S -- PRIVITATIZATION OF THE ELECTRICAL, NATURAL GAS, WATER UTILITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND WASTEWATER UTILITY COLLECTION SYSTEMS AT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASES IN ARKANSAS, IOWA, AND MISSOURI

Notice Date

May 31, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

22060-6222

Solicitation Number

SP0600-01-R-0009

Response Due

October 15, 2001

Point of Contact

Commodity Business Specialist, Montrez Nicholson, or Contracting Officer, Lisa Lombard @ (703) 767-9652/9406.

E-Mail Address

Utility Privitazation for Arkansas, Iowa, and Missouri (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, plans to offer the privatization of existing applicable utility systems at Fort Smith Municipal Airport, Air National Guard (ANG), Arkansas, Rosecrans Memorial Airport (ANG), Missouri, and Sioux Gateway Airport (ANG), Iowa. Privatization is defined as the transfer of ownership and responsibility for the operation, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future utility system replacements. As a result of this solicitation, firm(s) will be selected to assume ownership of the utility systems. The successful firm(s) will be required to purchase the existing systems from the Government and may be required to provide expansions to the systems to meet future needs of the Government. The successful contractor(s) may or may not be the suppliers of the commodity procured by the Government. The resulting contract(s), if awarded, will require the Contractor(s) to furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain and operate, the utility system(s). The Contractor(s) shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the system(s) to ensure continuous, adequate, and dependable service for each Government or tenant connection within the service area. The Contractor(s) shall be responsible for funding all capital investments required to acquire, maintain and operate the utility system(s) in a safe, reliable condition and to meet the requirements listed in the contract. Real property access will be granted via a Right-of-Way (ROW) and examples of these documents will be viewable as an attachment to the RFP. The utility system(s) will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. The Contractor(s) proposals and plans may become a part of the contract upon the decision to award. Past Performance information from potential offerors shall be submitted as directed in the RFP. No offeror will be denied the opportunity to submit a proposal in response to the RFP. Utility Systems being privatized are described as follows: Fort Smith Municipal Airport (ANG), Arkansas, Electric: The 188th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Arkansas Air National Guard occupies 110 acres of leased land on the Fort Smith Municipal Airport, located approximately 2 miles southeast of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The mission of the 188th FW is to execute directed fighter missions designed to destroy enemy forces, supplies, equipment, communications systems, and installations with all types of tactical weapons. The unit currently flies the F-16 Falcon. The 188th FW occupies 3 administrative, 46 industrial, and 3 services buildings totaling approximately 332,102 square feet with 320 full-time personnel. A unit training drill is conducted once a month and results in a surge of up to 1,000 personnel. Electric service is provided by Oklahoma Gas and Electric with an annual usage of approximately 4,800,000 kWh. The electrical system consists of both 1-phase and 3-phase overhead and 3-phase underground circuits rated at 15 kV. The underground circuits are 3 to 4 feet deep and are protected by galvanized steel conduit. Power is provided by Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OGE). It is delivered and distributed at 12 kV through a radial (12/7.2 kV) configuration. There are approximately 5,000 linear feet of overhead and 3,200 linear feet of underground circuits. Multiple branches feed 16 three-phase pad mounted transformers ranging from 100 to 500 kVA and 17 single-phase transformers ranging from 15 to 100 kVA. The system includes 38 wood utility poles, four utility manholes, and one 600 Amp switch. The system includes approximately 2600 lf of empty five-inch galvanized buried conduit. Base personnel indicate the system capacity is adequate to meet current and projected demands. Fort Smith Municipal Airport (ANG), Arkansas, Natural Gas: The 188th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Arkansas Air National Guard occupies 110 acres of leased land on the Fort Smith Municipal Airport, located approximately 2 miles southeast of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The mission of the 188th FW is to execute directed fighter missions designed to destroy enemy forces, supplies, equipment, communications systems, and installations with all types of tactical weapons. The unit currently flies the F-16 Falcon. The 188th FW occupies 3 administrative, 46 industrial, and 3 services buildings totaling approximately 332,102 square feet with 320 full-time personnel. A unit training drill is conducted once a month and results in a surge of up to 1,000 personnel. Natural gas service is provided by Arkansas Oklahoma Gas (AOG) with an annual usage of approximately 10,380 MCF. The system is a dead end configuration with regulators located at each building. There are three meters in the system, all owned by AOG. The distribution system contains approximately 4,400 linear feet of 1.25 to 2 inch diameter PE pipe (1,600 linear feet of it was inserted in 1999 into black iron pipe ranging in size from 3 to 4 inches in diameter). There is also approximately 3,900 linear feet of black iron pipe ranging in size from to 4 inches in diameter. All pipes are buried at an average depth of 3 feet and are marked with tracer wire. Gas is delivered at 30 psig and distributed at 10 psig and the system includes 37 regulators. There are no known master shut-off valves on the main lines. Regulators and meters are equipped with gas cocks. Base personnel indicate the system capacity is adequate to meet current and projected demands. Fort Smith Municipal Airport (ANG), Arkansas, Water: The 188th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Arkansas Air National Guard occupies 110 acres of leased land on the Fort Smith Municipal Airport, located approximately 2 miles southeast of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The mission of the 188th FW is to execute directed fighter missions designed to destroy enemy forces, supplies, equipment, communications systems, and installations with all types of tactical weapons. The unit currently flies the F-16 Falcon. The 188th FW occupies 3 administrative, 46 industrial, and 3 services buildings totaling approximately 332,102 square feet with 320 full-time personnel. A unit training drill is conducted once a month and results in a surge of up to 1,000 personnel. The water service is provided by the City of Fort Smith with an annual usage of approximately 532 kCF. It enters the base at a single location. The configuration is predominantly a dead-end system with a small looped section. Water is delivered at 61 psig. The distribution system consists of approximately 3100 linear feet of PVC pipe, 5,000 linear feet of ductile iron pipe, 2,500 linear feet of galvanized pipe, and 340 linear feet of copper pipe. Piping diameter ranges from 1 inch to 10 inches. Piping is buried at an average depth of three feet without the use of tracer wire or marking tape. The system also has 33 cast iron gate valves, 4 steel valves, 3 ductile iron valves, 5 brass valves and 1 PVC valve. Additionally, there are 22 fire hydrant assemblies and one 250,000 gallon elevated water tank. The water tank uses Impressed Current type cathodic protection with anodes and rectifier. There are no wells, water treatment labs, pumps or pump houses, below ground tanks, external backflow prevention devices, or post indicator valves (PIVs) included in this privatization. Base personnel indicate the system capacity is adequate to meet current and projected demands. Fort Smith Municipal Airport (ANG), Arkansas, Wastewater: The 188th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Arkansas Air National Guard occupies 110 acres of leased land on the Fort Smith Municipal Airport, located approximately 2 miles southeast of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The mission of the 188th FW is to execute directed fighter missions designed to destroy enemy forces, supplies, equipment, communications systems, and installations with all types of tactical weapons. The unit currently flies the F-16 Falcon. The 188th FW occupies 3 administrative, 46 industrial, and 3 services buildings totaling approximately 332,102 square feet with 320 full-time personnel. A unit training drill is conducted once a month and results in a surge of up to 1,000 personnel. Wastewater service is provided by the City of Fort Smith with an annual usage of 532 kCF (based upon water usage). The system operates via gravity flow and exits the base at four locations. The wastewater collection system consists of approximately 4,100 linear feet of PVC pipe, 3,300 linear feet of cast iron pipe, and 1,300 linear feet of vitrified clay pipe. All pipes range in size from four to eight inches. Pipe depth ranges from four to eight feet without tracer wire or warning tape. The system includes three pre-cast concrete manholes and 15 brick manholes ranging from four to eight feet in depth. Base personnel indicate the system capacity is adequate to meet current and projected demands. Rosecrans Memorial Airport (ANG), Missouri, Electric: Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located in northwestern Missouri, approximately 40 miles north of Kansas City and 4 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Owned and operated by the City of Saint Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport is home to the 139th Airlift Wing whose mission is to train, equip, and maintain units and individuals to meet worldwide requirements for federal day-to-day and mobilization missions and state emergencies. The base is located on the east side of the airport and consists of a total of 42 buildings: 32 industrial and 10 administrative totaling 309,000 square feet with no transient housing or billeting. The Air National Guard occupies a 101 acre parcel of land; 54 acres owned by the US Government and 47 acres leased from the City of Saint Joseph. Day-to-day activities are managed by 352 full-time personnel. This increases to 997 personnel during the unit training drills conducted one weekend each month. Electrical power is provided by UtiliCorp United with an annual usage of approximately 4,905,000 kWH. Power is delivered and distributed at 7.2/12.4 kV. The primary distribution system consists of 3-phase circuits rated at 15 kV in both overhead and underground circuits (Y configuration). The system consists of approximately 3200 linear feet of underground wiring and 4100 linear feet of overhead wiring. The underground circuits are buried at an average depth of 3 to 5 feet and are not marked with tracer wire. Multiple branches feed 16 three-phase pad-mounted transformers that range from 75 to 750 kVA; 11 three-phase pole-mounted transformers that range from 15 to 50 kVA, and 7 single phase pole-mounted transformers that range from 10 to 50 kVA. The system includes three pre-cast concrete manholes, two meters, and 34 utility poles. Base personnel indicate the capacity of the current system is adequate for present and future needs. Rosecrans Memorial Airport (ANG), Missouri, Natural Gas: Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located in northwestern Missouri, approximately 40 miles north of Kansas City and 4 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Owned and operated by the City of Saint Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport is home to the 139th Airlift Wing whose mission is to train, equip, and maintain units and individuals to meet worldwide requirements for federal day-to-day and mobilization missions and state emergencies. The base is located on the east side of the airport and consists of a total of 42 buildings: 32 industrial and 10 administrative totaling 309,000 square feet with no transient housing or billeting. The Air National Guard occupies a 101 acre parcel of land; 54 acres owned by the US Government and 47 acres leased from the City of Saint Joseph. Day-to-day activities are managed by 352 full-time personnel. This increases to 997 personnel during the unit training drills conducted one weekend each month. Rosecrans Memorial Airport (ANG) natural gas service is provided by Missouri Gas Energy (MGE) Company with an annual usage of approximately 1,311 Mcf. It enters the base at two points. The configuration is a dead end system with gas delivered at 50 psig. The distribution system contains approximately 1000 linear feet of polyethylene pipe and 4800 feet of black iron pipe ranging from one inch to four inches in diameter. The pipe is buried at an average depth of between three and five feet and the polyethylene pipe is marked with tracer wire. The system contains 13 steel plug valves, four PE ball valves, 19 meters and 18 regulators. Base personnel indicate the capacity of the current system is adequate for present and future needs. Rosecrans Memorial Airport (ANG), Missouri, Water: Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located in northwestern Missouri, approximately 40 miles north of Kansas City and 4 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Owned and operated by the City of Saint Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport is home to the 139th Airlift Wing whose mission is to train, equip, and maintain units and individuals to meet worldwide requirements for federal day-to-day and mobilization missions and state emergencies. The base is located on the east side of the airport and consists of a total of 42 buildings: 32 industrial and 10 administrative totaling 309,000 square feet with no transient housing or billeting. The Air National Guard occupies a 101 acre parcel of land; 54 acres owned by the US Government and 47 acres leased from the City of Saint Joseph. Day-to-day activities are managed by 352 full-time personnel. This increases to 997 personnel during the unit training drills conducted one weekend each month. The Rosecrans Memorial Airport (ANG) water is supplied by the City of Saint Joseph with an annual usage of approximately 2,560,000 gallons. It enters the base at two locations. There is no master meter as all water usage is metered at the individual buildings. The configuration is a looped system with water delivered at 130 psig and reduced at buildings to 55 psig. The distribution system consists of approximately 500 linear feet of PVC pipe, 3,900 linear feet of ductile iron pipe, 1,600 linear feet of cast iron pipe, and 3,700 linear feet of copper pipe. Piping diameter ranges from one to 12 inches. Piping is buried at an average depth of five feet without the use of tracer wire or marking tape. The system also has 34 cast iron gate valves, 17 fire hydrant assemblies, one backflow preventor, and 23 meters. Base personnel indicate the capacity of the current system is adequate for present and future needs. Rosecrans Memorial Airport (ANG), Missouri, Wastewater: Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located in northwestern Missouri, approximately 40 miles north of Kansas City and 4 miles west of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Owned and operated by the City of Saint Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport is home to the 139th Airlift Wing whose mission is to train, equip, and maintain units and individuals to meet worldwide requirements for federal day-to-day and mobilization missions and state emergencies. The base is located on the east side of the airport and consists of a total of 42 buildings: 32 industrial and 10 administrative totaling 309,000 square feet with no transient housing or billeting. The Air National Guard occupies a 101 acre parcel of land; 54 acres owned by the US Government and 47 acres leased from the City of Saint Joseph. Day-to-day activities are managed by 352 full-time personnel. This increases to 997 personnel during the unit training drills conducted one weekend each month. The Rosecrans Memorial Airport (ANG) wastewater service is provided by the City of Saint Joseph with an annual usage of approximately 2,560,000 gallons (based upon water consumption). The collection system operates via both gravity flow and force mains. The wastewater collection system consists of approximately 2700 linear feet of PVC pipe ranging in size from four to eight inches, 300 linear feet of 6-inch ductile iron pipe; and approximately 2800 linear feet of vitrified clay pipe ranging in size from four to ten inches. Pipe depths range from three to six feet without tracer wire or warning tape. The system includes three lift stations, ranging from six to 13 feet deep, five pre-cast concrete manholes and 10 brick manholes ranging from six to 12 feet deep. Base personnel indicate the capacity of the current system is adequate for present and future needs. Sioux Gateway Airport (ANG), Iowa, Electric: The 185th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Iowa Air National Guard (IANG) occupies 287 acres on the southeast side of the Sioux Gateway Airport, located approximately 10 miles south of downtown Sioux City, Iowa. The mission of the 185th FW is threefold: to provide structure, training, resources, facilities and equipment in support of the total force; to provide equipment and trained personnel to meet the emergency and humanitarian needs of the citizens of Iowa; and to actively participate in local, regional and national initiatives and programs that add value to the Siouxland Community. The unit currently flies the F-16 Falcon. The 185th FW occupies 7 administrative and 38 industrial buildings (no services facilities) totaling approximately 359,000 square feet with 350 full-time personnel. Unit training drills conducted twice each month result in a surge of up to 970 personnel. Plans are currently in development to bring in KC-135 aircraft in the 2004 timeframe. This conversion, if implemented, will require modification to the existing hangar and construction of an additional hangar plus supporting petroleum storage and distribution facilities. The electric power at the Sioux Gateway Airport (ANG) is provided by Mid American Energy with an annual usage of approximately 4,905,000 kWH. The system includes 2,250 linear feet of overhead circuits and both 2,380 linear feet of 3-wire and 7,375 linear feet of 2-wire underground circuits. The underground circuits are buried at depths of 3-5 feet and are not marked with tracer wire. There are approximately 2,150 linear feet of conduit encased in concrete, and 2,310 linear of buried PVC conduit. The system to be privatized includes one 225 kVA transformer, thirty 600 A-L overhead switches, five underground switches and no manholes. The system is a branched system (both overhead and underground), is a three-phase system rated at 15 kV, and accepts an incoming voltage of 12kV phase to phase and 7.28kV leg to ground. Base personnel indicate the current capacity is adequate but may not be sufficient to meet the planned expansion of base facilities. This requirement is unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. Large businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan. Interested sources should contact Montrez Nicholson at 703-767-9652 to be added to our bidder mailing list. A copy of the solicitation will be available after issuance on the Internet at the below listed URL. The solicitation will be available on or about June 15, 2001.

Web Link

Click here to review or download the solicitation when (http://www.desc.dla.mil/main/a/priv/priv.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010604/SSOL002.HTM (W-151 SN50N5W7)