Bureau_of_Reclamation_RFI_GVIC_Fish_Screen_-_4_Oct_23.pdf

Bureau of Reclamation

Upper Colorado Basin Region, Acquisition Management Division

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS UNDER NAICS 333998

Grand Valley Irrigation Company Canal Fish Screen

NOTICE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, BUT RATHER A SOURCES SOUGHT

SYNOPSIS TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR INFORMATION AND

PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. NO FORMAL SOLICITATION FOR THIS EXISTS

AT THIS TIME.

I. SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS

This request for information is open to all interested small businesses. For the purpose of this inquiry, a small business is defined as a Small Business concern under NAICS Code 333998 “All

Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing”. The Small Business Size

Standard in number of employees is 700. The Government shall verify all submissions meet the small business requirement per the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) in addition to the

Small Business Administration Dynamic Small Business Search website.

II. BACKGROUND

The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, has a requirement for 16 traveling fish screen systems. The fish screen in the Grand Valley Irrigation Company (GVIC) canal was the first large fish screen constructed on the Colorado River as part of the Upper Colorado River

Endangered Fish Recovery Program (Recovery Program). The screen is located just downstream of the GVIC diversion headworks in the town of Palisade. GVIC diverts 640 cfs through the screen facility. An additional ~40 cfs is diverted to operate the fish bypass and returned to the river below the diversion. In addition, Clifton Water has a 20 cfs diversion right that has GVIC listed as an alternate point of diversion. The canal is typically operated from April 1st to

November 1st each year and is dry during the winter months.

Currently, the Recovery Program’s number one goal is to get the fish screen in the GVIC canal operating more effectively during all flow conditions on the Colorado River. To accomplish this, the existing flat plate fish screen will be replaced with a traveling screen.

III. SUMMARY OF WORK

Bureau of Reclamation is seeking manufactures for traveling screen system that meets the following parameters:

1. Be capable of screening 660 cfs

2. Minimize approach velocity (0.3 fps or less is preferred for fish impingement)

3. Screen slot size of 3/32 inches or less

4. When the Colorado River is below 2,000 cfs or above 12,000 cfs, the traveling screen system will not be able to flush debris back to the river and must be capable of screening all debris from the canal. From 2,000 cfs to 12,000 cfs, sweeping flows across the screen may carry debris to the return pipeline where fish and debris are returned to the river.

The physical constraints for the screen are as follows:

1. 16 screen spaces – existing screen spaces are 10’ wide and 9’ tall

2. Assume a water depth of 6’

3. Screens shall have an angle of 30 degrees from vertical

4. See attached drawings for additional details

5. The site has 480-volt 3 phase, 400 amp service. This must also be used to operate the other features on site. State the voltage and amperage requirements of the traveling screens, powered conveyor system, and conveyor extension.

6. The traveling screens shall include screen washing capability, with the following characteristics.

a. Pressurized wash water spray bars that remove debris from the downstream side of each screen.

b. Debris removed from screen shall be transported using a powered conveyor system.

Chain drag type conveyors are preferable to belt conveyor systems.

c. Water used for screen washing procedure shall return to the canal.

d. Provide minimum pump size requirements for wash water spray bar system.

Screen operation requirements:

1. The traveling screen system shall include all equipment/control components necessary to sequence cleaning operations of the 16 screens.

a. The Cleaning Control System (CCS) will receive an “enable” signal from a separate

“Master SCADA” system to be installed by another contract.

b. CCS shall sequence through functional screens while the enable signal is on.

c. CCS will have the ability to determine if a screen/s are disabled and adjust the sequencing operations to bypass the disabled screen/s without interruption or delay of cleaning operations for the functional screens.

d. CCS will provide status and discrete alarms (each alarm will identify what it represents) information to the Master SCADA system.

e. CCS will operate the powered debris conveyor system discussed above.

f. CCS will monitor wash water spray bar operation to match the screens.

g. CCS will monitor debris conveyor movement and send an alarm is there is an anomaly.

Additional goals of the fish screen system are as follows:

1. Minimize fish impingement

2. Minimize gaps on screen perimeter

3. Be capable of cleaning entire screen surface in less than 15 minutes

4. Use corrosion resistant materials

5. Have the capability of adding flights for debris removal in the future if necessary

6. Minimize moving parts below the water surface

7. Be capable of operating in sediment laden river systems

IV. QUESTIONS FOR INDUSTRY

Is the traveling screen system capable of the following:

• Screening 700 cfs or more.

• Minimizing fish injury/mortality while operating.

• Incorporating a spray bar cleaning system for debris removal

• Removing river debris via a conveyor system

• Operating in heavy sediment laden systems (provide examples)

Also, please provide the following information:

• Identify past projects where the systems were utilized primarily for fish exclusion.

• Identify what warranties are provided with the system.

V. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY

This is a Request for Information (RFI) as defined in FAR Subpart 15.201(e). This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal

(RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Furthermore, the Reclamation is not, at this time, seeking any proposals and will not accept any unsolicited proposals for this project. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of this submission of information; all costs associated with responding to this

RFI will be solely at the interest party’s expense.

The Government shall not be liable for, or suffer, any consequential damages for proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and will not be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.

Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE)

(System for Award Management (SAM.gov)). It is responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for the possibility of additional information pertaining to this requirement.

VI. REQUESTED INFORMATION

The purpose of this Request for Information is to (1) identify the socio-economic classification of interested contractors.

a. Administrative Data:

i. Name, mailing address, phone number, Unique Entity Identifyer (UEI) and e-mail of designated point of contact.

ii. Information regarding business size and/or socioeconomic designation.

iii. A statement of interest and a statement of capability. Capability may include licensing, bonding, insurance, equipment, personnel, and experience.

iv. The suggested NAICS code for this requirement is 333998. If an interested vendor has a more suitable NAICS code, please suggest and Bureau of Reclamation will research the suggested NAICS code.

b. Submission:

i. Responses shall be submitted no later than 18 October 2023, 02:00 PM

(MDT).

ii. Responses shall be submitted via electronic mail only to Ana Fife at afife@usbr.gov and Tamaron Calloway at tcalloway@usbr.gov. Any responses after the due date and time will not be accepted.

iii. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE

CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information.

Please be advised that all submission become Government property and will not be returned.

VII. QUESTIONS

Questions regarding this Request for Information shall be submitted in writing, through e-mail, to the Contracting Officer, Ana Fife at afife@usbr.gov and Tamaron Calloway at tcalloway@usbr.gov no later than 11 October 2023 10:00 AM (MDT). Verbal questions will

NOT be accepted.

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