W912DW26RA053 Pre-Solicitation Synopsis.pdf

This Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation Notice is ONLY A NOTIFICATION that a solicitation is anticipated and forthcoming. All questions regarding this Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation should be submitted in writing to the Point of Contact(s) indicated below.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT:

The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000. The resulting contract will be firm-fixed-price.

PROJECT DETAILS:

The Government intends to issue a best-value tradeoff solicitation for the Chief Joseph Dam

480V Station Service SQ1, SQ3, and DSQ1, and DSQ Replacement project.

The project will replace aging 480V station-service equipment identified as SQ1, SQ3, DSQ1, and DSQ2 at Chief Joseph Dam. The work includes associated switchgear and switchboards, transformers, feeder and control cables, selected panelboards and distribution equipment, local and remote controls, temporary power, testing, commissioning, training, operation and maintenance manuals, spare parts, and record drawings.

The work also includes automatic transfer of the DSQ1 and DSQ2 mains and tie. DSQ1 and

DSQ2 will operate as a double-ended substation arrangement, and the existing diesel generator will remain connected to DSQ1 to provide backup power for critical loads.

The contractor will be required to maintain facility operations and coordinate temporary power, planned outages, switching, and staged cutovers during construction. The anticipated contract performance period is 1,000 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

This description is general and not all-inclusive. The forthcoming solicitation will establish the complete contract requirements and proposal-submission instructions.

See the pending solicitation for details about proposal submission. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the associated small business size standard is $45 millions of dollars. This action will be a total small business set-aside.

Offerors are responsible for checking for any update(s) to the Notice/Solicitation. The

Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document(s) posted at the referenced website. To obtain automatic notifications of updates to this notice, you must log in to www.SAM.gov and add the solicitation to your

Watchlist. If you would like to list your firm so others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the Add Me To Interested Vendors button in the listing for this solicitation on www.SAM.gov.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

All contractors proposing on Department of Defense (DoD) solicitations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. The purpose of this database is to provide basic business information and capabilities to the Government. The

SAM website can be accessed at www.sam.gov. Contractors are encouraged to register as soon as possible. All new contracts can be made ONLY to contractors who are registered in SAM.

This requirement applies to all DoD contract awards.