majority of the mains were upgraded in 1991 with polyvinyl chloride (PVC); the remaining original system is ductile iron. Most of the base?s original system was abandoned in place during the upgrade. Most of the 911th AW water lines distribution water through a looped system; however, the system has some dead-end lines. The water distribution system is generally in excellent condition. Flow volume is good, and system pressures are well balanced. Pressures at the fire hydrants are consistently in the 90-100 psi range with good flow. Vales, which are generally older than the distribution lines, are all accessible and in good operating condition. There are no known code violations. There are 58 facilities on the Base of which only 6 are metered. d. Wastewater Collection System: Wastewater generated by 911th AW is carried off base through a 15-inch sewer main in the southeast corner of the base, and disposed of through Moon Township Municipal Authority (MTMA) sanitary sewer lines and sewage treatment facility. Sewage is not metered prior to entering the MTMA sanitary sewer system; instead the Base is billed for sewage treatment fees based upon 100 per cent of its potable water consumption. Industrial wastes are treated through oil/water separators, which subsequently discharge directly to the sanitary sewer system. The Base system meets all known regulatory requirements, and the discharge is compatible with MTMA?s requirements. The 911th AW wastewater collection system consists of 19,640 feet of gravity-flow vitrified clay pipe. The collection system includes laterals, oil/water separators, underground holding tanks, and collector mains. The Base has no lift stations and the oil/water separators are not part of this contract. Service laterals are typically 4- to 6-inches in diameter; mains range from 6- to 8-inches. The wastewater collection system is generally in fair condition. Most of the system is original and has not been lined, but the base?s terrain and slopes provide for adequate flow, and base personnel report no problems with blockages or backups. Installation: Pittsburgh Air National Guard Base Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Installation Description: The 171st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) installation is located at the Pittsburgh International Airport (IAP) approximately 16 miles northwest of downtown Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. The 171st ARW occupies 179 acres and contains approximately 51 buildings and structures. This land is leased from the Allegheny County Department of Aviation. Utility systems to be privatized: a. Electrical: CMS Marketing Service and Trading provides the electrical commodity to the 171st ARW through two lines owned and maintained by Duquesne Light Company. Duquesne?s lines terminate at the base substation (Facility 101). A three-phase, 1500 kilovolt-ampere (kVA) transformer owned by the power company steps down the voltage to 4160 Volts (V) primary distribution for the base. Electrical power for the entire base is metered at the substation. Government ownership starts at the substation demand-side (secondary) with the switchgear. From the substation, the system feeds the base with two separate circuits, one supplying the area west of the airfield, and the other supplying areas south and east of the airfield. Base drawings show approximately 13,130 LF of underground secondary conductors, 4,530 LF of primary underground conductors, approximately 3,840 LF of overhead secondary conductors, and 5,740 LF of primary overhead cables. The system also includes the following: (1) 55 transformers ranging from 10kVA to 500 kVA; (2) 67 utility poles of various heights; (3) 22 airfield light stanchions; and (4) 3 double throw vacuum switches. There is no Supervisory Council and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for remote operation or monitoring of the electrical system. However, Duquesne has the capability to remotely read the electric meter at the substation through a modem. In addition, there are on 3 facilities of 44 that have meters. The existing system is primarily underground, with above ground lines in a few areas. The system varies in age from 7 to 50 years. The underground cable was installed in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) conduit with concrete casings in 1992. Most of the overhead cable is original, installed in the early 1950?s. Transformers and associated equipment range in age from approximately 25 years for pole mounted and approximately 5 years for those on pads. All of the underground cables and ducts, and most of the overhead cables are in good condition. Transformers are generally in good condition, and all of the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated electrical equipment has been replaced. Manholes and power poles are in good condition, although the manholes are considered confined spaces for maintenance entry and two poles have minor problems with structural loads. The base has systematic problems with 3-phase equipment motors (such as for air conditioning compressors) burning up due to single phasing characteristics when power is intermittently lost or when restoring base power after outages. The base is studying the installation of a 3-phase loss relay system to rectify the problem. There are no known code violations or discrepancies. Lli Technologies and Sergeant Electric maintain the 171st ARW electrical utilities through service contracts. b. Natural Gas Distribution System: CMS Marketing Services and Trading supplies natural gas to the 171st ARW through a 6-inch coated and wrapped steel feeder pipe owned by the Peoples Natural Gas Company. Pressure is reduced from 40 psi to 10 psi at the metering station on Cliff Mine Road and then distributed to base facilities through piping ranging from 0.5 to 4 inches. Pipe material is a combination of black iron and polyethylene. The Cliff Mine Road metering station is the only entry point for natural gas, and other than the building regulators, this is the only regulators with shut-off valves. Peoples owns all natural gas lines, meters, and regulators to the point of pressure reduction; the 171st ARW assumes ownership of the gas lines o the ?low-side? of the reducing station. Base drawings show approximately 9,400 LF of gas mains on-base. Approximately 1,610 LF of steel piping was replaced in 1990 and the remaining 7,800 LF was installed in 1955. There are no valves on the distribution system, other than those at the buildings. The portions of the system with black iron pipe are approximately 45 years old; the polyethylene pipe is less than 10 years old. The 171st ARW has no personnel or equipment on-base to repair breaks or leaks in the polyethylene pipe, and therefore maintains the natural gas system by service contract on an as required basis. c. Water Distribution System: Water is supplied to the 171st ARW from the Moon Township Municipal Authority (MTMA) via a 10-inch ductile iron main that runs beneath the runway 32-14 and the approaches to runways 28L and 28C. The base does not own or maintain this 10-inch water line. The base owns the supply line an distribution mains. A single meter located near the base of the elevated water storage tank located at the 911th AW meters the main feed from MTMA. MTMA owns and reads this meter. Findlay Township provides a backup water source, which enters the base at the main gate and is metered in a pit near the main gate just inside the installation property. Findlay owns and reads this meter. After metering, the water enters the base distribution system, which is a combination of several loops, and a number of long dead-end branches. There are no water meters installed at the facilities. The average pressure supplies to the base is 90 psi. The base has a 150,000 gallon storage tank which is used for fire protection only. The 171st ARW provides not additional water treatment and the base has no active potable wells. Including the supply lines to the base, water mains are comprised of approximately 19,419 LF of pipe, most of which is 8-inch asbestos cement that is nearly 50 years old. The system?s dead ends do not appear to create any maintenance problems; the system balance is good, the dead ends all provide a mean for flushing, and the base reports no sediment or brown water problems. The system?s age, however, presents several serious problems. System repairs are difficult because of the high percentage of mains located under the airfield-parking ramp and other pavements, and the proximity of the mains to buildings and other obstacles. The supply line running under the ramp breaks, on average, once a winter. The system?s 55 valves are properly located for isolation purposes, but maintenance personnel estimate that only 15 of them work properly. There are 28 fire hydrants and associated 4.5-inch valves located on base. Hydrant-testing results reveal insufficient flow for adequate fire protection. Since the main pipes appear to be adequately sized to meet the base?s requirements, this is likely due to the constricting effects of mineral deposits on interior pipe walls. This assessment is based on the number of water line breaks to the system and the condition of the piping replaced or repaired. There are no known code violations. The foregoing problems could be corrected by replacing the base?s 6- and 8-inch mains with new 8-inch mains and changing the supply source to eliminate the main running under the ramp area. The base has already identified two alternative recommendations to the current supply sources. These alternatives recommend switching to Findley as the primary source (assuming they have adequate capacity) and extending a main east of the base to connect to MTMA?s distribution system near Beaver Grade Road. This assessment was made during 1999, therefore, some of these problems may have been rectified. The base has facility backflow preventer units installed, however, these backflow units are not part of this contract. There are no large backflow preventers on the distribution system. The 171st ARW maintains the water distribution system by service contract with local plumbing contractor(s). d. Wastewater Collection System: Wastewater generated by the 171st ARW flows off-base through a 8-inch sewer main in the southeast corner of the base, discharged into Moon Township Municipal Authority?s (MTMA) 18-inch sanitary sewer line and treated at MTMA?s sewage treatment facility. Base ownership ends at MTMA?s 18-inch line. Sewage is not metered prior to entering the MTMA sanitary sewer system; instead the base is billed for sewage treatment fees based on 100 percent of its potable water consumption. Industrial wastes are treated through oil/water separators, which subsequently discharge directly to the sanitary sewer system. The oil/water separators are not part of this contract. The base system meets all known regulatory requirements and the discharge is compatible with MTMA?s requirements. The 171st ARW wastewater collection system consists of primarily 7,626 feet of gravity-flow pipe. The collection system include laterals, oil/water separators, underground holding tanks, and collector mains. The base has one lift station with an ejector pump, which serves only Building 316. It is new as a result of that new construction. The lift station is only operated when there is a UTA weekend and occasionally thereafter during the year. Service laterals are typically 3- to 6-inches in diameter, and mains range from 6- to 8-inches. Most of the system consists of original vitrified clay pipe installed in the 1950?s. The 171st ARW has 31 manholes. Many of these manholes require maintenance as result of age. The major problems are wall repairs, ring repairs, and re-grouting. Three manholes require rising, 1 requires lowering to facilitate waste flow, and the other 27 require maintenance and repair as specified above. The 171st ARW maintains the wastewater collection system by service contract with local plumbing contractor(s). This requirement is unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. Large businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan with their offer. Interested sources should contact Mily Le at mily.le@dla.mil to be added to our bidder mailing list. A copy of the solicitation will be available after issuance, on the Internet at the below listed URL. The solicitation will be available on or after September 29, 2003. LINKURL: http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMPage.asp?pageid=246; LINKDESC: http://www.desc.dla.mil. EMAILADD: helene.horrell@dla.mil or brad.backus@dla.mil for additional information or clarification.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Pittsburgh ARS, PA

Zip Code: 15108

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00448674-W 20031009/031007213016 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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