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61 -- PUMP IMPELLOR FOR UNIT P3, GRAND COULEE PUMPING-GENERATING PLANT, WA SOL 99SP100440 POC Contact Joe Pratt, Contract Specialist at (208) 378-5139 E-MAIL: Click here to contact Mr. Pratt via e-mail, jpratt@pn.usbr.gov. A synopsis for this requirement originally posted in CBD-NET on July 8, 1999, and appeared in the July 13, 1999, printed version. The RFP issue date has been moved forward 60 days due to Pumping Plant operations at Grand Coulee. The initial synopsis for this requirement was posted in Section 28 of the CBD. Because Reclamation received a very limited response, the requirement is now being posted in Section 61. The offerors who responded to the first synopsis need not respond to this one. The Bureau of Reclamation's Grand Coulee Project, Grand Coulee, WA, has a requirement to furnish, install, and test 1 stainless steel impeller with all appurtenant parts including stainless steel rotating wearing rings, and nickel aluminum bronze stationary wearing rings, for Pumping Unit P3 at the Grand Coulee Pumping-Generating Plant. The pump unit is rated at 1360 cubic feet per second. Work will include designing, fabricating, and testing a hydraulic pump model. We anticipate issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) inSeptember, but all dates in this synopsis are subject to change. The RFP will be issued on a CD-ROM and will include digital photos of the work site which show the existing installation. A list of parties who've requested the RFP will be posted, after the RFP has been issued, on our web page at www.pn.usbr.gov/contracts. Offers will be evaluated on their proposed warranted efficiencies, the amount of successful past performance of similar requirements, the quality and capabilities of their proposed manufacturing facilities, and price, among other factors. A site visit will be scheduled during the first two weeks of October 1999 and the RFP, when issued, will include the specific date, time and meeting location for the site visit as well as providing a contact point for the site visit. Offerors may request the solicitation in writing at the address above, by FAX at (208) 378-5108 or by sending an email request to jpratt@pn.usbr.gov. Requests should reference the solicitation number. Please include a contact name, physical address, phone/ fax numbers, and your e-mail address in your request. Offerors requesting overnight delivery should include their Federal Express account number. Telephone requests for the RFP won't be accepted. No charge for first copy of the CD solicitation -- additional copies available for a non-refundable fee of $15 per CD. For this acquisition the small business size standard is 1,000 employees and the standard industrial classification code is 3511. This requirement is not set-aside for small business. See Numbered Notes 12 and 26 Posted 08/09/99 (W-SN365139). (0221)

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