US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

Y -- PRIVATIZATION OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SOL NA DUE 013099 POC Point of Contact -- June Manning, Contract Specialist, 732-532-5205. Contracting Officer -- Virginia O'Neill, 732-532-3019. E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the POC, oneillv@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. Sources are sought for the privatization of the exterior electrical distribution system for Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Privatization will transfer the responsibility of the ownership, operation, maintenance, repair, and Master Plan Development of the Government-owned distribution system to a regulated public utility. The Army owns the electric distribution system downstream of the Fort Monmouth points of delivery and maintenance is currently performed by TecomVinell Services (TVS), an Army contractor. GPU Energy owns all upstream distribution facilities. The Government-owned system consists of about 60 miles of underground and overhead primary voltage circuits and 470 pole and pad mounted transformers that provide power to the Installation. Fort Monmouth is interested in selling the exterior electrical distribution system to an entity that is currently regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. Fort Monmouth would generally prefer to receive monthly credit to their electric utility bill over a ten-year period instead of a one-time lump sum purchase price payment. Interested sources should provide a written statement of interest on company letterhead to include the following: (1) A brief company profile and experience statement related to the provision of regulated public electric utility service. (2) A demonstration of the respondent's legal ability to provide regulated public utility service to Fort Monmouth as an "Electric Public Utility". An Electric Public Utility is defined as an entity that renders electric service that is considered essential to the public and, as such, is subject to regulation in the public interest and includes an obligation to provide service to all qualifying customers within its operating territory. This service obligation shall exist independent of any service obligation with the Army. Responses to this Request for sources sought are due within 30 days of publication of this notice, and are to be sent to the Contracting Officer, USA CECOM, Attn: AMSEL-AC-CC-D-BA(ONE), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008. Posted 12/30/98 (D-SN284276). (0364)

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