New Madrid Substation Grounding and Drainage Improvements

Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Energy, Southwestern Power Administration

(Southwestern)

intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of

grounding, drainage, grading, and paving improvements at the Southwestern

Power

Administration New Madrid Substation. Work generally consists of, but is

not

limited to, preparation of written construction / coordination plan;

construction of perimeter improvements including corrosion protection of

guy

anchor rods and perimeter dike on north, east, and south sides of

substation;

construction of drainage improvements including storm water sedimentation

manhole, riprap, concrete stairway, drainage swale around infiltration

basin,

and underdrains; and construction of interior grounding improvements

including

additional ground grid, bonding jumpers to pole guys and corrosion

protection.



In accordance with FAR 19.10, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration

Program, this project is Unrestricted. However, Small Businesses are

not

precluded from participating and are encouraged to submit a proposal.

The

applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for

this

acquisition is 237130 and the small business size standard is $31 million.



The magnitude of this project is estimated to be between $250,000 and

$500,000.





Contractor registration in the Governments Central Contractor Registry

(CCR)

is required in order to be eligible for contract award. Registration may

be

completed and information regarding the registration process may be

obtained at

http://www.ccr.gov.





The solicitation package will be issued on or about August 12, 2008 with

bids

being due on or about September 11, 2008. Once issued, solicitation

documents will be available electronically for download at

http://e-center.doe.gov Hard copies of the solicitation package will not

be

distributed. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will

be

considered by Southwestern.