US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center Huntsville, 4820 University Square, Huntsville, AL 35816-1822

E -- PRIVATIZATION OF NATURAL GAS, DOMESTIC WATER DISTRIBUTION, AND WASTEWATER UTILITY SYSTEMS AT FORT CAMPBELL, KY SOL DACA87-00-R-0005 DUE 030120 POC Van E. Pinion 256-895-1383 E-MAIL: Van.E.Pinion@HND01.usace.army.mil, Van.E.Pinion@HND01.usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville intends to procure services for the privatization of the natural gas and domestic water distribution systems, and the wastewater utility system at Fort Campbell, KY, as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2304 and 40 U.S.C. 474(3). Fort Campbell is located in north central Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky between Clarksville, TN (5 miles south) and Hopkinsville, KY (15 miles north). All three utilities serve the cantonment area which straddles the Kentucky and Tennessee borders. Fort Campbell has roughly 1,500 administrative and support buildings and 4,200 sets of family quarters, with an estimated daytime population of roughly 40,000. Privatization is a process by which the Government sells its utility systems to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility entity and contracts with the entity to own, operate, maintain and improve the utility systems as commercial systems. The resulting solicitation is not intended to include the natural gas commodity and does not supplant existing commodity contracts. Fort Campbell will retain water source rights. The contract for the operation of the system(s) is considered a utility service contract with a potential term of 50 years. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued on or about 14 Jan 00. A pre-proposal conference/site visit will be scheduled approximately two weeks following release of the RFP. Technical evaluation factors will be set forth in the solicitation. SYNOPSIS: The natural gas distribution system serves approximately 1,274 buildings located throughout the installation. It consists of approximately 358,160 linear feet of pipe, ranging in sizes from less than 2 inches to 18 inches in diameter. Installed pipe is steel or polyethylene. A metering and pressure reduction station owned and maintained by the City of Clarksville is not Government property and will not be transferred as part of the privatization effort. The system also includes approximately 207 main valves of varying size and 2 main meter/regulator locations. The Fort Campbell main water system currently treats water, taken from Boiling Springs (artesian well) with Red River (surface water) as the backup source. The raw water pumping station located on Boiling Springs has a pumping capacity of approximately 15.1 million gallons per day (MGD) with three raw water pumps, which pump water through two 18-inch mains to the water treatment facility. These three 3,500 gallon per minute (GPM) pumps are equipped with 300 horsepower motors. The Red River raw water facility includes an intake pumping station, a diversion structure/intake structure, and a 16-inch pipeline from the station to the water treatment plant. Red River is located off post and has easements. The station has a capacity of 2.5 MGD. Fort Campbell distributes the treated water through the Main Cantonment Area via approximately 713,000 feet of water distribution lines ranging from less than 2 inches to 20 inches in diameter. There are approximately 1,018 fire hydrants, 2 pump stations in the distribution system, 2 clearwells (1.5 million gallons), 0.5 million gallon ground storage tank, and 5 elevated water storage tanks (2.75 million gallons total) located on Fort Campbell. The Fort Campbell water plant is rated for 7.6 MGD with a daily usage of 4-6 MGD. The Fort Campbell wastewater collection system consists of approximately 489,200 feet of sewer mains ranging from less than 4 inches to 30 inches in diameter. The collection system is predominately gravity with some forced mains as small as 2 inches. The majority of the sewer size is 8 inches in diameter. For the most part, the wastewater flows to the lift stations where it is pumped to the wastewater treatment plant. There are approximately 62 lift stations located throughout the installation. Twenty-three of these lift stations are located in the family housing areas and are typically 2-horsepower duplex grinder type lift stations. Five of the lift stations have emergency generators. There areapproximately 1,637 manholes located on Fort Campbell. The wastewater treatment plant is rated for 4 MGD with average flows in 1998 and 1999 of 3.4 to 3.6 MGD. A study completed in August 1995 estimates the total inflow/infiltration to be approximately 0.316 MGD, predominately infiltration. PROCEDURES: Once released, the RFP will be available electronically through the Internet at www.hnd.usace.army.mil/contract. Small Business interests shall note the FAR Part 19, "Standard Industrial Codes (SIC) and Size Standards", for the utility systems identified in this announcement. Some, all, or any combination of the following SIC Codes may apply: 4922, 4923, 4924, 4932, 4939, 4941, 4952, 4953, and/or 4959. Posted 12/22/99 (W-SN411056). (0356)

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