Pre-Bid for Energy Project 12AUG2020.pptx

Energy: Construct Renewable Energy Systems Virgin Islands Air National Guard Station, USVI

WBGA092401

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e

Outline Contracting Bids Due Facilities Base Operations Design Guides Project Scope Timeline Project Info RFIs Change Orders

Contracting Capt Raymond A. Burton, P.E.

DBCE

285th Civil Engineer Squadron STX ANG Station, VIANG Raymond.burton.3@us.af.mil

Michael T. Kitchell, SMSgt, MIANG Contract Specialist

110 MSG/MSC

Battle Creek ANGB, MI

COMM: 269-969-3363

michael.kitchell.1@us.af.mil

Bids Due Bids s are due NLT 25 August 2020 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard time.

Offerors must submit Bids to the Contracting Office in Selfridge ANGB, Michigan, in the manner listed in the ‘Instructions to Offerors’ and as required by the solicitation. A bid repository is provided for hand carried bids and is located at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan 127 MISSION SUPPORT CONTRACTING 43200 Maple Street, Bldg 105, Contracting Front Office (Directly across from Room 20), Selfridge ANGB, MI 48045.

Offerors are advised that offers must be good for 90 Calendar Days. Please ensure that Steven Stocking and Michael Kitchell via email at steven.stocking@us.af.mil and michael.kitchell.1@us.af.mil for access onto Selfridge ANGB, Michigan.

Facilities Virgin Islands Air National Guard Station (VIANGS), U.S. Virgin Islands, is home of the 285th Civil Engineer Squadron (285 CES).

The Federal Installation is comprised of approximately 16,834 square feet of facilities on a 9-acre section of land overlooking the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

Currently the electrical power is not reliable and is expensive with an average cost over the past three years of $0.42/kW-hr

Base Operations Hours of Operation: 24 hours/day – 365 days/year Because of the secret clearance of the AOG operations, contractors will be escorted 100% of the time throughout the performance of this project.

Work hours are 7-5 pm M-F. Exceptions to these hours will have to be coordinated with the COR and approval granted before proceeding.

All OSHA and MIOSHA standards apply. Particular care should be taken to ensure fall protection measures are in place during the performance of this contract.

Design Guides 27 Jan 2015 ANGH 32-1084 16 April 2010 Air National Guard Design Objectives and Procedures ANGETL - Tab C Air National Guard Design Policy ANG ETL 01-1-1 - Tab D

Project Scope Install renewable generation assets (solar photovoltaic panels and wind turbines) and supporting facilities to generate an electrical power 20 kW Wind System and 62.25 kW PV system.

System will also be tied to existing power grid and will be metered.

Provide site preparation and excavation to connect existing installation’s main feed both existing grid and renewable assets.

The goal will be to have a net zero installation.

The power generated over a calendar year will equal the power used. For safety requirements, the renewable energy generation will be connected directly to the grid and not connected directly to the building power distribution.

Timeline After the notice to proceed is issued the project has a performance time of 365 calendar days Work hours are 7-5 pm M-F. Exceptions to these hours will have to be coordinated with the COR and approval granted before proceeding.

Project Info When amendments are issued they will be posted to the GPE, currently https://beta.sam, check frequently and refresh browser often. All RFI’s will be answered in the form of an amendment, and posted to the website.

Because of the secret clearance of the AOG operations, contractors will be escorted 100% of the time throughout the performance of this project.

Project includes installation of renewable energy Work hours are 7-5 pm M-F. Exceptions to these hours will have to be coordinated with the COR and approval granted before proceeding.

All OSHA and MIOSHA standards apply. Particular care should be taken to ensure fall protection measures are in place during the performance of this contract.

Project Info Payment bonds, Performance Bonds and Bid Bonds are required for this project, and shall be submitted by the procedures listed in the solicitation.

Warranty of Construction clause is incorporated and applies to this project.

The current wage determination is incorporated into the solicitation and will be made part of the resultant contract but it is the contractor's responsibility to keep track of the most current wage rate.

Bids are due to Selfridge ANGB. Please review the solicitation for instructions on how bids are to be submitted. Any questions should be submitted to the Contracting Officer in the form of an RFI.

RFIs RFI procedures were reviewed as follows:

Email technical questions in RFI format to the Contracting Officer (courtesy copy sent to the COR) for resolution.

All questions and requests for information (RFI) must be received NOT LATER THAN the fifth working day prior to closing and will be posted not later than two working days prior to closing. OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS EARLY IN THIS PROCESS.

All RFI questions and answers will be emailed out as soon as possible.

Change Orders Please recall that only the Contracting Officer can approve changes such as price, schedule, specifications, and clauses with formal written notice typically in the form of a solicitation amendment or task order modification. Work undertaken regarding changes not formally approved by the Contracting Officer (save for COR approved no cost field changes) is at the Contractor’s risk.

The project requirements are detailed in the project specifications and drawing which are incorporated into the solicitation.

The End No questions.

Please submit any and all questions via e-mail for a response.

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