SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Procurement for Utility Privatization
- Notice Date
- 12/30/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 221310
— Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau, 134 ARW, 134 ARW, McGhee Tyson ANG Base, McGhee Tyson ANG Base, TN 37777
- ZIP Code
- 37777
- Solicitation Number
- W912L7-09-R-0003
- Response Due
- 1/8/2009
- Archive Date
- 3/9/2009
- Point of Contact
- richard.lusby, 865-985-3353<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement. The Government intends to issue a sole source contract for the privatization of the electric distribution, water distribution, and wastewater collection systems for the Tennessee Air National Guard Base (ANGB) located at McGhee-Tyson Airport, to the City of Alcoa. Privatization is defined as the transfer of ownership and responsibility for the operations, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future utility system replacements. The City of Alcoa (Contractor) will assume ownership of the above-mentioned utility systems and will be required to provide expansions to the systems 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 systems. The Contractor shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the system 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 in a safe, reliable condition and to meet the requirements listed in the contract. The utility system will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. The systems being privatized are described as follows: The McGhee-Tyson ANGB is located on McGhee-Tyson Airport in Alcoa, Tennessee and is approximately 13 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee. The installation consists of 358 acres. An adjacent twelve-acre parcel is also included in this privatization effort. The base is located on the northwest side of the airport with a total of 39 buildings: 22 industrial, 10 administrative, 3 dormitories, and 4 service buildings; totaling 651,000 square feet. Day-to-day activities are managed by a force of approximately 800 full-time personnel. Two weekends per month the population increases to 1700 during military training assemblies. Electric power enters the base at two locations, one providing power to McGhee-Tyson ANGB and the other serving two units immediately adjacent to the base; Alcoa Air National Guard Station and the Tennessee Army National Guard facility. Electric service is provided at 13.2 kV and distributed primarily underground via a Y configured system. The system consists of approximately 22,300 linear feet of underground wiring in conduit and buried approximately four to six feet deep. There is also approximately 1,160 linear feet of overhead wiring. The system contains 43 three phase pad mounted transformers ranging from 75 to 1000 kVA; along with three single phase pad mounted transformers ranging from 25 to 75 kVA; 9 wooden utility poles 40 feet tall; 32 secondary meters, and 46 pre-cast concrete manholes. There are no substations, switching gear, or unique components associated with this system. Base personnel indicate the system capacity is adequate to meet current and future demands. McGhee-Tyson ANGB receives water service from the City of Alcoa utilities department. Water is delivered to the base at approximately 80 psig and metered at 2 locations. The distribution system is a dead end configuration and consists of approximately 20,800 liner feet of PVC pipe, 3,600 linear feet of ductile iron pipe, 600 linear feet of cast iron pipe, 2,900 linear feet of copper pipe, 500 linear feet of galvanized iron pipe and 5,700 linear feet of cement asbestos pipe. Approximately 1,200 linear feet of the PVC pipe is marked with tracer wire. Pipe diameters range from 1 inch to 12 inches and pipe is buried from 2 to 6 feet deep. The system also has 61 cast iron gate valves and 42 fire hydrant assemblies. The base has one above ground 218,000 gallon steel storage tank, primarily used to support aircraft hangar fire suppression. The tank and associated pumps are not included in the privitization. There are no wells, water treatment labs, external backflow prevention devices, post indicator valves (PIVs), or cathodic protection devices included in this privatization. Base personnel indicate the current system capacity is adequate and sufficient to meet the planned expansion of base facilities. McGhee-Tyson ANGB wastewater collection system consists of a combination of force main and gravity piping and is aided by two lift stations on the base. The system consists of approximately 14,700 linear feet of PVC piping, and 5500 linear feet of concrete pipe. Pipe diameters range from 4 to 12 inches. Pipes are buried between 4 and 15 feet deep with no marking tape or tracer wire used. There are 40 brick and 56 precast concrete manholes buried 6 to 8 feet in depth. The City of Alcoa provides wastewater treatment. Base personnel indicate the current capacity is adequate and sufficient to meet the planned expansion of base facilities. Competitive proposals were requested in 2001 and no cost effective offers were received. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of DoD Utility Privatization Policy dated 2002. However, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This information shall include: confirmation of your understanding that the requirement includes purchasing the distribution and collection systems, and then entering into a 50-year contract for the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the systems; furnish us with references indicating your prior experience operating, maintaining, repairing and replacing such systems; and indicate how you would meet the emergency response time requirement of one hour. All responses received within ten calendar days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested sources shall contact Richard Lusby, email: Richard.lusby@ang.af.mil Contracting Office Address 134ARW/MSC 240 Briscoe Drive Louisville, TN 37777 Original Point of Contact Richard Lusby, email: Richard.lusby@ang.af.mil Places of Performance Location: 134th ARW, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Alcoa, Tennessee Country: USA Original Point of Contact Richard Lusby, email: Richard.lusby@ang.af.mil Places of Performance Location: 134th ARW, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Alcoa, Tennessee Country: USA
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- Address: 134 ARW McGhee Tyson ANG Base, McGhee Tyson ANG Base TN<br />
- Zip Code: 37777<br />
- Zip Code: 37777<br />
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