Z -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT WIND GENERATORS=20

Notice Date

October 3, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 45CONS (Bldg 423), 1201 Edward H White II St MS 7200, Patrick AFB, FL, 32925-3238

ZIP Code

32925-3238

Solicitation Number

F08650-01-R-A001

Response Due

December 7, 2001

Point of Contact

Johnny Bellina, Contract Specialist, Phone 321-494-9943, Fax 321-494-6193, Email johnny.bellina@patrick.af.mil -- John Stringer, Contracting Officer, Phone 321-494-9941, Fax 321-494-6193, Email john.stringer@patrick.af.mil

Description

Provide all Labor, Material, and Equipment (other than Government Furnished Equipment and Material) necessary to design and construct a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3, Wind Generators necessary to produce a minimum total of 1500kW of power. Install a new 1 MW (min) of Electric Variable Boiler in the existing desalination plant. Design and install 1500kVAR of Synchronous Condenser to supply VARS (Volts Amps Reactive) to the Island distribution system during operation with the wind farm. Design, provide, and install a wind/diesel plant system master operator workstation system in the main power plant control room (PC based). If within available funds: provide one (1) additional wind generator identical and integrated within the system, one (1) additional 1.0MW (min) Electrical Variable Boiler, identical to and integrated with the new electrical variable boiler, and provide from one (1) to five (5) years of Maintenance/Warranty on the purchased system. There is a mandatory pre-offer site visit. Offeror?s cost for the site visit will be approximately $2,100.00 round trip from Patrick AFB, FL to Ascension Island and back to Patrick AFB, FL. There may be other associated travel cost while at Ascension Island such as food and lodging that will also be the responsibility of each offeror or traveler in addition to the round trip air transportation costs from Patrick AFB, FL to Ascension Island and back to Patrick AFB, FL. The duration of the site visit will be two to three days, however there is the possibility of aircraft delays. Any and all other scenarios to travel to Ascension Island originating from other than Patrick AFB, FL to Ascension Island and back to Patrick AFB, FL, will be the responsibility of the offeror and also will be paid for by the offeror(s). All persons traveling must provide a travel request form (provided in the RFP when issued) in order to obtain permission to travel to Ascension Island, no exceptions. No offer will be accepted from any company that did not attend the on-site mandatory site visit. Offerors will be provided mandatory site visit information in the RFP (Please no telephone calls). Only United States and NATO country Citizens will be allowed to travel to Ascension Island. All travelers must have a current and valid passport. Only one person per company will be allowed to travel and that person must provide a letter prior to travel (along with the travel request provided in the RFP) stating this person is an authorized representative of only that single company. Period of performance is 400 calendar days total of which 180 are for all on-site work from issuance of the Notice-to-Proceed. Solicitation issue date of 7 Nov 01 and an offer receipt date of 7 Dec 01 are tentative. Project magnitude is from $1M to $5M. The applicable NAISC code is 235950 and size standard for this acquisition is $11.5M. AVAILABILITY OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO ELECTRONIC MEDIUM ONLY. AWARD WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO MAKE PAYMENTS UNDER A CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS SOLICITATION, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER RFP CLOSING, WITH NO OBLIGATION TO THE OFFEROR BY THE GOVERNMENT. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the 45th Space Wing.

Web Link

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Record

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