Installation of XQT-3 Power Transformer
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFP25-042R
- Agency
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Department of Energy
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Place of performance
- New Jersey 08543, United States
- Points of contact
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About this opportunity
The Department of Energy, through Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), is soliciting proposals for construction services to install a 10MVA power transformer designated as XQT-3 at their James Forrestal Campus facility in Princeton, New Jersey. This procurement under RFP 25-042R requires a qualified general contractor to provide all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for the complete installation, startup, commissioning, and turnover of the replacement transformer, which will partially replace the existing XQT-1 "Big Blue" transformer to serve house loads in the 138kV switchyard. The contractor must have capabilities in power and communication line construction as specified under NAICS code 237130. While the specific evaluation criteria are contained in Section IV of the RFP documents, contractors must submit bid bonds or certified checks for 20% of their proposed price and provide performance and payment bonds equal to 100% of the subcontract price within 10 days of award. A pre-proposal videoconference is scheduled for June 18, 2024, at 1:30 PM EST, with final proposals due by 4:00 PM EST on August 6, 2025.
This procurement is conducted as an unrestricted, full and open competition with no set-aside designations, though one document references small business considerations with a size standard of $45 million in annual sales. No incumbent contractors are specifically identified in the available documentation. The contract value is not explicitly stated, though the scope involves installing a single 10MVA transformer unit along with associated circuit switchers and medium and high voltage cables that will be pre-purchased by PPPL. The project timeline extends through the installation, startup, and commissioning phases until final turnover to PPPL operations. All work will be performed at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory located at 100 Stellarator Road, James Forrestal Campus, US Route 1 North, Princeton, New Jersey 08543. The contractor must comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements as indicated by General Decision Number NJ 20200036.
Notice text
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) a National Laboratory and Federally Funded Research and Development Center RDC) operated by The Trustees of Princeton University, a US Department of Energy Prime Contractor wishes to solicit proposals in response to Request for Proposal (RFP) 25-042R for a qualified and capable contractor to provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to facilitate the installation of one 10MVA transformer (XQT-3) to Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory located at 100 Stellarator Road, James Forrestal Campus, US Route 1 North, Princeton, NJ. Please review the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for a detailed description of the required services including the following:
Base Scope: The scope of this Statement of Work requires a General Contractor to provide Construction Services for the installation of a replacement transformer, XQT-3, and its ancillary devices. XQT-3, it’s associated circuit switcher, and medium and high voltage cable shall be pre-purchased by PPPL for receipt and installation by this Subcontractor. Construction Services provided by the Subcontractor shall include all work represented in the Contract Documents required for a complete transformer installation, startup, commissioning, and turnover to PPPL. This project will partially replace the existing XQT-1 “Big Blue” transformer located in its 138kV switchyard. XQT-1 steps down the incoming utility voltage for C-Site campus distribution. It is rated at 30MVA with a 138kV primary winding and dual 4.16kV secondary windings to serve both “house” and experimental” loads. This project will provide a new transformer called XQT-3 to serve the “house” loads
This procurement is unrestricted, full and open. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237130 – Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction.
The RFP is divided into five (5) sections. Each section includes a cover page with attachments. To view the RFP files, you must first download the file to your desktop then reopen each file. You will see a “paperclip” icon located on the top righthand side of the screen. Click on the paperclip to view the attached files for each of the (five (5) sections in the RFP. Please ensure that you have downloaded and are running the most current version of Adobe Acrobat in order to download and view the RFP documents.
There will be a Pre-Proposal Videoconference scheduled for 1:30 PM (EST), Wednesday, June 18, 2024. Firms must return the RFP Acknowledgement Form contained in the RFP to receive information to attend the event. Attendance is not mandatory but strongly encouraged.
Proposals are due to PPPL by 4:00 PM EST, Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
This announcement shall not commit PPPL to issue a subcontract for this effort, or to pay any costs incurred by offerors in the preparation and submittal of proposals in response to this RFP.
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