Request_for_Information.pdf

Request for Information – Cordell Hull Excitation Project

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

The Government is issuing this Request for Information to determine a competitive basis. This is not a solicitation. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this survey. This questionnaire is for market research purposes only.

Only contractors capable of performing this type of work should respond to this Request for Information.

Requirement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville District, anticipates soliciting a requirement for a firm fixed price construction contract to remove and disposal of the existing rotating type exciters featuring amplidyne sets and motor operated rheostats and replace with a modern, solid state, digital excitation system for each of the three (3) hydroelectric generating units at Cordell Hull Power Plant, Carthage, TN. Each unit is capable of continuous operation at 115% of rated load at 42,592 kVA. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The type of work and skill sets for this requirement are as follows:

a. Design, prepare drawings and data, manufacture, factory test, prepare and load for shipment, and deliver to the Cordell Hull Power Plant three (3) complete digital static excitation systems.

b. Remove and properly dispose of three (3) existing excitation systems.

c. Install, test, commission and make ready for commercial operation three (3) excitation systems at Cordell Hull, including floor repair, furnishing and installing wiring, cable, bus, conduit, meters, switches, and all other required appurtenances.

d. Conduct equipment model validation tests and prepare test reports suitable for use by SERC Reliability Corporation.

The anticipated NAICS code is 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction, with a small business size standard of $36.5 million.

Survey

The Government is issuing this to determine a competitive basis. This is not a solicitation and the items listed herein are subject to change or eliminated from the requirement. This questionnaire is for market research purposes only. Only contractors capable of performing this type of work should respond to this Request for Information.

Your response to this survey is requested by 10:00 a.m. Central Time, Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Please send by email to lether.e.robinson@usace.army.mil or fax to 615-736-7124.

1. Name of your firm:

2. CAGE:

3. Point of Contact, Phone number and EMAIL address:

4. Please list three (3) hydropower solid state digital exciter successfully completed, similar to the above referenced type of work. Provide projects that cover all of the skill sets listed above.

a. Project Name:

Contract Number (if applicable):

Year Completed:

Prime Contractor or Sub-Contractor:

Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

Dollar Amount:

General Description of project:

b. Project Name:

c. Project Name:

5. Are you a Small Business classified under the above NAICS code? If so, do you fall into a sub-category (e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)?

6. If your company is a small business concern, per FAR 52.219-14, at least 25 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. Can your firm be expected to do this, given your current employee situation? (Please respond yes or no.)

7. If this requirement is advertised, do you anticipate submitting a proposal?

8. Please provide any additional information you feel is necessary: