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S -- PRIVATIZATION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON SOL DAKF57-00-R-0006 POC Olive Lenney, Contract Specialist, (253) 967-2151, ext. 205 Fort Lewis plans to issue a solicitation for the potential privatization of the installation's water distribution system. The contractor shall accept full ownership and liability to operate, maintain, repair and improve the water treatment and distribution system; and to ensure safe, adequate, and dependable water service is supplied to each point of service. These services shall be in accordance with local, state, and Federal laws, rules and regulations as well as industry standards. The services shall also be in accordance with state and federal safety, fire, and environmental laws/codes and as stated herein for the Fort Lewis Military Installation, Fort Lewis, WA. The contractor shall be responsible when state and federal laws/ regulations are changed or new ones are put into effect. The contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and facilities to provide water service at Fort Lewis, WA consistently, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contractor shall assume ownership of all Government-owned treatment and distribution facilities, distribution lines, and distribution storage facilities on the Fort Lewis reservation, but not the underlying real property or water rights. The distribution system includes, but is not limited to: three water systems; The main water system which serves 30,000 people in the 7,000 acre main cantonment area; The second water system provides potable water to the Fort Lewis golf course (FLGC), clubhouse and associated facilities excluding irrigation; The third water system provides potable water for the ammunition storage point (ASP). The FLGC and ASP systems are Class A Transient Non-Community water systems. A draft solicitation for industry review and comments should be available by approximately 15 February 2000 and can be obtained by downloading it from our website at http://www.lewis.army.mil/doc. The anticipated issue date of the complete solicitation is 23 March 2000. This is a first time acquisition and we do not have any prior contract information. A site visit and preproposal conference will be held with scheduling information posted at our web site. This solicitation will result in a firm-fixed price contract. The term of this contract is 50 years. The proposed procurement listed here will be issued as unrestricted. The size standard for any concern including its affiliates with an average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three fiscal years shall not be in excess of $5 million. SIC Code: 4941. Point of contact is Olive Lenney at extension 205. Posted 01/14/00 (W-SN416383). (0014)

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