Directorate of Contracting, Contracting Division, ATTN: SDSTO-KC, Tobyhanna Army Depot, 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5100

M -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CENTRAL BOILER PLANT AT TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, TOBYHANNA, PA 18466 SOL DAAC71-95-Q-0001 DUE 041795 POC Joyce K. Bednar, Contracting Officer, telephone: (717)895-6369 Thomas Anderson, Contract Negotiator, telephone: (717)895-6528. Tobyhanna Army Depot is issuing a solicitation for operation and maintenance of the central boiler plant--anticipated contract term is a base period with option for four additional periods-- the contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary management, supervision, labor, quality control, clothing, safety related gear and some materials to operate and maintain the central boiler plant and the coal handling system at Tobyhanna Army Depot--the central boiler plant which is located in building 22 services 36 buildings on the east side of the depot and consists of four boilers each with a capacity of producing 61,000 lbs of steam per hour, each rated at 1768 H.P.--all boilers are coal fired and operated by a traveling grate stoker; boilers are equipped with a pollution abatement system which has its own control panel for operator monitoring and controlling of system functions--boiler water treatment consists of four chemical pumps and a boiler feedwater dearating tank-- boilers are equipped with oxygen analyzers and opacity meters, boiler control equipment and soot blowers; sifters are located in air passages of the fire box--boilers have either electrically operated or steam turbine-driven operated auxillary equipment--they are equipped with a bottom ash removal system consisting of a vacuum pump system with standby steam ejection facilities to move bottom ash from the boiler ash pits to the silo--coal handling equipment consists of: coal elevators, coal storage bunkers, flytes and a coal scale--additional responsibilites include: monitoring and documenting system operation such as greasing bearings, checking valves, and monitoring water levels; reporting equipment malfunction and failure; monitoring boiler water treatment; movement of coal from the pile to the stokers; etc.--equipment and coal required for operation will be government furnished--equipment repairs will be performed by the government--plant must be operated 24 hours per day for the entire heating season which generally runs from 1 Oct through 15 May; from 1 to 3 boilers must be operated at any one time depending on demand; responsibility for summer operation is to be determined--in accordance with FAR 7.303(b)(1) and 5.205 (e) the government's requirements for these services are being announced to identify the availability of private commercial sources who are technically capable and interested in providing such services --the solicitation will include the clause FAR 52.207-2 Notice of Cost Comparison (negotiated) (Feb 1993); this solicitation will not result in the award of a contract if government performance is determined to be more advantageous-- potential offers should use DAAC71-95-Q-0001 when requesting a copy of the solicitation-- approximate issue/close dates are 15 Mar/17 Apr 95--although this solicitation is unrestricted, potential offerors are requested to identify their business size when making a request--SIC is 8999/$5million--all responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered (0074)

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