Capability Statement Request Notice.doc

Capability Statement - Sources Sought Request for “Wind Turbine Maintenance & Operation Services” This SOURCES SOUGHT request is for large and small businesses. The purpose of this sources sought is to determine the interest and feasibility of small businesses and large businesses within industry who have prior work history performing wind turbine maintenance repair services. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for information solicited. The information from this notice will help the Department of Energy (DOE) plan their acquisition strategy or plan.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

The Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small and large businesses that are capable of providing Wind Turbine Maintenance and Operation Services for Pantex.

All responding small and large business firms are requested to identify their firm's size and type of business to the anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code. For this acquisition, the NAICS code is 237130 and the Small Business Standard is $45M.

Below are the core competencies of the requirements:

The NNSA is conducting market research to identify sources that have the following experienced DOE / NNSA wind turbine maintenance and operation services in the areas of providing maintenance, repair, and operations of the Pantex Wind Farm, located at the Pantex Plant, outside of Amarillo, Texas. Pantex is charged with securing America by providing the nation’s nuclear deterrent, and is home of the federal government’s largest wind farm. The Pantex Wind Farm, a first in the NNSA enterprise, consists of five 2.3-megawatt Siemens wind turbines located on 1,526 acres of government-owned property east of the Pantex Plant.

The Pantex Wind Farm (PWF) is projected to generate approximately 4.7 million kilowatt hours of clean energy annually, which is greater than 65% of Pantex’s annual electricity needs. The Pantex Wind Farm highlights the Department of Energy’s commitment to federally-mandated energy conservation measures by implementing an onsite renewable energy program.

This mission is current accomplished at the following geographical site:

Pantex Plant (PX)

PX is located 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, Texas. The PX Wind Turbines are located just east across from the Pantex site at FM2373, north of US Highway 60.

Work scope and schedule requirements require support at a minimum of 5 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) per year. The 5 FTE’s must be U.S. Citizens.

This requirement is also described in further detail in the attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS) to be accomplished by approximately 5 FTEs.

Please submit the following information briefly:

1. Name and address of company and or companies (if there is a teaming arrangement or joint venture)

2. Unique Entity Identification number and Cage Code of company and or companies (if there is a teaming arrangement or joint venture)

3. Capability Statement with Technical expertise relevant to the requirement within the past 5-years highlighting similar work in nature, scope, complexity, and difficulty and a brief description of the scope of work. Please include the following information in your capability statement submission:

a. Documented experience and expert knowledge related to experience in preventative maintenance of electrical distribution systems for wind turbine operation and maintenance. Capable vendors should have experience in wind turbine maintenance and operations to include inspection and repair and testing capabilities.

b. Submission of a sample preventative maintenance plan as a core competency.

c. Submit 2 examples of relevant past performance information that is within the past 3 years that includes wind turbine maintenance and operation services.

d. Provide a list along with contact information for any government agencies that your firm has provided wind turbine maintenance and operation services, if applicable.

Submission requirements:

1. Page limit – five (5) 8 ½ x 11 pages

2. 1 inch margins (top, bottom and sides)

3. Times New Roman font - 12 point

4. Page limitation does not include (1 cover page or 1 letter of introduction page)

5. Do not include promotional materials

Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide a capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Governments requirements for the above in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b). The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not exceed five (5) pages TOTAL, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. The Government technical team will then assess the experience & capabilities based on: 1) technical expertise relevant to the requirement. Please specify one primary and one alternate Point of Contact (POC) within your firm, including telephone numbers and email addresses Only electronic copies of capability statements will be accepted and should be emailed to: Stacey.Halverson@nnsa.doe.gov. The e-mail shall contain the following subject line: Response to Sources Sought for Wind Turbine Maintenance and Operation Services. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a large or small business solicitation is within the discretion of the Government.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Because a solicitation is not being issued at this time, this notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach; therefore, the DOE/NNSA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

Any information provided to the Government as a result of this request is strictly voluntary and the information obtained from responses to this notice may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and future requests for proposal.

Please be advised that all information submitted will be considered procurement sensitive and will not be returned. Information which the vendor considers “Proprietary Information” pursuant to existing laws and regulations must be marked accordingly [see FAR 3.104-1 (3) & (4)].

Please submit all response information to the undersigned at Stacey.Halverson@nnsa.doe.gov by 3:00pm Mountain Daylight Time on August 21, 2024. Negative email responses are requested should your firm choose not to provide a returned capability statement submission.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.