Sources_Sought_1.pdf

This announcement is to all Small Business, 8(a) Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business concerns that may be interested in performing a contract for the California Great Basin Region of the Bureau of Reclamation. The work to be performed is described below. Based upon response to this announcement, the Government may determine to set this acquisition aside or proceed with an unrestricted solicitation. The applicable North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237130 and the related small business size standard is $45M.

This sources sought notice is for market research and acquisition planning purposes only. No formal solicitation for this work exists at this time.

This notice is not a request for proposal and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner. The estimated cost of this project is more than $10,000,000. This procurement will require 100% performance and payment bonds.

Work is located at Spring Creek Powerplant approximately 6 miles northwest of Redding, CA, in

Shasta County; at Judge Francis Carr Powerplant approximately 12 miles northwest of Redding, CA, in Shasta County; and at Trinity Powerplant approximately 30 miles northwest of Redding, CA, in Trinity County. The principal components of work are as follows:

Replace nine, in-service, single-phase generator step up power transformers. Three transformers are located at each of the three power plants. The following work to be completed at each power plant:

1. Supply (manufacture, factory test, and transport) three (3) Generator Step-Up (GSU) power transformers for in-service operation.

2. Remove and dispose of three (3) GSU power transformers from in-service operation including high voltage surge arresters.

a. Recycle or dispose of existing insulation fluid per requirements of Section 02 87

20 – Removal and Disposal of Used Oil.

b. Remove and dispose of existing asbestos wiring per requirements of Section 02

82 20 - Removal and Disposal of Asbestos Containing Materials.

3. Install and commission three (3) GSU power transformers for in-service operation including high voltage surge arresters.

4. Modify existing isolated phase bus for connection to new transformers.

5. Furnish and install seismic anchorage systems for new transformers.

Interested parties shall include the following information in their response:

(a) Business name, address, cage code, size classification based on NAICS size standard, Small

Business classification (Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small

Business, 8a, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business etc.), and a point of contact;

(b) A positive statement of your intention to submit an offer/bid for this solicitation as a prime contractor;

(c) Evidence of your experience performing work similar in type and scope to the work in this announcement within the last five years. The evidence should include: contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts and points of contacts with telephone numbers for similar scope and complexity turnkey projects completed or substantially completed within the last five years.

Detail collaboration efforts and role of interested party and collaborating manufacturers, designers and subcontractors. Please do not include more than three past projects; and

(d) Include attachments cataloging the company's equipment assets, personnel resources and financial resources that demonstrate company responsibility and capability to perform required work.

(e) Bonding capacity on a single-job;

System for Award Management (SAM) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov

All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice, by e-mail to mthomas@usbr.gov no later than close of business on 11/22/2023. Detailed specifications are not available at this time.

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