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S -- PRIVATIZATION OF THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AT FT. STEWART, AND HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GEORGIA SOL SP0600-99-R-0065 DUE 051199 POC Elizabeth Pesenti, Contracting Officer (703) 767-8130 Privatization of the Electric Distribution systems at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. Privatization will transfer to the private sector the responsibility for the ownership, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Government-owned utility system for electric distribution services. All applicable State and Federal laws and regulations must be complied with. Fort Stewart's electrical distribution system consists of a cantonment area main substation that is a two-unit substation (30 MVA each) served at 115 kilovolts (kV), located in the housing area on Hero Road. The two transformers in the main substation and associated equipment the primary side, are owned and maintained by Georgia Power Company and maintained in a separate fenced lot. The adjacent distribution feeder portion of the substation contains the Fort Stewart 25 kV distribution equipment. The substation 25 kV buswork is overhead serving 8 padmounted oil circuit breakers (7 active, 1 spare). There is a 12.47-25 kV step-up transformer bank near Evans heliport. The step-up transformers and 25 kV distribution are owned and operated by Fort Stewart. There is one 25 to 4.16 kV step-down substation (at the energy plant). There are approximately 37 circuit miles of overhead primary distribution, and approximately 37 circuit miles of underground primary distribution. There are approximately 9000 street lights (mercury vapor, high-pressure sodium; low-pressure sodium, and metal halide). Fort Stewart also has primary metering equipment (on each side of the National Guard Training Area). The distribution system serves approximately 2061 buildings located throughout the installation. The Hunter Army Airfield electrical distribution system consists of, but is not limited to: a cantonment area main substation. The substation is a two-unit substation (7.5/10.5 MVA each) served at 46 kilovolts (kV) located on Hunter Army Airfield. The two transformers in the main substation and associated equipment the primary side are owned and maintained by Savannah Electric Power Company and maintained in a separate fenced lot. The adjacent distribution feeder portion of the substation contains the Hunter Army Airfield distribution 13.8 kV distribution equipment. The substation 13.8 kV buswork is overhead serving 10 padmounted oil circuit breakers (9 active, 1 spare). The airfield substation is a 13.8-4.16 kV substation with one incoming 13.8 kV line, four 667 kVA transformers (one spare), and two 4.16 kV circuit breakers. There are approximately 28 circuit miles of overhead primary distribution, and approximately 8 circuit miles of underground primary distribution. There are also approximately 2900 streetlights. The electrical distribution serves approximately 662 buildings located throughout the installation. This requirement is unrestricted. Interested sources should contact DESC to be added to our bidders mailing list. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Posted 03/04/99 (W-SN305195). (0063)

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