Bradford Island Service Building PRQ Switchgear Upgrade

SYNOPSIS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District is soliciting a Contract for the Bradford Island Service Building PRQ Switchgear Upgrade project. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price (FFP) contract.

Project Scope: The scope of this project consists of the Contractor furnishing all supervision, engineering, labor, materials, and equipment to perform the following work in strict accordance with the detailed requirements of this contract. Contract duration is estimated to be approximately 2 years from notice to proceed (NTP).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has a requirement to replace aging electrical equipment in accordance with the details provided below for the requested project.

1. Replace the existing 480V switchboard and station service transformers located in the

Bradford Island Service Building.

2. Relocate the new transformer disconnect switches and (2) 1,500 kVA transformers

directly outside the existing electrical room.

3. The new 480V switchgear and associated equipment will be housed in the existing

electrical room.

4. Provide an exhaust fan or AC system to provide cooling for the electrical room.

5. Provide panic hardware for existing electrical room doors, fire stopping for all conduit

penetrations through rated walls, fire extinguishers, and emergency lighting as required

for life safety code compliance.

The project is located at the Bradford Island Maintenance Building, Bonneville Dam in Multnomah County, Oregon.

Contract Period of Performance: The estimated Period of Performance for this contract is 625 days after Notice to Proceed.

Magnitude of Construction: $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00

Set Asides and Codes: 100% Small Business set-aside. The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) for this potential requirement would be 238210, “Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation

Contractors”. The related size standard is $19M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is J059, Maint/repair/rebuild Of Equipment- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components.

Selection Process: This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside competitive acquisition using Best Value Tradeoff (BVTO) source selection procedures. The Government intends to award a single, firm-fixed price construction contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the evaluation factors in the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer or to reject all offers. Offerors shall submit a technical proposal and a price proposal. The evaluation results of the non-price and price proposals will determine an awardee. All non-price factors are approximately equal in importance. All non-price evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. THE SELECTION PROCESS MAY CHANGE IN THE SOLICITATION.

Discussions: The Government intends to make an award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions should discussions prove to be necessary or advantageous to the Government. Because the Government does not intend to hold discussions, offerors are encouraged to include their best pricing in their initial proposal.

Anticipated Solicitation Release Date: The government anticipates releasing the solicitation in late January 2024. The closing date for proposals will be approximately 30 days later. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Responses to this synopsis are not required. Additional details may be found in the solicitation when it is posted.

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors must register in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to submission of bids and prior to receiving an award.

Point of Contact: The USACE-NWP points of contact for this action are Andrew Sprys at andrew.j.sprys@usace.army.mil and Clinton Jacobsen at clinton.m.jacobsen@usace.army.mil. Email is the only method for receiving responses to this pre-solicitation notice.

Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at 503-808-4602 or Carol.A.Mcintyre@usace.army.mil.

THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING INDUSTRY THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED ON SAM ON OR ABOUT 30 JANUARY 2024. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND PROPOSALS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR EVALUATED.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS SOLICITATION EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUEST.