Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Power Factor Testing and Equipment

This is NOT a solicitation. This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to award a sole source contract for power factor testing and the lease of associated equipment noted below.

Northwest Division (NWD) Hydropower Test and Evaluation (HT & E) program performs periodic testing of generators, power transformers and transformer bearings, and circuit breakers and bushings, using power factor testing (in accordance with NWD Regulation 1130-2-7). Power factor testing is a test technique providing information about the integrity of the insulation systems. The test is effective in detecting insulation contamination, the quality of the semiconducting and stress gradient coatings, the amount of void content, partial discharge damage, insulation delamination, and the quality of the impregnation process.

NWD currently owns and employs additional test equipment used to test and evaluate the condition of critical hydropower equipment (leakage reactance test set module and sweep frequency response analyzer) that must be capable of integrating with the high voltage equipment requested under this contract. Reference the attached equipment and services document for details. Currently the M4100 (High Voltage Apparatus Tester), M7100 (High Voltage Asset Analyzer), PDS200 EMI Surveyor, and associated equipment are the only known equipment that meets the noted criteria and compatibility with NWD owned equipment. Additionally, this contract will include support for:

- Equipment Firmware Upgrades & Operational Support
- DTA and DTAWeb Upgrades & Operational Support
- Direct Engineering Consultation & Test Results Interpretation Assistance
- Use of Doble's historical test library, access to the Doble database through "DTA Web." Access to the historical test library is essential to the successful execution of this contract.
- Annual On-site Training (minimum of two five (5) day training sessions at a single location for each session determined by NWD)
- Maintenance & Test Guides
- Calibration service
- Oil Committee Services & Lab testing/analysis of insulating oil samples (up to $500 per year)
- Enoserv developer and user support

The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 334515 - Instrumentation Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is 750 employees.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement to the Contracting Officer before the notice end date. If no affirmative written responses are received before the notice end date, an award will be made without further notice. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice. Electronic questions shall be submitted via email to michael.e.saldana@usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notices.

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