Lease/rental of EPG facilities - petroleum

The purpose of this amendment is to release the Government's responses to the questions received and as a result, update and release Performance Work Statement dated 26 SEPT 2016. The Government is researching one question submitted and will release the answer in a subsequent amendment. The Government will not be accepting any further questions. The proposals need to be submitted IAW the solicitation closing date. 13 October 2016 by 1400 Central Time.

This is the official Solicitation for the Power Purchase Agreement for Camp Arifjan, KU. Please see the Solicitation document and associated attachments 0001-0015. The Solicitation and all attachments takes precedence over any conflicts found herein. Questions need to be submitted to the contracting office (Rock Island) by 15:00 19 SEPT 2016. Closing date: 13 OCT 2016 by 14:00 Central Time.

The Solicitation is anticipated for release on or about the week of 8 August 2016. Please continue to monitor FedBizOpps.

The date for the release of this solicitation has been delayed.  Once a new date has been established an update to this posting will be issued.

Release of the Solicitation is now anticipated to be on or around 15 February 2016.  Please continue to monitor FBO for additional updates as they are provided. 

Release of the solicitation is anticipated to be on or about 15 Jan 2016.  All questions from industry as a result of the site visit in November will be addressed in the solicitation.

Any questions regarding the Site visit need to be submitted in writing no later than 30 November 2015.  Please submit questions to Lorrie L. Schmidt at lorrie.l.schmidt.civ@mail.mil or Thor Olson at thor.a.olson2.civ@mail.mil . 

The Government has confirmed the date of the site visit as 09 November 2015.  Please contact SSG. Dias at christopher.d.dias.mil@mail.mil by 01 November 2015 for time and procedure details and to arrange for installation access if necessary.

The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island at Rock Island Arsenal, IL intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract under Solicitation W51P1J-16-R-0013 to obtain electrical power to operate Camp Arifjan, Kuwait with expected expansion. This contract will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Priced IDIQ Contract with a base one year period to include a 90 day transition period and two one year option periods. The contractor shall design, furnish, install, commission, operate, and maintain a consolidated diesel power generation plant at Zone 6, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The plant shall be complete, self-contained, and shall generate power at 11kV, 3 phase, 50Hz. The Contractor shall connect the 11kV output of the plant to the ten existing underground 11kV radial feeders. The Contractor shall propose to build a new plant which must be installed in the area immediately next to the current plant. The current plant will remain operational during the transition.

The solicitation will be released to industry on/or about 23 November 2015. This is an estimated date only and is subject to change. The solicitation will be issued on a full and open/unrestricted basis. This notice does not constitute a request for proposal. Requests for solicitation information will not receive a response. This acquisition will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures. The solicitation shall be issued via the Internet at http://www.fbo.gov. Any changes to the solicitation shall also be posted to the websites and is the contractor's responsibility to check these sites daily for any posted changes. Written comments or questions regarding this notice must be emailed to Thor A. Olson at thor.a.olson2.civ@mail.mil or Lorrie Schmidt at lorrie.l.schmidt.civ@mail.mil. For market research purposes, it is requested that any interested parties add themselves to the interested vendors list.

Site visit is tentatively scheduled for 10 November 2015; this is an estimated date only and may be subject to change. Contractors are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. No more than 2 individual per company may attend the site visit. Prospective offerors interested in attending must contact the point of contact SSG. Dias at christopher.d.dias.mil@mail.mil with courtesy copies to the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist by 01 November 2015, to arrange for installation access if necessary. Questions originating from the solicitation and/or site visit are due by email to Lorrie Schmidt and Thor Olson no later than close of business 14 December 2015.

The following attachment are hereby incorporated:

Attachment 0001 - DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS)