SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Privatization of Electrical and Water Distribution Systems and Wastewater Collection System at Fort Monmouth Army Installation, New Jersey
- Notice Date
- 6/16/2004
- 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-0110
- Response Due
- 6/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 7/15/2004
- Point of Contact
- Montrez Nicholson, Commodity Business Specialist, Phone 703 767-9652, Fax 703 767-8757, - Laverne Tillson, Public Utilities Specialist, Phone 703 767-9402, Fax 703 767-8757,
- E-Mail Address
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Montrez.Nicholson@dla.mil, Laverne.Tillson@dla.mil
- Description
- The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the United States Army, plans to offer the privatization of electric, water and wastewater infrastructure systems at the Fort Monmouth Army Installation, New Jersey. Privatization is defined as the transfer of ownership and responsibility for the operations, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future utility systems replacements. As a result of this solicitation, the firm(s) will be selected to assume ownership of 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 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 an Easement 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 by the RFP. The utility systems being privatized are described as follows: OVERVIEW Fort Monmouth is a U. S. Army Installation located approximately fifty (50) miles south of New York City, New York. Established in 1917, the Installation was initially designated Signal Corps Camp, Little Silver, before the name was changed to Camp Alfred Vail, in honor of the New Jersey inventor. In 1925, the Post was officially designated Fort Monmouth, in honor of the men who had died on the nearby Revolutionary War battlefield. Today, Fort Monmouth is home to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, the Army Information Systems Management Activity, the Army Chaplain Center and School, the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School and the Joint Interoperability Engineering Organization. The Installation's population includes approximately 820 active duty military personnel, 6,110 civilian government employees, 3,500 permanent Government contractors and about 1,650 military dependents. Fort Monmouth covers an estimated 637 acres at the Main Post and 464 acres at the Charles Wood Area, located 1-1 ½ miles away. ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Fort Monmouth currently purchases wholesale electric power from General Public Utilities Corporation (GPU) at two delivery points, East Substation located in the south-central portion of the Main Post and at a 34.5 kV metering station located in the Charles Wood Area. The existing electric distribution system consists of: · Four 34.5-4.16 kV distribution substations · One 12.47-4.16 kV distribution substation · Approximately 31.5 circuit miles of primary distribution line · 1,000 street lights · 734 building services. East Substation supplies the main installation via an automatic throw-over switch connecting a bank of two 5000/6250 kVA, 3-phase transformers. It is supplied from GPU’s 34.5 kV transmission line. The 34.5 kV line terminates at a GPU owned and maintained substation located adjacent to the East Substation. The GPU substation consists of one high voltage structure and one-oil circuit breaker located below the Army’s high voltage structure. A third 5000/6250 kVA 34.5-4.16 kV power transformer with automatic load tap changer was installed in 1997 as a spare to allow one of the other transformers to be taken out of service for maintenance. This third transformer is connected to the main switchgear via a tie breaker. The transformer is kept energized, with no load, and could be utilized should a problem occur with the 3 MVA transformer or at the West Substation. The transformer secondaries, 4160/2400 volts, are connected through a voltage regulator for each bank to a switchgear bus protected by two main circuit breakers equipped with seven breakers and a center tie breaker. The voltage is then distributed to the Installation via aerial pole lines, except in the more recently constructed areas where a duct and manhole system is used. The Army owns all the switchgear and distribution feeder lines throughout the Installation. Most buildings in the Main Post are served at 208/120 volts three phase or 120/240 volts single phase with secondary service drops from pole-mounted transformers. Larger buildings are served from pad-mounted transformers adjacent to the building or from transformers installed in vaults in the building. A West Substation was constructed as part of a Corps of Engineers contract to provide power to the 1200 area buildings on the West Side of the Main Post. This contract was completed in 1990. This substation is fed from a 34.5 kV aerial transmission line originating from the East Main Post Substation. The aerial line consists of three #350 MCM Aluminum conductors, fused at 400 amps, which traverse the Main Post to the 1200 area. The West Substation, as constructed, consisted of a 7500 kVA, 4160/2400-volt load tap changing transformer with oil containment pit and a walk-in metal clad switchgear enclosure. A 1200 amp protects the transformer primary, 35 kV oil circuit breaker. There are eight outgoing feeders from the original switchgear. Some buildings have dual feeder capability. The distribution system is an underground system, comprised of concrete encased duct banks and manholes. Splices in the manholes are performed with modular type splices, which offer quick sectionalizing in the event of system failure. An addition to the West Substation was constructed as a part of a Corps of Engineers contract in 1994. The addition consisted of another 7500 kVA 4160/2400 volt, load tap changing transformer with oil containment pit and walk-in type metal clad switchgear enclosure. The transformer primary is protected by a 1200 amp, 35 kV, SF6 breaker. A tie breaker was installed between the two switchgear sections, to facilitate maintenance to individual transformers and to pick up total load in the event of individual transformer failure. The tie breaker is normally open during operation of the substation. There are four outgoing feeders from the additional set of switchgear. Some buildings have a dual feeder capability through the use of pad mounted sectionalizing switches. The distribution system is an underground system, utilizing concrete encased duct banks and manholes. The underground feeder consists of 350 MCM, XLP, 5 kV conductors. The reuse of the existing duct bank and manhole system on the Avenue of Memories, which is the main avenue traversing the Main Post, enables Fort Monmouth to back feed the East Main Post Substation from the West Substation and vice versa, in the event of substation transformer failure. The back feed can only accommodate 400 amps of additional load, so energy conservation measures would need to be taken and nonessential load sectionalizing performed in order to avoid overloading the feeders. Both 7500 kVA transformers in the West Substation have tank mounted fans, which can increase their capacity to 10,500 kVA. An additional 34.5 kV feeder was installed in 1995 to feed the housing quarters, Research Development and Administration buildings on the East Side of the Main Post. This feeder also serves to alleviate the East Substation of overloads during the summer peak season. This new feeder was tapped off the 34.5 kV feeder, supplying power to the West Substation. The feeder consists of 3 #1/0, 35 kV conductors in a underground duct bank, feeding a 3 MVA 34.5-5 kV pad mounted transformer, with 400 amp, 5 kV pad mounted switchgear. From the switchgear, a concrete encased underground duct bank carries the feeders to the area along Parkers Creek where the underground feeders switch to an aerial distribution through riser poles. Primary service to buildings consists of underground primary conductors feeding pad mounted transformers. Secondary services from the transformers to the buildings are comprised of underground conductors in duct banks. In case of transformer failure in the 3 MVA Substation, an alternate feed can be provided from the East Substation feeder #4, through aerial switching. Service to the Charles Wood Area, which is approximately 1 ½ miles west of the Main Post, is by way of an Army owned 34.5 -12.47 kV unit type substation. The substation is served by a 34.5 kV transmission line, which originates at the 34.5 kV metering station located approximately 1,200 feet south of the substation. The Charles Wood 34.5 kV metering station consists of 1200 amp, 34.5 kV indoor switchgear consisting of two feeder breakers and one non-automatic source breaker. The Charles Wood Electrical Distribution system was upgraded from 5 kV to 12.5 kV distribution under a Corps of Engineers contract, completed in 1994. The contract consisted of installing a 34.5-12.5 kV unit type substation with two 10/11.2/14 MVA 34.5-12.5 kV transformers and 12.5 kV metal enclosed, walk-in type distribution switchgear with vacuum type circuit breakers for the transformer feeders. Two overhead and two underground 12.5 kV distribution feeders originate from this substation along with two underground 12.5 kV circuits that feed a 12.5-4.16 kV substation located adjacent to Building 2700. The Building 2700 12.5 kV substation consists of two 7.5 MVA 12.5-5 kV transformers that are oil cooled and have provisions for future air-cooling. With the present summer peak loading of Building 2700 being approximately 4000 kVA, one of the transformers can handle the load with the other being used as a backup, in the event of transformer failure or in the case transformer maintenance. The aerial distribution system is fed from two feeders originating at the 12.5 kV Substation and consisting of 3 #2/0 copper conductors with neutral, which feeds office buildings and housing areas. Service entrances to buildings consist of underground primary conductors, coming off riser poles and feeding pad mounted transformers with underground secondary service entrance conductors. The Megill and Olmstead Housing areas have been converted to a URD type of electrical distribution system utilizing pad mounted transformers. The Olmstead Housing area is fed from both feeders with one feeder being normally open through a sectionalizing switch. In the event of primary feeder failure, the switch can be closed to enable the area to be energized from the alternate feeder. The Howard Commons Housing area electrical distribution system consists of an aerial distribution system with underground service entrances to buildings. Service entrances consist of main breaker equipped electrical metering gear with a meter for each quarters. In case of Fort Monmouth primary feeder failure, the area can be backed by using the utility’s feeder, through aerial switching. POTABLE WATER SYSTEM Fort Monmouth currently redistributes the potable water purchased from NJAWC (New Jersey American Water Company) throughout the Main Post and Charles Wood areas via 178,760 linear feet (33.9 miles) of underground potable water distribution lines. Fort Monmouth's potable water system also includes one (1) elevated storage tank and one (1) ground storage tank. The ground storage tank is not service. The potable water distribution system transports potable water from the metered interconnections with NJAWC throughout the Main Post and Charles Wood utility service areas. The potable water mains are constructed primarily of asbestos cement, cast iron, ductile iron or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). There are approximately 253 valves of various sizes and 251 fire hydrants distributed throughout the Main Post and Charles Wood utility service areas. WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT Wastewater is collected from the Main Post and Charles Wood utility service areas via 121,360 linear feet (23.0 miles) of underground wastewater collection lines. The Installation's wastewater collection system also includes 547 manholes and nineteen wastewater life stations. The wastewater collected from the two utility service areas then flows to Northeast Monmouth County Regional Sewerage Authority (NEMCRSA) wastewater lift station where it is pumped to the Sewerage Authority's wastewater treatment plant. The majority of the collection system is terra cotta type clay pipe. The wastewater collection system was constructed for the most part from the 1930s to the 1990s. 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 shall contact Montrez Nicholson at (703) 767-9406 to be added to our bidders mailing list. A copy of the solicitation will be available after issuance on the Internet at http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMPage.asp?pageid=246 The solicitation will be available on or after June 30, 2004. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (16-JUN-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: Fort Monmouth Army Installation New Jersey
- Zip Code: 07703
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 07703
- Record
- SN00605023-F 20040618/040616214410 (fbodaily.com)
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