Solicitation_Questions_and_Answers_SPE60419R0405.pdf

DLA Energy FEADA

SPE604-19-R-0405

Q&A

SPE604-19-R-0405

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

General Questions

1. Is there a tentative Auction date?

ANSWER: This information will not be released at this time.

2. Please confirm that the DLA intends to send a Notice of Intent to award following the auction?

ANSWER: A notice of intent to award will not be issued following the auction.

Standalone Items:

0001 Fort Knox

1. The Delivery Point is listed as Burner Tip and the Nolin Elec meter is the Citygate. Please confirm that usage is billed to the Citygate.

ANSWER: The Nolin meter is located at the delivery point, which is the Burner Tip. Usage shall be billed to the Burner Tip.

2. Can you please explain further what is meant by customer has their own supply and how it is used in relation to the supply being requested? Is this a flat volume and the supplier is providing the demand above this supply?

ANSWER: The schedule page addresses the estimated quantities that would be procured under any resultant contract.

3. Is the deliver option (4) monthly orders since there is no shortage treatment?

ANSWER: The delivery option is (3) Monthly Order Quantities. Over/shortage treatment will be updated on the schedule page. The updated schedule page will be issued in an amendment.

4. Is the supplier expected to balance this location?

ANSWER: The supplier will provide supply management for this location.

5. If balancing is expected, does the customer have an operational balancing agreement with Texas Gas?

ANSWER: Will have to confirm with the customer.

6. Can the customer utilize LG&E to balance their daily swings?

ANSWER: The resultant contract does not encompass the customer-owned supply.

0003 Grissom ARB

1. The schedule pages indicates a rate code of 338, we believe that is 138, please confirm

ANSWER: 138. A correction will be issued via an amendment.

2. The SIP is listed as IFERC: Chicago CG. Industry standard for Chicago CG is NGI. Would you consider changing the index to NGI: CG?

ANSWER: No.

3. Does the customer have storage capacity and if so, will DLA release storage to the supplier?

4. Does customer have their own telemetering device installed to capture daily reads not provided by NIPSCO ANSWER: Yes.

5. Can you confirm that suppliers will assess a pooling fee & balancing fee in their adjustment factor price?

0004 NTC Great Lakes

1. The SIP is listed as IFERC: Chicago CG. Industry standard for Chicago CG is NGI. Would you

2. Does the customer have storage capacity and if so, will DLA release storage to the supplier?

3. Can you confirm if the customer would join the suppliers’ Northshore Rider SST & Rider FST pools? The customer may be able to realize greater value for their storage by joining a supplier’s pool. If so what are their allowable bank limits?

ANSWER: If in the best interest of the Government, and allowable per applicable LDC rules, the customer may join the suppliers’ pool(s). The storage bank limits can be provided by the

LDC.

0005 US Railroad Retirement Board

1. The schedule page indicates the installation has its own pool. Can you confirm that this will be managed as a standalone account and not in the supplier’s pool?

ANSWER: They will be in the supplier’s pool.

2. The SIP is listed as IFERC: Chicago CG. Industry standard for Chicago CG is NGI. Would you

3. Does the customer have storage capacity and if so, will DLA release storage to the supplier?

4. Please confirm if the customer wants to be placed in the suppliers’ pool or served as standalone with customer managing storage and balancing?

ANSWER: The customer will be placed in the supplier’s pool and supply management will be provided by the supplier.

5. If joining suppliers’ pool, please provide allowable bank limit?

ANSWER: The storage bank limits can be provided by the LDC.

0007 Blue Grass Army Depot

1. Does the usage volumes in the schedule page already incorporate the 10% potential reduction in consumption? Please explain.

ANSWER: The 10% reduction is incorporated into the estimated quantities.

0034 JSMC Lima

1. Can you confirm that delivery is the West pool and not East?

ANSWER: Yes, West Pool.

0037 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

1. Was the project to convert the heat plants completed?

2. Are the volumes provided respective of the new plants using natural gas?

3. Can you provide the historical burns for the past 2 years?

ANSWER: Historical volume information will not be provided.

0038 Watervliet Arsenal

1. Can you please explain the significance of the “Curtailment Days” on the Schedule page as it pertains to this line item?

ANSWER: Watervliet Arsenal is a limited interruptible customer, as such, the government has defined a number of days for which it can be curtailed on a monthly basis subject to the provisions of (h) in C700 Statement of Work (Natural Gas) (DLA Energy Jul 2012) of the solicitation.

2. Can you please confirm that the expectation for the monthly tariff imposed LCD balancing charge is passed through and excluded from the adjustment factor?

ANSWER: Yes, it should be passed through and excluded from the adjustment factor. A note will be added to the schedule page indicating to pass through the monthly balancing charge.

This change will be reflected in an amendment.

Tied Group 1:

0008 Fort Riley

1. Can you confirm all meters at this location are served by KGS and not Black Hills Energy?

ANSWER: Yes, all meters at this location are served by KGS.

Tied Group 3:

0014 FCI Pekin

1. The SIP is listed as IFERC: Chicago CG. Industry standard for Chicago CG is NGI. Would you

0015 VAMC Marion

0029 VAMC Danville

Tied Group 4:

0016 DOE Fermi

1. The SIP is listed as IFERC: Chicago CG. Industry standard for Chicago CG is NGI. Would you

ANSWER: The customer does have storage capacity but DLA Energy will not release storage capacity to the supplier.

3. Can you confirm if the customer would join the suppliers’ Nicor’s Rider 13 pool? If so what are their allowable bank limits?

ANSWER: If in the best interest of the Government, and allowable per applicable LDC rules,

4. If customer elects to be standalone and not pooled, does the monthly contractual volume have to be delivered ratably each day or can supplier just meet monthly volume at suppliers;

delivery discretion?

ANSWER: The supplier may meet monthly volumes at their discretion. However, intra-month purchases will be delivered at the rate requested by the customer per the schedule page.

0017 DOE Argonne

3. Can you confirm if the customer would join the suppliers’ Nicor’s Rider 13 pool? If so what are their allowable bank limits?

ANSWER: If in the best interest of the Government, and allowable per applicable LDC rules,

4. If customer elects to be standalone and not pooled, does the monthly contractual volume have to be delivered ratably each day or can supplier just meet monthly volume at suppliers;

delivery discretion?

ANSWER: The supplier may meet monthly volumes at their discretion. However, intra-month purchases will be delivered at the rate requested by the customer per the schedule page.

Tied Group 6:

0023 McConnell AFB

1. Are we sure that these are in fact direct connects, and not served behind Kansas Gas Services? Most customers located in Leavenworth are served by KGS.

ANSWER: The installation is directly connected.

2. Do these customers own their transport?

3. If they are in fact Direct Connects, can you please confirm specific information for the Pipe/Point or delivery location on the pipeline?

ANSWER: The delivery location for this installation is the Burner Tip, however, specific information pertaining to the delivery location on the pipeline shall be obtained through Southern Star.

0024 Fort Leavenworth

1. Are we sure that these are in fact direct connects, and not served behind Kansas Gas

ANSWER: The delivery location for this installation is the Burner Tip, however, specific

0025 US Penitentiary

ANSWER: The delivery location for this installation is the Burner Tip, however, specific

0026 VAMC Leavenworth

ANSWER: The delivery location for this installation is the Burner Tip, however, specific

Tied and Aggregated Group 1

0018 EPA Ann Arbor

1. Will customer manage the storage and balancing of this facility? If supplier is expected to manage storage & balancing, customer will have to supply weekly meter reads ANSWER: The customer will provide supply management to this facility.

0019 VAMC Detroit

1. Previously, the customer was served by the Delivery Option 4. Can you confirm the customer is changing their delivery option?

ANSWER: The customer was solicited as Option 3 under solicitation SPE600-17-R-0402 and was served as Option 3.

2. Will customer manage the storage and balancing of this facility? If supplier is expected to

ANSWER: The supplier will provide supply management to this facility. The customer can and currently is sending their weekly usage to the supplier.

3. Please elaborate on overage and Shortage volume pricing and how customer is expecting this to work. What other options will customer consider?

ANSWER: Please refer to C-0001 C700 statement of work (Natural Gas) (DLA Energy Jul 2012) paragraph (e)(3) Monthly Order Quantities (page 9 of the solicitation) for information.

0020 VAMC Ann Arbor

1. Will customer manage the storage and balancing of this facility? If supplier is expected to

ANSWER: The customer will provide supply management to this facility.