SOURCES SOUGHT.pdf

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

P-143 ADVANCED MICROGRID

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT

MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

1. Date: January 5

2. Year: 2021

3. Contracting Office Zip Code: 92132-5190

4. Classification Code: Y-Construction of Structures/Facilities

5. Contracting Office Address: 750 Pacific Highway, San Diego, California, 92132-5190

6. Proposed Action: Sources Sought Notice for Design- Build MILCON Project P143-Advanced Microgrid Infrastructure Improvement at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, California

7. Solicitation Number: N62473-21-R-P143

8. Response Time: January 19, 2021 (2:00 PM PST)

9. Contact Point: Crystal Irvin, Contract Specialist, email crystal.irvin@navy.mil

10. Sources Sought Notice: This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is for market research purposes.

This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement only. This synopsis is a market research tool being utilized for information to be used for preliminary planning purposes. The information received will be used within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southwest to facilitate the decision-making process.

This is a survey of the market of potential local U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), SBA certified HUB Zone, SBA certified Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), SBA certified Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) and SBA certified Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB). Based upon this survey a decision will be made whether to issue the proposed solicitation for the types of firms indicated above or to issue as full and open competition (unrestricted).

This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose other than market research and is not restricted to a particular acquisition approach. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the evaluation and any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237130.

The estimated total contract price range, in accordance with DFARS 236.204 is less than $10,000,000.

All small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, certified HUB Zone small businesses, and certified 8(a) small, disadvantaged businesses are encouraged to respond. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Synopsis, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the Government’s best interest.

THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being used to determine the availability and adequacy of potential small business sources prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of an award. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation.

There is no bid package or solicitation at this time. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The general scope of this requirement is a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Design-Build Construction Contract to build an advanced microgrid (hybrid conventional generation and renewable energy microgrid) that will enhance energy security for MCAS Camp Pendleton. The microgrid shall be capable of powering numerous mission critical and support facilities at the distribution level during a utility grid outage. The project provides the following:

Upgrades an electrical distribution microgrid on Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton (MCAS). All MCAS will be capable of islanding from the serving electric utility’s (SDG&E) grid.

Installs and fully permits new generator capable of remote control, grid-forming, and parallel operations.

Modifies 2 to 6 existing backup diesel generators to be capable of remote control, grid-forming, auto-synchronizing, and parallel operations in addition to supporting local loads.

Modifies 3 to 8 existing pad-mounted switches and associated switchgear to be capable of remote, autonomous control by a microgrid controller.

Installs microgrid controller to control new generator, modified existing generators, pad-mounted switches, and switchgear, optional solar photovoltaic (PV) and/or optional battery energy storage system (BESS), described below.

Installs fiber optic-based network to new generator, modified existing generators, pad-mounted switches, and switchgear, and optional solar photovoltaic (PV) and/or battery energy storage system (BESS), described below.

Installs network infrastructure (routers, switches, servers, equipment racks, uninterruptible power supplies etc.) as needed for microgrid control system

Experience with DoD’s Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operate processes.

Develops associated interconnection agreements with SDG&E and performs associated electrical feasibility studies behind the SDG&E meter for MCAS’s grid-tied and microgrid system operations.

Optionally installs PV and/or BESS as budget allows.

Experience commissioning an advanced microgrid

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Interested sources are invited to respond to this Sources Sought announcement. The following information shall be provided:

1) Contractor information: Provide your company’s contact information, including DUNS number and CAGE Code.

2) Type of Business: Identify whether your company is an SBA certified 8(a), SBA certified

HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concern, Small Business or Large Business. For more information on the definitions or requirements for these small business programs, refer to http://www.sba.gov/.

3) Bonding Capacity: Provide your surety’s name, your maximum bonding capacity per project, and your aggregate maximum bonding capacity.

4) Experience: Submit a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of five (5) recent specific government or commercial contracts/projects your company has completed to demonstrate your experience in advanced microgrids (hybrid renewable energy and conventional generation microgrid) leveraging existing generation and distribution assets construction as indicated in this announcement. A “specific” project is a single project or a single task order under an indefinite quantity contract or on-call type contract. “Recent” is defined as having been completed within the five years prior to the submission due date of this announcement.

All projects shall have a minimum construction cost of $2,000,000. Projects which do not meet these requirements may not be considered relevant. Additional submission requirements:

Submit at least one relevant project with a construction cost of $4,000,000 or above.

For each of the projects submitted for experience evaluation, provide the following:

Title and Location Award and completion dates Contract or subcontract value Type of work for overall project and type of work your company self-performed Customer information including point of contact, phone number, and email address Whether the work was performed as a prime or a subcontractor Type of contract (Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build – see Sources Sought

Information form) Narrative project description Description of the work that was self-performed by your firm, including the percentage of contract value your firm self-performed.

For design-build projects, identify the name and address of the engineering firm used to provide design or specify if design was performed in-house.

Responses to items 1 through 4 above are limited to six (6) single-sided, 8.5 X 11-inch pages.

The minimum font size is 10 point.

Interested parties should provide submissions no later than 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on January 19, 2021. The package can be emailed to crystal.irvin@navy.mil. Questions or comments regarding this notice may be addressed to Crystal Irvin via email crystal.irvin@navy.mil.

11. Place of Performance: Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, California