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R -- ADVISORY, ASSISTANCE AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR UTILITY SYSTEMS PRIVATIZATION. SOL SPO600-99-R-0091 DUE 070799 POC Kathleen Cahill, Defense Energy Support Center, DESC-APP, Commodity Business Specialist, (703) 767-8127 and Eva Johnson, DESC-APP, Contract Specialist. WEB: Utility Privatization Analytical Support Services solicitation, http://www.desc.dla.mil/main/a/electric/priv.htm (posting pending). E-MAIL: For additional information or clarification., kcahill@desc.dla.mil or ejohnson@desc.dla.mil. It is our intent to award under competitive provisions for the following: utility privatization analytical support services. The utility privatization means the conveyance of utility systems to municipal, private, regional, cooperative utility companies or other eligible entities. These utility systems may include (1) electrical distribution and electrical generation plants including peak shaving systems; 2) gas distribution systems and in some cases gas storage systems; (3) water treatment plants, labs, reservoirs, storage tanks, and water distribution systems; (4) sewage treatment plants, labs, collection system and disposal plants; (5) solid waste collection and disposal systems; and (6) central steam and hot water systems; (7) waste to energy systems; and (8) miscellaneous cases such as roadways, fencing, military housing, other ancillary military facilities, including land transfers, reservoirs, dams, lakes, and off post support facilities. The support services may include but not be limited to development and analysis of Cost of Service Studies, Life Cycle Cost Analyses, draft Request for Proposals, environmental documentation studies, and real estate documentation studies. Work necessary to complete tasks may also include, but not be limited to, inventory and condition assessment of existing utility systems, legal research on regulatory laws and other aspects of conveying specific distribution systems, and market research to determine interest from public, municipal, regional, cooperative, private utility or companies or other eligible entities. These services will help support the DESC and military installations in deciding the most cost effective and efficient alternative for ownership and operation of on base utility infrastructure. DESC anticipates multiple awards under a multiple award schedule with 25% of the awards set aside for small business concerns. Large businesses will be required to provide a subcontracting plan. Specialized experience in the area of utilities privatization, Federal Government contracting and in conducting life cycle costs of existing and proposed utility operations should be extensive. Qualifications shall include direct experience in these areas. OBJECTIVE: DESC intends to award multiple contracts to provide utility system privatization analytical support services to the military installations in support of their efforts to investigate alternatives to in-house Department of Defense ownership and operation of existing utility systems. For further information, any interested party should contact Kathleen Cahill, Commodity Business Specialist, (703) 767-8127 or Eva Johnson, (703) 767-8131. The solicitation will be posted on the website listed below when it is issued. Posted 05/21/99 (W-SN334379). (0141)

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