Fort Buchanan Microgrid Solicitation Notice.pdf

Fort Buchanan Microgrid

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR26RA028 for the construction of a Microgrid at the Fort Buchanan Army Installation, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

DESCRIPTION: This is a Design-Bid-Build Construction project to provide an installation-level microgrid at Fort Buchanan consisting of approximately 8 MW of new diesel generators and 4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), as an option. In addition, the project will install a microgrid control system including, but not limited to, paralleling switchgear, transformers, transfer switches, circuit breakers, protective relaying and fiber optic communication connections. The project will install twelve 12,000-gallon above-ground, ballistic-resistant, diesel fuel tanks with a fuel polishing system to sustain critical operations continuously for 14 days. The microgrid will include integration of existing large-scale onsite generation (4.65 MW from solar photovoltaic (PV) array and two 275 kW wind turbines). The project also includes site work, start-up commissioning, interconnection agreement, assessment & authorization and all associated costs.

The microgrid system will support energy resiliency by providing on-site energy generation, this includes the installation of diesel generators, microgrid control system, electrical interconnection switchgear, interconnection circuit wirings, and modification to the existing electrical distribution system as necessary to establish the Fort Buchanan microgrid network.

The net metering and interconnection agreements will require approval from the utility provider, LUMA.

The Contract Duration is one thousand one hundred forty-one (1,141) calendar days from Notice to Proceed. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 237130. Size Limitation is $45,000,000.00 TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a General Small Business SET-ASIDE procurement.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at Contract Opportunities website, https://sam.gov/

Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://sam.gov/. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. REGISTRATIONS:

Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

SOLICITATION NOTICE: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and Access to Controlled Information

1. Purpose of this Notice

This notice is to inform industry of an active solicitation and to outline the mandatory cybersecurity prerequisites required to obtain the full solicitation package, including restricted drawings and specifications. The information to be released is considered Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

2. Mandatory CMMC Requirement

This acquisition requires the contractor and its subcontractors to process, store, or transmit Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Therefore, compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program is mandatory.

• Required CMMC Level: The minimum requirement for this project is CMMC Level 2.

• Requirement for Award: An offeror will not be eligible for award if they do not possess a current CMMC Level 2 certification (or higher) at the time of award, as posted and verifiable in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). This requirement applies to each contractor information system that will be used in the performance of this contract.

3. Procedure to Obtain Restricted Solicitation Documents

Due to the sensitive nature of the project data, the full solicitation package is restricted and will only be released to contractors who have demonstrated CMMC compliance at the required level.

To receive the restricted solicitation documents, interested parties must perform the following steps:

• Step 1: Send Notification of Interest Email the following point of contact with your company's information:

• To: SFC Henry Caldera

• Email: henry.c.caldera@usace.army.mil

• Subject: CMMC Verification for [Insert Solicitation Number or Project Name]

• Body of Email: Include your company's CAGE Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Confirm that your CMMC Level 2 assessment information is current and accurately posted in SPRS.

• Step 2: Government Verification Upon receipt of your email, the Government will verify your company’s CMMC status in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). We cannot provide the restricted documents until this verification is successfully completed.

• Step 3: Receive Solicitation Package Once your firm's CMMC compliance is confirmed, the complete solicitation package will be provided to you through a separate, secure posting in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module.

Important: Firms that do not meet the minimum CMMC Level 2 requirement will be considered ineligible to receive the restricted solicitation package and, consequently, will be ineligible for contract award.

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