Albeni Falls Dam Main Unit Transformer Installation, Oldtown, Idaho

POINT-OF-CONTACT:

The point-of-contact for administrative or contractual questions is Contract Specialist Monique Paano at email: Monique.A.Paano@usace.army.mil.  Please no phone calls.  All questions must be submitted in writing to the above point-of-contact.

FOR INFORMATION ONLY:

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 via email to Ms. Paano at the email indicated above.

OVERVIEW: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, requires installation of 3 recently manufactured transformers with a rating of 20 MVA, three-phase, and voltage class of 115 kV. These transformers are currently on-site, final movement and placement will need to be coordinated with the contractor who manufactured the units. Work will also need to be coordinated closely to complete concrete placement, transformer movements during work windows, scheduled outages, and seasonal weather. 

Remove and dispose of three existing three-phase GSU transformers and the associated neutral current transformers and surge arresters. Remove and dispose of three existing panelboards designated 440VAC Power Cabinet, 120VAC panelboard, and 120/240V panelboard. Provide two new panelboards designated 480VAC Power Cabinet and 120/240V panelboard. Remove and Provide new cables and conductors originating from the 440VAC power cabinet, and the 120VAC cabinet to the nearest point of termination. Remove cables originating from the 120VAC cabinet and Provide new cables to existing loads from new panelboard. Modify 15kV tubular bus to make connection with the new transformer bushings. Install oil containment, quench stone, and new transformer pads for

each of the three new GSU transformers. Design of transformer support base, per contract drawings. Make external connections to new GSU transformers. Provide and install new neutral current transformers and surge arresters for each new GSU transformer. Remove three existing nitrogen cabinets and install Government Furnished nitrogen cabinets. Provide, install and commission Dissolved Gas Analyzer. Provide and install new MOD switch operator grounding pad and new switchyard tower lights.

The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The resulting contract will be firm-fixed-price.

Solicitation number W912DW21R0021 will be posted to the beta.sam.gov website on or about 14 April 2021. The solicitation will be a Request for Proposals.  Proposals will be due no sooner than 30 calendar days after actual solicitation issuance date.  See the solicitation for details about proposal submission.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction, and the associated small business size standard is $36,500,000 in average annual receipts.  The solicitation will be issued as Unrestricted.

A site visit will be offered within approximately 2 weeks after the solicitation is made available via beta.sam.gov.  Refer to the solicitation for details regarding the site visit.

The solicitation documents for this requirement will be issued in electronic format only and will be made available online via the beta.sam website at www.beta.sam.gov under the subject solicitation number.  NO CD's OR HARD COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE. 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 beta.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 beta.sam.gov.

The beta.sam.gov Response Date listed elsewhere in this synopsis is for FBO archive purposes only.  It may have no relationship to the actual solicitation due date. The solicitation due date and time will be contained in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments that are issued.

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ACCESS TO SITE VISIT FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS:

Processing request for visits by Foreign Nationals can take up to 30 business days to complete and may impact the Contractor’s ability to attend if the paperwork is not approved before the site visit. It is highly recommended that each company plans to have a U.S. Citizen attend the site visit on their behalf.

Non U.S. Citizens wishing to attend the site visit must complete the Request for Visitation Authority (included in this announcement as an attachment) form and submit it with the required documents as soon as possible but no later than noon Pacific Time on 14 April 2021 so it can be processed by USACE Security.

The site visit is tentatively scheduled for April 21st at 9am. Please submit required documentation to Adrienne Murphy, Adrienne.E.Murphy@usace.army.mil (206) 764-6765.