Cougar Butterfly Valve Replacement

SYNOPSIS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) Portland District intends to solicit construction firms who are interested in submitting a competitive firm-fixed-price proposal for this project. This PRESOLICITATION announcement is for the construction/modification of the Cougar Butterfly Valve Replacement located at the Cougar Dam in Lane County, WA.

Project Scope:  The two main generating units at the Cougar Powerhouse use butterfly valves to shut off the penstock water supply to the turbines.  A single penstock is bifurcated into the two headers each equipped with a butterfly valve to isolate each turbine. These valves were originally placed in service in the early 1960’s. All the systems relating to the valves are becoming increasingly problematic.  This is a construction project to replace the two (2) 90” butterfly valves and control unit systems to improve reliability and safety.

Acquisition Strategy: This acquisition will be solicited in accordance with FAR 15 Contracting by Negotiation.  The contract will be awarded using the provisions of FAR 15 utilizing “Best Value/Trade-Off Analysis” procedures. Based on the Best Value/Trade-Off Analysis, the Government expects award will be made to the Offeror proposing a combination of technical, past performance, and cost factors, which offer the best value to the Government. This acquisition will result in a single fixed-price contract.

Magnitude of Construction: The estimated cost of the project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

Set Asides and Codes: This is an Unrestricted Full and Open Competitive Acquisition. The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) for this potential requirement would be 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The related size standard is $36.5M. The FSC is Z2KA Repair or Alteration of Dams.   

Proposal Procedures: The solicitation will be posted on beta.SAM.gov website once it is issued. Firms are requested to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

Proposal Period: The solicitation is tentatively scheduled for release on or about 5 June 2021. The tentative date for receipt of proposals is on or about 10 July 2021.

Plans and Specifications: The Plans and Specifications will also be posted on beta.SAM.gov website once it is issued.

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

Point of Contact:

The USACE-NWP Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail responses to the Primary Point of Contact, Cory Pfenning at cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.mil. E-mail is the preferred method for receiving responses to this pre-solicitation notice.

THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING INDUSTRY THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED ON beta.SAM.gov ON OR ABOUT 25 July 2020. THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, AND ANY 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.

For Small Business questions that do not apply to this project you can contact:

Carol McIntyre,

Small Business Specialist,

USACE, Portland District,

503-808-4602

carol.a.mcintyre@usace.army.mil