SOURCES SOUGHT
S -- SOURCES SOUTH FOR PRIVATIZATION OF ELECTRIC, WATER, AND WASTEWATER UTILITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AT FORT LEWIS ARMY INSTALLATION, WASHINGTON.
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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
- Reference-Number-012405
- Response Due
- 2/15/2005
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2005
- Description
- The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM), Army Material Command and Fort Lewis, Washington, seek to identify responsible potential sources and obtain information in regards to possible privatization of utility systems in accordance with 10 USC 2688, Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority for Utility Privatization of the Electric and Water Distribution Utility Systems and Wastewater Collection System at Fort Lewis, Washington. The potential privatization action will include transfer of ownership, operation and maintenance, and the obligation to serve. The Army will not transfer ownership of land or any land lease interest for Fort Lewis, Washington and will grant easements and leases, with concurrence of the underlying leaseholder where applicable, for access to land associated with each utility system. INSTALLATION DESCRIPTION: Fort Lewis, one of the U.S. Army largest and most modern, consists of 87,000 acres located approximately 15 miles south of Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 1917, the Installation was named after Captain Meriwether Lewis, leader of the historic Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803. Today, Fort Lewis is home to I Corps, 4th ROTC Region, 2nd Battalion, 7th Rangers, 1st Special Forces Group and Madigan Medical Center. A brief description and approximate size of each system is detailed as follows: Electrical Distribution System: Fort Lewis currently purchases its electrical power requirements from the Tacoma City Utilities (TCU) through four (4) separate primary delivery points located within the Installation?s main cantonment area. All three (4) delivery points are supplied from TCU?s 110 kV Boise Cascade/Fort Lewis Loop transmission system. The Installation?s distribution system consists of four (4) 100 kV / 13.8 kV substations, 96.2 circuit miles of overhead (OH) primary distribution line and 52.1 circuit miles of underground (UG) primary distribution line. With regard to the four (4) substations, TCU owns the 110 kV switching, protective equipment and the power transformers and Fort Lewis owns the secondary structures, bus-works, voltage regulators and metal-clad switchgear. The primary distribution system consists of a total of twenty-one (21) 13.8 circuits. The majority of the distribution circuits are configured with loop tie switches to neighboring circuits. The distribution system is primarily OH conventional open wire pole-line construction with pole-mounted transformers. However, there is also a substantial amount of UG primary construction, utilizing duct type construction practices. Water Treatment and Distribution System: Fort Lewis? potable water system includes eight (8) active, two (2) standby wells, the Sequalitchew Springs, a raw water pumping station, a WTP, a booster pump station, a pressure reducing station, an elevated storage tank, eleven (11) ground-level storage tanks and the water distribution lines. The raw water taken from the Sequalitchew Springs and the wells is chlorinated, fluoridated and a corrosion inhibitor is added before the water enters the distribution system. Fort Lewis redistributes the treated water throughout the Main Post, North Fort and Davis Hill service areas via 718,388 linear feet (136 miles) of asbestos cement, cast iron, ductile iron, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe, ranging in size from less than 2 to 16-inches in diameter. The 500,000 gallon elevated storage tank was constructed in 1960 and repaired in 1979 and 1995. There are also eleven (11) ground-level storage tanks: one (1) 200,000 gallon tanks (constructed in 1949 and repaired in 1979 and 1995), five (5) 500,000 gallon tanks (constructed in 1949 and repaired in 1979), one (1) 500,000 gallon tank (constructed in 1965 and repaired in 1979), two (2) 750,000 gallon tanks (constructed in 1949 and repaired in 1979), and two (2) 840,000 gallon tanks (constructed in 1953 and repaired in 1979 and 1995). Wastewater Collection and Treatment System: Fort Lewis? wastewater utility system includes 501,400 linear feet (95 miles) of underground wastewater collection lines, 1,674 manholes, 35 relatively small sewage life stations and a secondary wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The wastewater collection lines include vitrified clay, concrete or reinforced concrete, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe, ranging in size from 4 to 36-inches in diameter. The wastewater is collected and conveyed primarily via the gravity system with the help of 35 relatively small sewage lift stations to the WWTP. On average, the 7.6 million gallon per day (MGD) WWTP treats 4.3 MGD of domestic and industrial wastewater collected from the Main Post, North Fort, Camp Murray, the VA Hospital, Clover Park Schools, McChord AFB, DuPont Village, Northwest Landing and Madigan Army Medical Center. Initially constructed in 1955 as a primary treatment facility, the WWTP was upgraded in 1974 to provide secondary treatment. Fort Lewis? WTP includes two (2) mechanically cleaned bar screen, a grit chamber, four (4) primary clarifiers, two (2) trickling filters, (2) secondary clarifiers, three (3) anaerobic digestors, one (1) sludge thickener tank and sludge drying beds. The Contractor(s) shall furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain and operate the utility system(s) in a safe and reliable condition. 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. Real property interests will be conveyed in the form of an Easement as an attachment to the Request For Proposal (RFP). The utility system(s) will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. At this time, no solicitation exists: therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. HOWEVER, BE ADVISED THAT A SOLICITATION ISSUANCE IS ANTICIPATED ON OR BEFORE March 31, 2005. Companies having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirement are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey / sources sought notice including, commercial market information and company information to Ms. Montrez Nicholson via E-Mail at Montrez.Nicholson@dla.mil or facsimile (703-767-2382), no later than Tuesday, February 15, 2005. Responses should include the following information: company name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address; business size and status such as disadvantaged, 8(a) or HUBZone; corporate affiliations; potential joint venture partners, teaming partners, and / or major subcontractor or (prime). Please specify which system(s) that you are interested in and direct any questions or concerns to the Contracting Specialist, Ms. Montrez Nicholson, Phone (703) 767-9406, E-Mail: Montrez.Nicholson@dla.mil, or the Contracting Officer Ms. Kerri Chambers, Phone (703) 767-8567, E-Mail: Kerri.Chambers@dla.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Lewis Army Installation, Fort Lewis, Washington
- Zip Code: 98433
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 98433
- Record
- SN00738781-W 20050126/050124211531 (fbodaily.com)
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