Chief Joseph Dam Powerbus Units 1-16

Point of Contact: Contract Specialist Monique Paano at Monique.a.paano@usace.army.mil

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, is seeking interested business sources for a construction Project titled: Chief Joseph Dam Powerbus Units 1-16

Proposed project will be a firm fixed-price construction project. Construction magnitude is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. 100 percent payment and performance bonds will be required.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the associated small business size standard is $39,500,000 in average annual receipts.

This sources-sought announcement is a tool to identify businesses with the capability to accomplish the work and is for information/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon information received in response to this sources sought announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought announcement or any follow up information. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The results of this survey will be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice.

Summary Scope of Work (SOW):

OVERVIEW: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, requires a combination of replacement and refurbishment of the isolated phase buses that support generating units 1-16. The major items of work include: refurbishment of the 4000A indoor Generator Lead and indoor Delta Buses for Transformer Banks T1-T4; replacement of the 4000A outdoor Transformer Tap for Transformer Banks T1-T4; replacement of the 7000A indoor Main Trunk Bus section for Transformer bank T1; and refurbishment of the 7000A indoor Main Truck Bus for Transformer banks T2-T4. The work includes, but is not limited to:

Replacement of outdoor sections of the isolated phase bus. The 7000A sections of the bus for Transformer Banks T1 will be replaced with 8000A sections, and the 4000A outdoor sections for T1-T4 will be replaced with 4500A. Work includes:  

Demolition of all existing bus work

Demolition of all existing steel

Installation of new bus work

Perform all associated field-testing including torque hardware, digital low resistance measurements at each connection, and hi-pot testing of the installed equipment

Provide new transformer compartments designed with removable covers and low point drains

Provide new flexible bellows

Provide new wall seal assemblies and through-bushings

Refurbishment of the iso-phase bus for units 1-16 includes:

Cleaning and testing of all insulators

Replacement of cracked insulators; if any insulators show signs of tracking, determine the cause of tracking, correct it and replace all insulators showing tracking.

Replacement of all gaskets and bellows

Replacement of all steel isolation material between bus housing and supports

Replacement of seal-off bushings

Complete cleaning of the bus and the inside and outside of the bus housing

Replacement of adapter bars as required

Replacement of flexible links

Splice locations disassembly, check silver plates and re-silver the plates, and re-assemble

Touch up with paint all areas that need to be repainted.

Perform all associated field-testing including torque hardware, digital low resistance measurements at each connection, and hi-pot testing of the isolated phase bus

REQUIREMENTS:

Interested firms should submit a capabilities package, to include the following:

1. Firm's name, address (mailing and URL), point of contact, phone number, email address.

2. Business classification, i.e., Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantage Business (SDB), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Business, 8(a) Program, or Other Than Small Business (large business).

3. Submit three projects that demonstrate Contractor’s ability to refurbish and replace Chief Joseph Dam isolated phase buses that support generating units. Project information submitted shall contain:

Project Name/Title;

Contract awarded amount;

Project location;

Project start date;

Project completion date;

A Detailed description of the following: The completed project’s scope and complexity, number of isolated phase buses replaced, number of isolated phase buses refurbished, amperage rating of isolated phase buses refurbished/replaced, and CPARs or performance rating.

4. CAGE code and DUNS number.

5. Firm's Joint Venture Information, if applicable.

6. Bonding Information:

a. Provide the following, on the bonding company's letterhead:

(1) Bonding Limits

(a) Single Bond

(b) Aggregate

7.  Identify if your firm intends to team or subcontract any work under this requirement, and what is the anticipated percentage of work you are capable of in your own right and what percentage you are subcontracting:

__Large Business (LB)____%

__Small Business (SB)____%

__Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)____%

__Woman-Owned SB (WOSB)____%

__Veteran-Owned SB (VOSB)____%

__Service-Disabled VOSB (SDVOSB)____%

__Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone)____%

This research is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive bids/proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Corps.  All interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their interest and ability to meet all requirements stated above. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under the sources sought announcement.

The official Synopsis citing a solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities (www.SAM.gov) inviting firms to register electronically to receive an electronic notification of a solicitation should one be issued.

SUBMIT TO: Responses to the Sources Sought Announcement should be received no later than 1:00 pm (Pacific Time) on 5 August 2022. Submit responses to the attention of Monique Paano, Contract Specialist, by email: monique.a.paano@usace.army.mil.

All interested firms must be registered in SAM (https://www.sam.gov) and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of Government contracts.