S -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR PRIVATIZATION OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD UTILITY SYSTEMS FOR AIR NATIONAL GUARD LOCATIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA

Notice Date

March 15, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Energy Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Rd., Suite 4950, Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-6222

ZIP Code

22060-6222

Point of Contact

Lisa Lombard, (DESC-APP), Contracting Officer, (703)767-9406; Montrez Nicholson, Contract Specialist, (703) 767-9652.

E-Mail Address

For additional information or clarification (llombard@desc.dla.mil or enicholson@desc.dla.mil)

Description

The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the Office of the Air Force Civil Engineer, the Air National Guard Civil Engineer, and the Air National Guard Readiness Center, seeks to identify responsible potential sources in regards to privatization of utility systems in accordance with 10 USC 2688, "Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority" for Utility Privatization of the listed Air National Guard utility systems throughout the Continental United States. This is a second attempt to identify sources that are seriously interested in potentially proposing on an Air National Guard utility system privatization solicitation. A previous notice was released in March 2000. If you have previously responded and are still interested please respond again as to your current interest. The potential privatization actions will include transfer of ownership, operation and maintenance, and the obligation to serve. The Air Force will not transfer ownership of all land or any land lease interest for those installations which are situated on leased property and will grant easements and leases, with concurrence of the underlying leaseholder where applicable, for access to land associated with each utility system. OBJECTIVE: Should privatization occur, the ownership of the entire utility plant and equipment to include, all capital investments, operation, maintenance and repair responsibilities, shall transfer to a publicly or privately owned utility provider. All responsibility for maintaining reliable service, including such items as environmental compliance, operation, maintenance, major systems renovation, construction, equipment, manpower and overhead shall be the responsibility of the utility provider. INSTALLATION AND UTILITY SYSTEMS DESCRIPTIONS: Note: (1). All technical data and information listed below is to be considered either an estimated quantity or an approximate order of magnitude. This data was developed using data provided from the Air National Guard Real Property Records, Real Property Detail Listing Report 7115 and DESC is not responsible for the accuracy of the information at each site-specific installation. Companies responding to this notice of interest are responsible for verification of all inventory data. (2). Companies responding to this notice of interest can either respond to interest in one utility system at one site specific installation or any combination of utility systems and locations thereof. McEntire ANGS, Eastover, South Carolina Electric: McEntire Air National Guard Station (ANGS) is located approximately 16 miles southwest of Columbia, South Carolina. It is owned by the US Government and is operated by the South Carolina Air National Guard. McEntire ANGS owns 2,344 acres and leases approximately 64 acres from the State of South Carolina. Additionally, there is a small parcel of privately owned land within the base boundary; however, neither the leased land nor the privately owned land contain utilities. The base is home to the 169th Fighter Wing, which flies the F-16 multi-role fighter. An Army National Guard aviation unit is also a tenant on the base. The base has a total 95 buildings: 90 industrial, 4 administrative and one services totaling 263,000 square feet. There is no family or transient housing. New facilities under construction include an addition to the avionics building (2,500 square feet) and replacement of the air traffic control tower and aircraft support equipment facility (14,600 square feet total). Additionally, seven facilities totaling approximately 21,000 square feet are scheduled for demolition in FY 2001. There are 550 full-time ANG personnel on base which increases to 1300 one weekend per month. Additionally, there is a small cadre of Army personnel on base, increasing to 400 every other weekend. McEntire ANGS receives its electricity from two providers: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) and Tri-County Cooperative. Annual consumption is approximately 5,784,000 kWh. SCE&G service enters the base at two locations and is distributed both overhead and underground at 4800/8320 volts. The Tri-County Electric Cooperative service enters the base at two locations and is distributed overhead and under ground at 7200/12,470 volts. The two systems are not inter-connected. The combined primary distribution system consists of approximately 34,000 linear feet of primarily three-phase underground circuits and 26,000 linear feet of overhead circuits. The underground system is both in conduit (some concrete encased) and direct bury at an average depth of three feet without warning tape. There are six electrical manholes. The above ground system contains 23 three-phase pole mounted transformers that range from 15 kVA to 100 kVA, four single-phase pole mounted transformers ranging from 15 kVA to 25 kVA, 27 three-phase oil filled, pad mounted transformers ranging from 50 kVA to 1500 kVA and one single phase, 50 kVA oil filled, pad mounted transformer. The system also has 136 utility poles, 45 feet tall. Base personnel indicate the current capacity is adequate and sufficient to meet the planned expansion of base facilities. McEntire ANGS, Eastover, South Carolina Natural Gas: McEntire Air National Guard Station (ANGS) is located approximately 16 miles southwest of Columbia, South Carolina. It is owned by the US Government and is operated by the South Carolina Air National Guard. McEntire ANGS owns 2,344 acres and leases approximately 64 acres from the State of South Carolina. Additionally, there is a small parcel of privately owned land within the base boundary; however, neither the leased land nor the privately owned land contain utilities. The base is home to the 169th Fighter Wing, which flies the F-16 multi-role fighter. An Army National Guard aviation unit is also a tenant on the base. The base has a total 95 buildings: 90 industrial, 4 administrative and one services totaling 263,000 square feet. There is no family or transient housing. New facilities under construction include an addition to the avionics building (2,500 square feet) and replacement of the air traffic control tower and aircraft support equipment facility (14,600 square feet total). Additionally, seven facilities totaling approximately 21,000 square feet are scheduled for demolition in FY 2001. There are 550 full-time ANG personnel on base which increases to 1300 one weekend per month. Additionally, there is a small cadre of Army personnel on base, increasing to 400 every other weekend. Natural gas service is provided by South Carolina Electric & Gas and enters the base at a singlepoint near the main gate. Annual consumption is approximately 1,251 Mcf. The configuration is a dead end system with gas delivered at 17 to 19 psig. The distribution system contains approximately 39,300 linear feet of PE pipe ranging from 1.25 inches to 6 inches in diameter. The pipe is buried at an average depth of three feet and is marked with tracer wire. The system contains 45 PE ball valves, 23 meters and 24 regulators. There is also a manually operated Apco propane backup station located near Building 1071 (standard model 25M/20L equipped with a WB-300 indirect fired, water bath type vaporizer and a maximum design capacity of 17,250 CFH.) The propane backup system also includes a one 30,000 gallon above ground storage tank with capacity for a second tank, an LPG transport unload station; and a 300 gallon indirect fired water bath vaporizer. Base personnel indicate the capacity of the current natural gas distribution system is adequate for present and future needs. McEntire ANGS, Eastover, South Carolina Water: McEntire Air National Guard Station (ANGS) is located approximately 16 miles southwest of Columbia, South Carolina. It is owned by the US Government and is operated by the South Carolina Air National Guard. McEntire ANGS owns 2,344 acres and leases approximately 64 acres from the State of South Carolina. Additionally, there is a small parcel of privately owned land within the base boundary; however, neither the leased land nor the privately owned land contain utilities. The base is home to the 169th Fighter Wing, which flies the F-16 multi-role fighter. An Army National Guard aviation unit is also a tenant on the base. The base has a total 95 buildings: 90 industrial, 4 administrative and one services totaling 263,000 square feet. There is no family or transient housing. New facilities under construction include an addition to the avionics building (2,500 square feet) and replacement of the air traffic control tower and aircraft support equipment facility (14,600 square feet total). Additionally, seven facilities totaling approximately 21,000 square feet are scheduled for demolition in FY 2001. There are 550 full-time ANG personnel on base which increases to 1300 one weekend per month. Additionally, there is a small cadre of Army personnel on base, increasing to 400 every other weekend. McEntire ANGB receives water service from the City of Columbia. Annual consumption is approximately 62,000,000 gallons. Water is delivered to the base at approximately 75 psig and monitored by a city owned meter at a single location. The distribution system is a looped configuration and consists of approximately 58,200 linear feet of PVC pipe, 600 linear feet of galvanized pipe, 2,400 linear feet of ductile iron pipe, and 31,000 linear feet of cast iron pipe. Pipe sizes range from 2 inches to 12 inches in diameter and are buried approximately 3 to 4 feet deep. There is no known tracer wire or marking tape. The system also contains 92 cast iron gate valves, four post indicator valves and 70 fire hydrant assemblies. The base has one above ground 200,000 gallon steel storage tank, primarily used to support aircraft hangar fire suppression. This tank along with its pump house and associated pumps are not included in this solicitation. There are no wells, water treatment labs, external backflow prevention devices, or cathodic protection devices included in this privatization. Base personnel indicate the current system capacity is adequate and sufficient to meet the planned expansion of base facilities. McEntire ANGS, Eastover, South Carolina Wastewater: McEntire Air National Guard Station (ANGS) is located approximately 16 miles southwest of Columbia, South Carolina. It is owned by the US Government and is operated by the South Carolina Air National Guard. McEntire ANGS owns 2,344 acres and leases approximately 64 acres from the State of South Carolina. Additionally, there is a small parcel of privately owned land within the base boundary; however, neither the leased land nor the privately owned land contain utilities. The base is home to the 169th Fighter Wing, which flies the F-16 multi-role fighter. An Army National Guard aviation unit is also a tenant on the base. The base has a total 95 buildings: 90 industrial, 4 administrative and one services totaling 263,000 square feet. There is no family or transient housing. New facilities under construction include an addition to the avionics building (2,500 square feet) and replacement of the air traffic control tower and aircraft support equipment facility (14,600 square feet total). Additionally, seven facilities totaling approximately 21,000 square feet are scheduled for demolition in FY 2001. There are 550 full-time ANG personnel on base which increases to 1300 one weekend per month. Additionally, there is a small cadre of Army personnel on base, increasing to 400 every other weekend. Wastewater at McEntire ANGS is collected in a gravity sanitary sewer system. Average annual flow is approximately 5,475,000 gallons. The system consists of approximately 14,300 linear feet of PVC pipe, 400 linear feet of cast iron pipe, 2100 linear feet of vitrified clay pipe and 14,000 linear feet of concrete reinforced pipe buried up to 14 feet deep. The pipe diameter ranges from 6 inches to 10 inches. Portions of the lines were slip-lined in 1986. None of the system is known to have tracer wire or marking tape. There are also 40 brick manholes up to 10 feet deep and 55 concrete pre-cast manholes up to 14 feet deep. Domestic wastewater is treated at the base owned wastewater treatment plant. This plant is rated at 20,000 gallons per day with an average throughput of 15,000 gallons per day. It utilizes the sequence batch reactor process, and consists of two oxidation tanks with fill and draw process, chlorination treatment, and three sludge drying tanks with covered roof. The office building is 172 square feet and houses a small lab to monitor compliance with discharge limits. There is one auxiliary generator use for backup power for the wastewater treatment pant. This auxiliary generator is not included in this solicitation. Treated effluent is discharged into an unnamed ditch that leads to Cedar Creek. Base personnel indicate the current capacity of the wastewater collection system is adequate and sufficient to meet the planned expansion of base facilities. Savannah IAP (ANG), Georgia-Wastewater System: The Savannah IAP (ANG) installation occupies 239 acres of leased land in the southeast and northeast quadrants of the Savannah IAP in Chatham County Georgia, approximately seven miles northwest of the city of Savannah. It is home to two organizations, the 165th Airlift Wing (AW) and the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC). The mission of the 165th AW is to provide tactical and strategic air transport for airborne forces, equipment, and supplies. The unit currently flies C-130H aircraft. The mission of the CRTC is to provide combat aircrew training for Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation. Savannah IAP (ANG) has 145 buildings totaling approximately 672,000 square feet. These include 27 transient housing, 23 services, 70 industrial, and 25 administrative facilities. The completion of two new buildings now under construction (Building 1930, Supply administrative/warehouse facility and Building 1400, Aerospace Ground Equipment and Nondestructive Inspection facility) will add 63,800 square feet by the end of FY 2001. These new buildings will replace existing facilities and will not require any increase in base personnel. Current base population is 310 personnel. This number surges to 1000 personnel during ANG drill weekends that occur once each month. Wastewater service is provided by the City of Savannah with an estimated annual flow rate of 4,015,000 gallons. The Savannah IAP (ANG) wastewater collection system is a gravity system with lift station augmentation. The pipes consist of approximately 11,500 linear feet of vitrified clay, 250 linear feet of cast iron, 2,800 linear feet of ductile iron, and 1,600 linear feet of PVC. All range from two inches to eight inches in diameter and are buried at depths of four to seven feet without tracer wire. There are eight brick and 12 precast concrete manholes and a total of five lift stations and 8 pumps (lift stations have automatic controls and emergency alarm signals). Gravity and force mains transport the sewage from the base buildings to sewer mains that are physically located within the base boundaries and are owned by the City of Savannah. Base personnel indicate the system capacity is adequate to meet current and future demands. PROCESS: This request is to gather information from interested parties and is an essential step in determining market interest for the privatization of the utility systems at the affected installations. In order to minimize costs both to potentially interested parties and the government, this notice is issued to determine market interest and feasibility as well as determining marketing strategies for privatizing utility systems. 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 (RFP) may be forthcoming. Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead. Parties may express interest in a range of ownership possibilities, from a single utility system to interest in all utilities systems. The statement shall include as a minimum, the following information: (1) specific utility system(s) of interest and desired bundling of utilities systems to purchase (2) capability and experience in the ownership, operation and maintenance of similar systems; and (3) financial capability to purchase, upgrade, expand, operate and maintain utility systems SITE VISIT AND DATA: Neither a site visit nor the provision of additional data on the utility systems is considered necessary for the preparation and submittal of statement of interest. DUE DATE: Statements of interest must be submitted to Defense Energy Support Center (DESC-APP) by 28 March 2001 by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Sources may address responses to: Defense Energy Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Rd., Suite 4950, ATTN: L. Lombard, DESC-APP, Room 3937, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6222.

Web Link

For future Privatization solicitation information (http://www.desc.dla.mil/main/a/priv/priv.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010319/SSOL008.HTM (W-074 SN50G3N3)