DA, Directorate of Contracting, Fort Drum, New York 13602-5220

S -- PRIVATIZATION OF EXISTING WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM AT FORT DRUM, NEW YORK SOL DAKF36-99-R-0005 DUE 042799 POC Contract Specialist Ron Johnson (315) 772-6514 Contracting Officer Sandy Brown (315) 772-6514 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, johnsonr@drum-emh4.army.mil. DESC: This is not a request for proposal. This is a potential sources sought announcement seeking companies with the technical and financial capability to operate and maintain the existing Fort Drum Water and Wastewater Systems. Currently, Fort Drum's Potable Water is generated from a combination of government owned wells and a contractor who provides water from the City of Watertown, NY. The disposal of wastewater is privately contracted. Fort Drum is located in Northern New York, approximately 10 miles northeast of Watertown, NY. The installation has roughly 200 administrative buildings and 2,200 sets of family quarters with an estimated day time population of 17,000. The on-post water distribution system consists of approximately 146 Miles of Piping, 2,142 Service Laterals, 12 Wells, 1 Water Treatment Facility, 13 Control Vaults, 3 Water Storage Towers, an Underground Reservoir and two 250,000 gallon Water Tanks. The on-post waste water system consists of approximately 100 Miles of Piping, 2 "Main" Pumping Stations, 9 Lift Stations and 1 Flow Meter Manhole. Privatization is the process by which the Government sells its water and wastewater distribution infrastructure to a private entity and then contracts with that entity for service. The Fort Drum effort is anticipated to involve the transfer of ownership and any replacement construction deemed necessary by the offeror. The maintenance and operation of the water and waste water systems will be for a period of 10 years. All respondents should provide documentation to demonstrate they have the capability to provide the services at Fort Drum, NY, to include the following: (1) technical and management expertise/knowledge; (2) any recent and/or current experience in the operation and maintenance of systems similar to the Fort Drum systems; (3) Ability to present a financial bond market plan to finance upgrades to the infrastructure which will be amortized during the 10 year life of the contract. Respondents are required to furnish their documentation to theFort Drum Directorate of Contracting no later than 27 April 1999. Posted 04/09/99 (W-SN317935). (0099)

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