SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR GAS, ELECTRICITY, PRIVATIZATION, & OTHER SERVICES AT FT HOOD,TX

Notice Date

August 27, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

22060-6222

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the office representative. (sbergman@desc.dla.mil)

Description

The Defense Energy Support Center, in partnership with Ft Hood, TX is issuing a solicitation for a Utility Partnering Concept (UPC). The UPC solicitation SP0600-01-R-0084 incorporates multiple requirements, which are separated into four individual modules. These include two modules for commercial commodity supplies: (1) Direct Supply Natural Gas, which the Government is soliciting offers for up to 2, 1-year delivery periods starting in October 2002, to be awarded as a Requirements Type, Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment Contract; and (2) Electricity and Related Ancillary and Incidental Services, which the Government is soliciting offers for up to 3, 1-year delivery periods starting in January 2003, to be awarded as a Requirements Type, Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Contract. And two additional modules: (3) Privatization of Ft Hood's Electric Distribution System; Natural Gas Distribution System, Water Distribution System, and Wastewater Collection System. This module is to be awarded as a Fixed Price Price Redetermination Prospective Utility Services Contract (in accordance with FAR 52.216-5); and (4) Integrator Services, which the Government is soliciting offers for a 3-year base period with 2, 1-year option periods to be awarded as a Firm-Fixed Price with Award Fee Contract. The UPC concept is a coordinated approach to all energy areas with the Integrator serving as a coordinator of Ft Hood utility suppliers. Other requirements of the Integrator Module include but are not limited to: Ft Hood utility planning & reporting; construction planning review for resource efficiency; energy savings performance contracting proposal review; J-account monitoring; and utility operations improvement. The UPC solicitation will be issued today, Monday, 27 August 2001, with Module I -- Direct Supply Natural Gas & Module II -- Electricity and related Ancillary and Incidental Services. Module III -- Privatization of Ft Hood's Various Distribution Systems, will be added by amendment to the solicitation on 07 September 2001. Section "J" of this module will be added by amendment to the solicitation no later than 31 October 2001. Module IV Integrator Services, will be added by amendment to the solicitation no later than 28 September 2001. The Integrator Module will be set-aside for small business concerns for a period of 30 days while a notice for "Sources Sought Small Businesses" is issued the same day. If qualified small businesses are not identified within 30 days from issuance of Module IV -- Integrator Services, the small business set-aside will be dissolved for that module. If two or more qualified small businesses are identified, the set-aside shall remain in place. Solicitation closing date will be 19 April 2002. This solicitation may result in multiple awards. Offers may be made on individual modules or all modules. If a company offers on multiple modules, as an "all-or-nothing award", that information must be stated in the initial offer. Anticipated award date is 11 September 2002. The UPC solicitation will be available at http://www.desc.dla.mil/publicpages/a/espc/forthood.cfm, in accordance with issuance of each Module starting today. NOTE: As of 07 September 2001, the website will also have available a document listing all comments received, and answers to, the draft of this UPC solicitation that was issued for industry comment on 28 June 2001. POINTS OF CONTACT: Shirley Bergman, Contract Specialist, Email sbergman@desc.dla.mil; or Catherine Draper, Contracting Officer, Email cdraper@desc.dla.mil. No telephone requests for this solicitation package will be accepted.

Web Link

Click here to download a copy of the RFP. (http://desc.dla.mil/publicpages/a/espc/forthood.cfm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010829/SPMSC026.HTM (W-239 SN50W025)