Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition & Materiel Management Service (90G), VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL 33744

J -- REPLACE HIGH VOLTAGE MAIN DISTRIBUTION FEEDER CABLE SOL 516-062-98 DUE 062698 POC Connie Springs, Lead Contract Specialist Under authority of U.S.C. 253 (c) (1), the Government intends to enter into sole source procurement with Florida Power, the local utility company, for replacement of high voltage feeder cables and associated services. Contractor to provide all parts labor and materials to replace approximately 12,500 linear feet of 15,000 volt 1,000,000 circular mill aluminum cable. Contractor will be required to replace two existing 3-phase feeders. Feeders will be replaced one at a time through 6 activated manholes to keep the medical center operational. Each feeder will have surge protection installed in every other manhole with tee tap type splices. All feeders will be installed in existing 6" conduit system. The contractor will be required to provide a one hour call response for any feeder problems during and after completion of feeder installation. Once the feeder installation is completed the contractor will assume permanent responsibility of approximately 810 linear feet of feeder lines that cross Bay Pines Blvd. and terminate in manhole #359 on VAMC property. The remaining new feeder lines from manhole #359 to the VAMC Energy Center will be the responsibility of the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Total replacement service will be completed by August 15, 1998. All confined space entry procedures will apply on this job and all manholes are totally filled with water. Special rigging will be required at the switchgear end to prevent damage to the switchgear when pulling cable. Any damage to the medical center structures or grounds by the subject contractor will be repaired by this contractor. If electric service to the medical center is disconnected due to damage on the job by the feeder installation contractor, the contractor will be require to repair the feeder cable within six (6) hours. The contractor must have five (5) years current experience doing this magnitude of work and five (5) years current experience of high voltage splicing. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302 and under Commercial Item Acquisition, FAR Part 12. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available at this time. (0162)

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