SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Utility Privatization of Electric, Natural Gas, Water, and Wastewater Systems
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 221122
— Electric Power Distribution
- 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-0060
- Response Due
- 6/14/2004
- Archive Date
- 12/15/2004
- Point of Contact
- Laurie Carlson, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-767-8127, Fax 703-767-8757,
- E-Mail Address
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laurie.carlson@dla.mil
- Description
- The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the United States Air Force plans to offer the privatization of the electric, natural gas and water distribution systems and wastewater collection system at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. 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, the firm will be selected to assume ownership of the above-mentioned utility system(s). The successful firm will be required to provide expansions to the system(s) to meet future needs of the government. The resulting contract, if awarded, will require the Contractor to furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain, and operate the utility system(s). The Contractor 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 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. Past performance information from potential Offerors shall be submitted as directed in the RFP. The utility system being privatized is described as follows: Installation: Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. System Description: Electric, Natural Gas, Water, Wastewater. The following information is only an estimate of the size, scope and general description of the electrical, natural gas, potable water and sanitary wastewater utility systems at Tyndall AFB and is subject to change. Tyndall AFB occupies approximately 29,109 acres of real estate in Bay County near Panama City in Northwest Florida. There are 655 facilities totaling more than 3,680,000 square feet and 560 military family housing facilities with 1,400,000 square feet. Tyndall AFB does not generate its own electricity or natural gas and does not have water or wastewater treatment plants. The electric distribution system consists of primary distribution of 205 miles of line with 88% overhead; secondary distribution of 125 miles with 67% overhead. Power is supplied at 12.47kV. Base demand is 20MW. The natural gas distribution system consists of approximately 14 miles of gas mains. Piping is mostly steel and ranges in size from ¾ to six inches. Annual usage is 150,000 mcf. The potable water distribution system: Water is delivered to Tyndall AFB from Bay County Utilities at about 70 psig through one master meter. Pressures on base range from 50 to 80 psig. There are three on-base elevated storage tanks. There are six remote on-base water wells. The water distribution system consists of approximately 355,800 linear feet of cast iron and PVC piping. The wastewater collection system: The sanitary wastewater collection system consists of approximately 391,000 linear feet of primarily VC and PVC sewer mains ranging in size from 4 to 12 inches. There are 50 lift stations. There is a package treatment plant with a capacity of 50,000 gpd. The base is connected to the Bay County Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. Flow to this plant is approximately 1.27 mgd. See Note 26. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. Large businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan with their offer. The cascading preference source selection method will be used in the evaluation of firms for award under this solicitation. Offerors from small businesses will be considered first. In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.5, any award resulting from the solicitation will be made to an eligible small business concern provided that (1) at least two competitive offers are received from responsible small business concerns, and (2) award will be made at a fair market price. If conditions for award to a small business concern are not met, award will be made on the basis of full and open competition considering all offers submitted by responsible business concerns. Interested sources shall contact Laurie Carlson at 703-767-8127 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 February 13, 2004. LINKURL: http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMPage.asp?pageid=246 LINKDESC: http://www.desc.dla.mil EMAILADD: Laurie.Carlson@dla.mil Original Point of Contact Laurie Carlson, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-767-8127, Fax 703-767-2382, Email Laurie.Carlson@dla.mil Bruce Blank, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-767-2572, Fax 703-767-2382, Email Bruce.Blank@dla.mil NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (27-APR-2004); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN00573938-F 20040429/040427213035 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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