Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department, Building 258, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300 (Code 0221)

S -- PRIVATIZATION UNDER 10 USC 2688, "UTILITY SYSTEMS: CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY" AT NAVAL REGION, HAWAII DUE 050300 POC Mr. Dean Burnett, Contract Specialist, Tel. (808) 474-7043 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, burnetted@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil. DESC: POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT PURPOSE: The Navy seeks to identify responsible sources and obtain information in regard to privatization of utility systems in accordance with 10 USC 2688, "Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority." Commander Naval Region, Hawaii (CNRH) is seeking interest and information specifically for the potential privatization of the wastewater utility systems which provide service to its customers on Pearl Harbor and other areas of Oahu OBJECTIVE: Should privatization result, the ownership, operation, maintenance, technical engineering support/services, inherent liability and obligation to continue the service for an indefinite and ongoing period for the entire utility pretreatment, treatment plant and collection system which includes the dockside ship/submarine wastewater collection infrastructure, will transfer to a regional or municipal utility or to a private company. All responsibility for maintaining reliable service (24 hours a day), including such items as environmental compliance, maintenance, repair, major system renovations, required system capacity upgrades, system refurbishment and renewal, construction, equipment, manpower, and overhead costs will become the utility provider's responsibility. It is intended that privatization will reduce the Navy's life cycle costs while maintaining at least the same level of service and with no impairment to the Navy's mission. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION: The following is provided only to give an approximation of the size, scope and general description of the Navy Wastewater Systems (NWWS) on Pearl Harbor Naval Complex and other areas on Oahu. Please note that the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex has been listed as a CERCLA site on the National Priorities List. Numbers provided are for estimating purposes only. The Navy owns, operates and maintains wastewater systems at a number of Naval facilities and geographic areas on the Island of Oahu. In addition to the Pearl Harbor Complex, these faciliites and areas include: Ford Island, NAVMAG Lualualei (LLL), West Loch, Camp Smith, Makalapa Crater, Pearl City Peninsula, Waipio Peninsula, Puuloa/Iroquois Point, McGrew Point Housing, Manana Housing, Catlin Park Housing, Radford Terrace Housing, Halsey Terrace Housing, Moanalua Terrace & Manor Housing, Miller Park Housing, Halawa Housing, Little Makalapa, Ohana Nui, Hale Moku Housing, Hokulani Housing, Orian Park Housing, Camp Stover Housing and Wahiawa (NCTAMS PAC). In addition, wastewater from Hickam Air Force Base is treated at the Navy's Wastewater Treatment Facility at Fort Kamehameha. Barber's Point may also be available for inclusion in the statement of work. The Navy also operates and maintains a radio-frequency Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system that continuously monitors operational and alarm parameters at various critical lift stations; alarm parameters are annunciated locally or through a subordinate commercial paging system. This SCADA system utilizes a dedicated DoD communications frequency that may not be available for use by others. Sewage services are procured from three of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services sewage treatment plants. Radford Terrace and Halsey Terrace Navy Housing areas receive service from the City's Sand Island Sewage Treatment Plant with a Navy purchased capacity of 0.43 million gallons per day. Puuloa/Iroquois Point, Manana, McGrew Point and Pearl City Peninsula Navy housing areas, NAVMAG LLL West Loch Branch, Inactive Ships and Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility (ISMF) receive service from the Honouliuli Waste Water Treatment Plant with a Navy purchased capacity of 2.66 million gallons per day. Wahiawa (NCTAMS PAC) receives service from the City's Wahiawa Sewage Treatment Plant. NWWS system components include the 13 million gallons per day capacity Wastewater Treatment Facility at Fort Kamehameha (FKWWTP), oxidation ponds; leach fields; small capacity package treatment plants; 250 miles of gravity mains and service lateral piping of various sizes up to 36" in diameter;20 miles of pressure main piping, 7,000 sewage manholes; 96 sewage lift stations; 1 mile of submerged pressure main piping; and the Pearl Harbor Ships Wastewater Collection Ashore Abatement System (SWWCAAS). FKWWTP processes an average of six to eight MGD of sewage. PROCEDURES: This request for interested parties is for gathering information and is one required component of a complete and systematic process to evaluate interested parties under the Department of the Navy's utilities privatization program. In order to minimize costs both to potentially interested parties and the government, this notice is being issued to determine the interest and feasibility of proceeding with a formal request for proposals. Should insufficient credible interest be identified for a privatization action, it is highly likely that no formal solicitation will be issued. SHOULD INTEREST BE DETERMINED SUFFICIENT, A FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MAY BE FORTHCOMING. The Government shall not be held responsible for the cost of a party's expression of interest or, if formal requests for proposal are issued, the cost of an offeror's proposal. RESPONSE: Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead (not to exceed 20 pages in length). The statement shall include as a minimum the following criteria: (1) interest in purchasing this utility system; (2) capability and experience in ownership, operation and maintenance of similar utility systems; (3) financial capacity to purchase, expand, maintain and operate the utility systems; (4) a statement showing an understanding of the obligation to serve in regards to continuous utility service; (5) understanding of any applicable federal, state (to include Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 269), and local utility laws and capability of complying with such; (6) understanding of any existing regulations or franchise requirements affecting utilities in the State of Hawaii and the ability and right to provide service and comply with these conditions; (7) understanding of federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations and familiarity and experience with environmental compliance procedures and regulations for the State of Hawaii and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9; and (8) business size (large, small, small-disadvantaged; 8(a); women-owned). It is optional to include the following criteria: (9) a conceptual rate plan (excluding numerical analysis or proposed rates), i.e., will charges for utility service be made from existing rates developed specifically for service at the individual base (s); (10) ideas regarding conjunctive metering and billing for service on base (excluding numerical analysis or proposed rates); (11) discussion of a conceptual basis (excluding numerical analysis or proposed price) for a proposed purchase price (capitalized earnings value, replacement cost new less depreciation, original cost less depreciation, or other). Elaborate proposals or pricing information are neither required nor desired. Under no circumstances will cost data for the existing systems be provided. Any innovative and new conceptual ideas to achieve the stated objective are encouraged. It should be noted that the RFIs for different utility systems may be issued in the same time frame. A separate response to each RFI is required. Respond electronically using MS Word/Office programs as well as with a hard copy. Send electronic submissions to burnetted@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil . All questions regarding any aspect of this solicitation are to be directed only to the Government Contracting Officer POC, Mr. Dean Burnett, at (808) 474-7043. Posted 03/16/00 (W-SN435384). (0076)

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