SOUTHWESTNAVFACENGCOM, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5187

S -- PRIVATIZATION UNDER 10 USC 2688, "UTILITY SYSTEMS: CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY", AT NAVAL AIR STATION, POINT MUGU, CA; NAVAL AIR STATION FAMILY HOUSING, CAMARILLO, CA; AND NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER, PORT HUENEME, CA SOL N68711-xx-xx-xxxx DUE 041299 POC H.Douglas Powell, at telephone (619) 532-3838 WEB: Click here to access the website to download a copy, www.efdswest.navfac.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer responsible, powellhd@efdswest.navfac.navy.mil. The Navy seeks to identify responsible sources and obtain information in regard to the privatization of utility systems in accordance with 10 USC 2688, "Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority." The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest Division, is seeking interest and information for the privatization of the electrical, natural gas, water, and wastewater utility systems located at: (1) U.S. Naval Air Station (NAS) at Point Mugu, CA; (2) U.S. Naval Air Station (NAS) Family Housing Complex, Camarillo, CA; and (3) U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) at Port Hueneme, CA. The resulting privatization will include assumption of ownership, operation and maintenance responsibility, and an obligation to continue the service for an indefinite and ongoing period. Should privatization result, the ownership of the entire utility distribution and/or collection system, including all operating responsibility, shall transfer to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company or to another entity. All responsibility for maintaining reliable service, including such items as environmental compliance, maintenance costs, major system renovations, construction, equipment, manpower, and overhead costs shall become the utility provider's responsibility. System descriptions have been developed for the above Navy Activities, and will be provided through electronic medium. System descriptions will be available for download on or about 12 March 1999 free of charge via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.efdswest.navfac.navy.mil. The official system descriptions (plan) holders list will be maintained on and can be printed from the website. All interested parties are encouraged to register as (plan) holders of the system descriptions on the website. System descriptions (plan) holders lists will not be faxed and will only be available from the website. Registering parties must provide a complete name, mailing address, area code and phone number, interest type (prime contractor, sub contractor, supplier, etc.), email address and size (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned small business or other). Notification of any changes (amendments) to the solicitation will be made only through the Commerce Business Daily or the above Internet site. It will be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any posted changes. The Government cannot guarantee that it will enter into a contract at the end of the procurement process. The award of a privatized utility service contract is contingent upon the ability of the Government to certify to Congress that the long-term economic benefit of a conveyance of the Government-owned utility system exceeds the long-term economic costs, and the conveyance will reduce the long-term costs for the provision of distribution or collection service. The Government shall not be held responsible for the cost of a party's expression of interest or, if a formal request for proposals (RFP) is issued, the cost of an offeror's proposal. This request for information (RFI) is a required component of a complete and systematic process to implement the Department of the Navy's utility privatization program. In order to minimize costs both to potentially interested parties and the Government, this notice is being issued as an element of that process to determine the interest, responsive capability and economic feasibility of proceeding with formal requests for proposals. If responsive statements of interest are received, a follow-on element of the process will be an industry forum to be held at either NCBC or NAS. The forum will be scheduled four weeks from the receipt of expressions of interest. Should insufficient credible interest or responsive capability be identified for a privatization action, it is likely that no formal solicitation will be issued; otherwise a formal request for proposals may be forthcoming. It is anticipated that any proposal received in response to a privatization RFP will require a certification of an offeror's legal right to provide the required service and capability to initiate the service within a reasonable time after contract award. It is further anticipated that the failure to initiate the required service after contract award would be deemed a termination for default and that liquidated and other appropriate damages may be assessed. Interest may be expressed for one or more of the utility systems located at the above U.S. Navy installations. Interested parties should submit a statement of interest on company letterhead to 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5190, to the attention of H. Douglas Powell, Code 4PW2.HP. Only one statement of interest should be submitted by any one company, and should not exceed 15 pages in length, plus two additional pages specific to each installation and/or utility system for which interest is expressed. Interest statements are due at the address above on or before 12 April 1999, or 30 days after being published in the Commerce Business Daily, which ever date is later.The statement of interest submitted shall address all of the following general criteria, as a minimum: (1) capability and experience in the ownership, operation, expansion and maintenance of similar systems; (2) financial capacity to purchase, expand, maintain, and operate a utility system; (3) a statement expressing a willingness and understanding of an obligation to provide continuous utility service; (4) understanding of any applicable state or local utility law or franchise requirements, capability of complying with such requirements, capability of direct cooperation with private, local, municipal, and state entities and the capability of obtaining legal certification to provide the applicable service; (5) understanding of the federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations, familiarity and experience with environmental compliance procedures and regulations for the applicable state(s), and US Environmental Protection Agency, and a statement of willingness to comply with same. Elaborate proposals or pricing information are neither required nor desired. Any innovative and/or new conceptual ideas, recommendations for utility system aggregation to achieve the stated objectives and requirements are encouraged. Joint ventures and partnering concepts designed to improve the economic and service benefits to the Government are also acceptable and encouraged, and should be identified in the submitted statement of interest. The Government does not intend to issue a conveyance document on the basis of this announcement. It should be noted that other RFIs for different U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps installations and utility systems may be issued in the same time frame, or at a later date. A separate response to each RFI is required. Site visits are not considered necessary for preparation and submittal of statements of interest. If site visits forum are later determined necessary, notification will be provided by way of an (Internet) amendment to this advertisement. Posted 03/05/99 (W-SN305640). (0064)

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