SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Utility Privatization of Electric, Potable Water, and Wastewater Systems at Anniston Army Depot, Alabama
- Notice Date
- 2/16/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 221310
— Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- 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
- SP0600-05-R-0011
- Response Due
- 3/18/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/2/2005
- Description
- The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the United States Army, plans to offer the privatization of the Electric, Potable Water, and Wastewater systems at Anniston Army Depot, Calhoun County, Alabama. Privatization is defined as the transfer of ownership and responsibility for the operation, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future utility systems replacement. 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, tools, materials, and equipment necessary to own, operate, and maintain the utility system(s). The Contractor shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc. of the systems 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, operate, and maintain 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 Real Estate Easement as an attachment to the RFP. The utility systems 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. Offerors will not be required to submit offers on all of the utility systems and may submit offers on individual system(s) or on groups of systems on an all or none basis. For purposes of economic comparison required by 10 U.S.C. 2688, each system will be analyzed and considered for award separately. The Installation and utility systems being privatized are described as follows: OVERVIEW Anniston Army Depot (ANAD, the Depot, or the Installation) is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in northeast Alabama. It occupies over 25 square miles of land, encompassing more than 18,000 acres of woodland and 10 acres of lakes and streams. Although rural in locale, ANAD is easily accessible by road, rail, and air. Within five miles of its southern boundary, Interstate 20 serves as a major east-west artery, providing access to Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, numerous common carrier routes surround ANAD?s boundary while two airports capable of accommodating the C-5 cargo plane provide air transportation within an 8-mile radius. Immediate access to a main rail line is also available within the boundaries of the Depot. ANAD contains approximately 2,100 buildings/structures, 266 miles of roadway, 87 miles of fencing, and 46 miles of railroad. The Depot?s population is composed of approximately 3,500 military, civilian, and contractor employees. From its origin in 1942 as a storage depot, Anniston Army Depot has transformed into a state-of-the-art maintenance facility. ANAD is the only Army depot capable of performing maintenance on both heavy and light-tracked combat vehicles and their components. The Depot is designated as the Center of Technical Excellence for the M1 Abrams Tank and is the designated candidate Depot for the repair of the M60, AVLB, M728, and M88 combat vehicles. ANAD has assumed responsibility for the towed and self-propelled artillery as well as the M113 family of vehicles. Under partnership agreements, a wide range of vehicle conversions and upgrades are currently underway at ANAD. The Depot also performs maintenance on individual and crew-served weapons as well as land combat missiles and small arms. Additionally, the maintenance and storage of conventional ammunition and missiles, as well as the storage of seven percent of the Nation?s chemical munitions stockpile (until the stockpile is demilitarized), are significant parts of the Depot?s overall missions and capabilities. ANAD is generally divided into three geographic zones: West Area, East Area, and the Restricted Area pr Ammunition Limited Area. (Most of the Installation utility maps are labeled by these area designations. The West Area consists of primarily administration support facilities, warehousing facilities, shops, restaurant, wash racks, spill pad, the diesel fuel tanker loading area, and the one and only family housing unit on the Installation (Commander?s quarters). The East Area consists primarily of industrial and manufacturing activities but also includes the main post restaurant and the sewage treatment plant. The Restricted Area, more recently named the Ammunition Limited Area (ALA), encompasses the Ammunition Storage Area (ASA), the Chemical Limited Area (CLA), and the Chemical Demilitarization Area. As indicated by the names of the subdivisions, various ordnance-related activities are conducted from storage through demilitarization (incineration). Because of the nature of the stored munitions and associated activities, these ALA subdivisions have progressively more restricted security measures and chemical protection procedures. The Chemical Demilitarization Area (currently operated by Westinghouse), a 30-acre complex located near the north boundary of the ALA and separated by special security fencing is excluded from this privatization package. The following system descriptions provide potential offerors with a general understanding of the size and configuration of the utility systems. ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESCRIPTION Anniston Army Depot currently purchases electric power from Alabama Power Company (APC). APC provides medium voltage power supply via one 44 kV feeder that enters the Main Substation at ANAD. A separate APC feeder supplies power for the Chemical Demilitarization Facility. This electrical supply, including the distribution system inside the Chemical Demilitarization Facility, is excluded from this utility privatization package. The Main Substation has two bays that are both fed from the one incoming 44 kV feeder. APC owns the seven substation power transformers (six active and one spare). Each bay consists of three 1-phase transformers (44/12.47 kV). One bay totals 7.5 MVA capacity and the other totals 14 MVA capacity. The ANAD ownership and maintenance responsibility begins at the low side connections of the transformers. The electrical distribution system at ANAD consists of four 12.47/7.2 kV feeders which originate in the Main Substation. Two feeders form a large loop circuit that feeds the east area of the Depot. The other two feeders form a loop that feeds the west area of the Depot, including the headquarters and office areas. Anniston Army Depot owns and operates an electrical utility system consisting of: approximately 54 circuit miles of 12.47/7.2 kV overhead primary distribution lines; approximately 5.6 circuit miles of 12.47/7.2 kV underground primary distribution lines; approximately 6.7 miles of street/security lighting circuits; eight MV oil / vacuum circuit breakers; and 3,750 kVA regulators The electrical distribution system at ANAD was initially constructed during 1941 to 1945. The electrical system has been revised from time to time as the load requirements have changed. The present electrical network consists of overhead circuits installed on single wood poles with conventional pin type insulators installed on wood cross arms. Distribution class transformers (pole type or pad-mounted type) are installed near individual load concentrations. On the east side of the Depot is a very large manufacturing and production facility that is serviced by 12.4 kV circuits. These 12.4 kV circuits are constructed on single wood pole structures, generally with 8-foot cross arms and pin-type insulators. The conductors range in size from #2 copper to 397 MCM ACSR. The loop feeders have group operated load-break switches installed on pole tops for maintenance and protection purposes. The two circuits (feeders) that form the loop feeding the west area are virtually the same configuration, single wood pole, with 8-foot cross arms; however, there are a few structures in the west area that have insulator brackets and standoff type insulators installed. This feeder also feeds manufacturing and production facilities in the west portion of the Depot, plus the headquarters area and a large warehouse area. Portions of these feeders also extend into the Restricted Area (Ammunition Storage Area (ASA) and Chemical Limited Area (CLA)) where there are large ammunition storage igloos and munitions processing facilities. There are two regulator stations in the west feeder loop. One is referred to as the West Area Regulator Sub. It contains a 1500 KVAR regulator bank, two vacuum circuit breakers, and bypass switches. The second, referred to as the NW Regulator Station, is located in the restricted ASA. It contains one 1500 KVAR regulator bank and bypass switches. The regulator units serve to stabilize the voltage requirement in the two different areas while line capacitor banks, installed at several locations, also aid in voltage stabilization and improve the power factor. As indicated, most of the circuitry in the system is overhead. The only significant area of underground circuitry is in the Restricted Area. The street lighting system at the Depot is limited. Most of the lights are tapped off of the distribution line servicing a given area. POTABLE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The Anniston Waterworks and Sewer Board (AWSB), from whom ANAD purchases all potable water, draws raw water from Coldwater Spring, a high quality, dependable source requiring primarily chlorination and fluoridation. ANAD receives water through two metering points along the AWSB 20-inch transmission main. This main runs outside ANAD?s southeast boundary, between the metering points and the Coldwater Pumping Station. Two (2) booster pump stations serve to increase pressures where long transmission lines serve distant storage tanks or the industrial/production areas. Station No. 227 houses two 40 horsepower (hp) centrifugal pumps in a 10? x 15? prefabricated metal building. This station is located south of the ASA and pumps water, via an 8-inch water line, to ground storage tank No.700 in the CLA. Station No. 396 houses two 10 hp horizontal split case centrifugal pumps in an approximately 20? x 15? concrete block building. The distribution system contains approximately 57 miles of transmission mains and smaller supply lines. A substantial percentage of the system was constructed in the 1940s. Mains range in size from 6- to 12-inches in diameter and are of two materials: asbestos cement (transite) and cast iron. Smaller sizes (4-inches and less) supply individual structures, manufacturing and production buildings, and warehouse facilities. The system includes the main line valves, air release/vacuum relief valves, pressure reducing valves, blow-off valve vaults, fire hydrants, post indicating valves, and ground level and underground water storage facilities. The existing system has been modified to some degree, with individual sections of the system having undergone rehabilitation such as cleaning, repairing, slip-lining, and total replacement in some cases. Potable water is stored in five ground storage reservoirs with a combined storage capacity of 3.0 million gallons (MG). WASTEWATER (SANITARY SEWAGE) SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The sanitary sewer system of ANAD was constructed in the 1940s, and consists of approximately 31 miles of primarily vitrified clay and cast iron sewer pipe. The mains are primarily 6 and 8-inch diameters. The sewage collection system also includes 14 lift stations in the West Area, 11 lift stations in the East Area, seven lift stations in the ASA, two lift stations in the CLA, and one lift station at the Chemical Demilitarization Facility. Sewage from the East and West Areas is pumped, via 8- and 4-inch cast iron force mains, to a sewage treatment plant (STP) located just west of the East Area. Sewage from the ASA is pumped through a 6-inch force main to a point approximately 1,000 feet southwest of the STP. From that point, sewage is gravity fed through an 8-inch main to the STP. ANAD?s manholes are constructed of pre-cast concrete with brick chimneys supporting the frame and cover. Manholes are adequately located and are in average condition. Two lift stations, No. 194 and No. 445, are the main lift stations that service the West and East Areas, respectively. Both of these lift stations are wet well/dry well type stations. They are housed in brick or concrete block buildings, and include comminutors, two or three pumps, and an emergency backup generator. The other lift stations in the East, West, and ASA Areas are underground wet well type facilities without buildings and backup emergency generators. ANAD owns and operates a 0.62 million gallons per day (MGD) (which is the original design capacity) STP located south of the ASA. The plant processes approximately 500,000 gallons of wastewater per day from four wastewater streams: treated effluent from the industrial wastewater treatment plant, domestic sewage from the East industrial area, domestic sewage from the West administrative area, and domestic sewage from the Restricted Area. The STP utilizes an activated sludge process consisting of two equalization ponds, providing pre-aeration, and two parallel extended aeration package plants. The aeration plants consist of a splitter box, two aerobic digesters, two aeration basins, and three clarifiers. The old STP was rebuilt in 1981, at which time the equalization pond and the two package plants were installed. At that time, one of the existing clarifiers was converted to a sand filter, while the existing trickling filter was converted to four drying beds. Two-stage ultra-violet disinfection was also installed in 1992. In accordance with ANAD?s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), the STP effluent is piped several miles off the Installation to the permitted outfall on Choccolocco Creek. Sludge from the sewage treatment plant is usually dried on sludge beds. If necessary, wet sludge may be combined with non-hazardous sludge from the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (excluded from this privatization initiative) and pressed to remove most of the water. In either event, dried or pressed sludge is removed from the Installation and disposed by service contract. 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 an award to a small business 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 Nancy Barnett at 703-767-9402 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 March 2, 2005. LINKURL: http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMPage.asp?pageid=246 LINKDESC: http://www.desc.dla.mil EMAILADD: nancy.barnett@dla.mil Point of Contact Nancy Barnett, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-767-9402, Fax 703-767-2382, Email Nancy.Barnett@dla.mil Benita Jackson, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-767-9407, Fax 703-767-2382, Email Benita.Jackson@dla.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: Place of Performance Location: Anniston Army Depot, Alabama
- Zip Code: 36201-4199
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 36201-4199
- Record
- SN00752705-W 20050218/050217075827 (fbodaily.com)
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