Privatization of the Water Utility Sytem

Amendment #10

Amendment 0007, Updating Section JA1, JA3 and Provision C.3.2 Performance Standards

Modification 0006 to incorporate Wage Determination to Section J

The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) seeks to identify, and obtain information from, responsible sources in connection with the privatization of the electric distribution (NAICS 221122) and water distribution (NAICS 221310) systems at Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware. Privatization is defined as the conveyance of a utility system to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company or other entity. The conveyance may consist of all right, title, and interest of the United States in the utility system. Utility Privatization (UP) will be accomplished in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2688 Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority.



Contractor will be required to assume ownership of the electric distribution and/or water distribution system at Dover AFB, Delaware, and as the new owner, shall operate and maintain the system and provide utility services to the Government. Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, management, supervision, permits, equipment, supplies, materials, transportation, and any other incidental items or services required for the complete ownership of and provision of utility services via these utility systems, including operation, maintenance, repair, upgrades, and improvements to the utility systems.



This Sources Sought Notice (hereinafter Notice) is an essential step in determining market interest and feasibility. Responses received will be used to develop marketing strategies for the potential privatization of utilities at this installation. Should interest be determined sufficient, a formal solicitation may be forthcoming. Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead by no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, January 4, 2010. Responses are preferred via e-mail, but hard copies and facsimiles will also be accepted.



At a minimum, the statement of interest shall address: (1) capability and experience in utility privatization or owning and operating utility systems; (2) financial capability to justify potential award of such a contract; (3) a primary point of contact, including phone number and e-mail address; and (4) an indication of the size of the business (large, small, or any sub-category of small business). The potential opportunity for set-asides for small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses will be considered on the basis of the responses received.



This Notice is solely for the Governments use as a market research tool. As such, the issuance of a competitive solicitation is not guaranteed. If determined appropriate, then both a synopsis and a solicitation may be anticipated in the February-March 2010 timeframe. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this Notice. All information received will be considered. Failure to respond to this Notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation; however, a lack of interest in this requirement may keep this effort from moving forward competitively.



This announcement shall not be construed as a commitment or authorization to incur costs in anticipation of an award. The Government is not bound to make any awards under this Notice.



If you are interested in this project, please provide the information requested above to the DESC Contracting Office.



Installation Description



Dover Air Force Base (AFB) is home to the 436th Airlift Wing (AW) and the 512th Air Force Reserve Airlift Wing. The installation is located in the center of the Delmarva Peninsula approximately 3 miles from downtown Dover, Delaware. Dover AFB size is about 3,750 acres. The Base employs approximately 4,200 military, 1,200 civilians, and 2,500 reservists. It has two runways and approximately 227 buildings for industrial and administrative uses. A church, elementary/middle school, plus a Community Area (Lodging, Swimming Pool, Shoppette, Chapel, Youth center, golf course and housing referral office) are located on the West side of State Route 1. A new Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF) and Youth Center were recently constructed in this area.



Electric Distribution System Description



The Dover AFB primary electric distribution system is made up of two substations (North and South) and 6 feeder circuits that deliver primary power across the base at 12.47 kV using a grid that is made up of overhead and underground power lines. The majority of the system is currently overhead, but a number of projects are currently underway or in the planning stages to replace and convert overhead portions of the system to underground. The six primary distribution feeders (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7) are currently active. A seventh circuit also exists, referred to as Feeder 6, which previously supplied electricity to the Military Family Housing (MFH) areas and was deactivated when the MFH areas were privatized. MFH is connected directly to the local electrical utility provider, the City of Dover Electric Department (Dover Electric).



Dover Electric feeds the high voltage Dover Electric owned switching station located at the north substation with two 69 kV sources that come in from off-Base property. The switching station distributes this 69 kV over Air Force owned aerial conductors to the Air Force owned north and south substations. The north substation equipment is located in the same switching yard as the Dover Electric switching station. The south substation is just over a mile south of the north substation and receives power (at 69 kV) through an Air Force-owned transmission circuit that parallels Atlantic Street. Each substation has a main aerial switch that feeds a high voltage oil filled circuit breaker on the line side of a 10 MVA, three phase transformer that converts the 69 kV to 12.47 kV for primary distribution. The north substation has four circuit breakers that serve four 12.47 kV primary distribution circuits designated as feeders 1, 5, 6 and 7. The south substation also has four circuit breakers. Three serve the three 12.47 kV primary distribution circuits that originate at the south substation (2, 3, and 4) with the fourth circuit breaker serving as a spare.



Dover AFBs primary distribution circuits include a cross-connection/isolation and sectionalizing tie-switch system installed to provide flexibility in system operations. The goal has been to allow points on base to be supplied electricity from either the north or south substation if needed. Switches within the system are pole mounted and pad mounted. Transformers are pole mounted and pad mounted and sized as needed to match demand at the point of service. The system currently includes pole mounted capacitor banks on five of the feeder circuits.



The majority of the 12.47 KV primary power distribution system is overhead and some is underground. The overhead primary power distribution system consists of pole-mounted fused cut-outs that feed either pole-mounted transformers with overhead secondary service lateral drops terminating on weather-heads on the outside of a building or pad-mounted transformers with underground secondary service that feeds electrical equipment on a building.



Water Distribution System Description



Dover AFB produces water from on-Base wells. The potable water system is also interconnected with the Privatized Housing water system to receive potable water from Housing or supply potable water to Housing in the event of an emergency. Tidewater Utilities Inc. supplies water to the privatized housing owned by Dover AFB Properties, Inc. and is the water commodity supplier to the interconnection point to supply Dover AFB. Dover AFB is the water commodity provider to supply water to the Privatized Housing Area in the event of an emergency through the interconnect point.



The Dover AFB water distribution system provides potable water for the Main Base facilities and also for facilities in the Community area of the Base, which is West of State Route 1. The water distribution system crosses State Route 1 in three locations, although only two locations are still active and the other location has been abandoned and not included in the UP Solicitation. The first location is north of the State Route 1 overpass (Old Lebanon Road). This is the location of the Dover AFB and Privatized Housing water systems interconnection point (located in a common area adjacent to a play ground east of Macadamia Way in housing). The interconnection point tees off from the water main piping that continues on to the Dover AFB community area south of Old Lebanon Road. The Dover AFB main that continues on to the Community Area and traverses along Macadamia Way through the privatized housing area crossing Old Lebanon Road is included in the UP Solicitation. The second location where the Dover AFB water system crosses State Route 1 is south of Old Lebanon Road along Green Way Street and this piping is also included in the UP Solicitation.



Four wells (Wells A2, B, C2, and F) produce water from the Cheswold aquifer to support Dover AFBs water demand requirements. An additional well, Well D, produces water from the Piney Point aquifer; however, Well D is not currently used for water production because of its arsenic content and is currently isolated from the well water collection mains through a closed valve. Well D is still operated monthly to maintain the well as a sample point for the State of Delaware to test the Piney Point aquifer and is included in the UP Solicitation. Wells A2, B, and C2 are located in stand alone facilities (Facilities 644, 641, and 483 respectfully) north of the Water Plant. Wells D and F are located within Facility 612 within the Water Plant compound area. Raw well water is collected through independent raw water collection mains that traverse from Wells A2, B, C2, and F to the Water Plant (Facility 610) where the water is treated with sodium hypochlorite as the chlorination strategy before entering the 1,000,000 gallon ground storage reservoir located within the fenced Water Plant compound area. The Water Plant compound includes a pump station within Facility 610 that has four pumps to supply potable water to the distribution system and the 250,000 gallon elevated water storage tank (Facility 223).



Wells A2, B, and C2 are supplied backup power from standalone emergency generators located at each of the well facilities. Wells D and F are connected to the backup power from the emergency generator located within the Water Plant compound area that serves the entire compound.



The water distribution system also includes one recirculation pump station (Facility 123). The pump station reduces the stagnation and low chlorine residual by providing additional chlorination with sodium hypochlorite and circulating water from the southern portion of the Base.



A SCADA system is used to monitor the water system. The SCADA system is included in the UP Solicitation of the water distribution system.

PVC is the material of choice for water-line replacement. Standard installation practices are to install tracer wire or marking tape with PVC piping mains. Water mains are typically installed with a 6 foot average burial depth and approximately 10 percent of the system is underneath paved surfaces.



Additional installation information may be located at:

http://www.dover.af.mil/



Central Point of Contact

The point of contact for this action is:

Ronald Moore, Contract Specialist, Phone: 703.767.9518, Fax: 703.767.2382,

E-mail: ronald.moore@dla.mil

Place of Performance

Address: Dover AFB, Delaware

Postal Code: 19902

Country: United States

General Information

Document Type: Synopsis to the Solicitation

Solicitation Number: SP0600-10-R-0808

Classification Code: S Utilities and housekeeping services

Contracting Office Address

Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Room 3830, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-6222

Description

This solicitation is utilizing FAR PART 41 ACQUISITION OF UTILITY SERVICES.

The following NAICS codes apply:

221122 Electric Distribution System 4 megawatts hours

221310 Water Supply & Irrigation Systems $7.0M

The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the United States Air Force, plans to offer the privatization of the electric and water distribution systems at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. For purposes of economic comparison, required by 10 U.S.C. 2688, each system will be analyzed and considered for award separately. This acquisition is an unrestricted procurement and will be solicited utilizing full and open competition procedures. Best Value Source Selection Procedures will be used in making the award decision. The resultant contract will be Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment or Regulated Tariff. Pursuant to DFARS 241.103(1), the Government intends to enter into a utility privatization contract related to the conveyance of a utility system for a period of up to 50 years (10 U.S.C. 2688(d)(2)). All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. The solicitation package will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov on or about 23 February 2010. Notification of any changes to this solicitation will be made ONLY on the FBO website. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the site daily for any posted changes in the solicitation documents. Contractors will be notified when the Technical Library is available. The solicitation will include a pre-proposal conference/site visit schedule. Prospective Offerors will be notified of any changes to the schedule via FBO. Additional installation information may be located at: http://www.dover.af.mil.

Original Point of Contact

Ronald J Moore, Contract Specialist, Phone: 703.767.9518, Fax: 703.767.2382,

E-mail: ronald.moore@dla.mil



Clare Zebrowski, Contracting Officer, Phone: 703.767.9560, Fax: 703.767.2382,

E-mail: clare.zebrowski@dla.mil

MEMORANDUM FOR PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal SP0600-10-R-0808

DATE: 22 Feb 2010

RE: Question & Answers

1. Vendor Question: Would it be possible to obtain a list of responders to the sources sought notice (SP060010R0808) for the Privatization of utilities at Dover AFB?

Government Response: The Government will not provide a list of the responders for the Sources Sought Notice. Perspective offerors are welcome and encouraged to attend the pre-proposal conference.



2. Vendor Question: Do you anticipate a pre-proposal meeting with a sign-in sheet?

Government Response: Yes.



3. Vendor Question: Do you have a timeline for the acquisition?

Government Response: Interested parties are encouraged to monitor Fed Biz Ops on a regular basis as all notifications and postings regarding the solicitation will be made available via this public venue. Our objective is to post the RFP sometime in the March timeframe.



4. Vendor Question: Are you the Point of Contact for other DoD utility privatization solicitations for which we could get the same information?

Government Response: No. Point of Contact (s)for other DoD utility privatization solicitations are contained in each solicitation.



Thank you for your continued interest in DESC procurements.

General Information

Document Type: Synopsis to the Solicitation

Solicitation Number: SP0600-10-R-0808

Classification Code: S Utilities and housekeeping services

Contracting Office Address

Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Room 3830, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-6222

Description

This solicitation is utilizing FAR PART 41 ACQUISITION OF UTILITY SERVICES.

The following NAICS codes apply:

221122 Electric Distribution System 4 megawatts hours

221310 Water Supply & Irrigation Systems $7.0M

The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the United States Air Force, plans to offer the privatization of the electric and water distribution systems at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. For purposes of economic comparison, required by 10 U.S.C. 2688, each system will be analyzed and considered for award separately. This acquisition is an unrestricted procurement and will be solicited utilizing full and open competition procedures. Best Value Source Selection Procedures will be used in making the award decision. The resultant contract will be Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment or Regulated Tariff. Pursuant to DFARS 241.103(1), the Government intends to enter into a utility privatization contract related to the conveyance of a utility system for a period of up to 50 years (10 U.S.C. 2688(d)(2)). All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. The solicitation package will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov on or about 23 February 2010. Notification of any changes to this solicitation will be made ONLY on the FBO website. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the site daily for any posted changes in the solicitation documents. Contractors will be notified when the Technical Library is available. The solicitation will include a pre-proposal conference/site visit schedule. Prospective Offerors will be notified of any changes to the schedule via FBO. Additional installation information may be located at: http://www.dover.af.mil.

Original Point of Contact

Ronald J Moore, Contract Specialist, Phone: 703.767.9518, Fax: 703.767.2382,

E-mail: ronald.moore@dla.mil



Brenda White, Contracting Officer, Phone: 703.767.2397, Fax: 703.767.2382,

E-mail: brenda.white@dla.mil

The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) seeks to identify, and obtain information from, responsible sources in connection with the privatization of the electric distribution (NAICS 221122) and water distribution (NAICS 221310) systems at Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware. Privatization is defined as the conveyance of a utility system to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company or other entity. The conveyance may consist of all right, title, and interest of the United States in the utility system. Utility Privatization (UP) will be accomplished in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2688 Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority.



Contractor will be required to assume ownership of the electric distribution and/or water distribution system at Dover AFB, Delaware, and as the new owner, shall operate and maintain the system and provide utility services to the Government. Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, management, supervision, permits, equipment, supplies, materials, transportation, and any other incidental items or services required for the complete ownership of and provision of utility services via these utility systems, including operation, maintenance, repair, upgrades, and improvements to the utility systems.



This Sources Sought Notice (hereinafter Notice) is an essential step in determining market interest and feasibility. Responses received will be used to develop marketing strategies for the potential privatization of utilities at this installation. Should interest be determined sufficient, a formal solicitation may be forthcoming. Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead by no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, January 4, 2010. Responses are preferred via e-mail, but hard copies and facsimiles will also be accepted.



At a minimum, the statement of interest shall address: (1) capability and experience in utility privatization or owning and operating utility systems; (2) financial capability to justify potential award of such a contract; (3) a primary point of contact, including phone number and e-mail address; and (4) an indication of the size of the business (large, small, or any sub-category of small business). The potential opportunity for set-asides for small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses will be considered on the basis of the responses received.



This Notice is solely for the Governments use as a market research tool. As such, the issuance of a competitive solicitation is not guaranteed. If determined appropriate, then both a synopsis and a solicitation may be anticipated in the February-March 2010 timeframe. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this Notice. All information received will be considered. Failure to respond to this Notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation; however, a lack of interest in this requirement may keep this effort from moving forward competitively.



This announcement shall not be construed as a commitment or authorization to incur costs in anticipation of an award. The Government is not bound to make any awards under this Notice.



If you are interested in this project, please provide the information requested above to the DESC Contracting Office.



Installation Description



Dover Air Force Base (AFB) is home to the 436th Airlift Wing (AW) and the 512th Air Force Reserve Airlift Wing. The installation is located in the center of the Delmarva Peninsula approximately 3 miles from downtown Dover, Delaware. Dover AFB size is about 3,750 acres. The Base employs approximately 4,200 military, 1,200 civilians, and 2,500 reservists. It has two runways and approximately 227 buildings for industrial and administrative uses. A church, elementary/middle school, plus a Community Area (Lodging, Swimming Pool, Shoppette, Chapel, Youth center, golf course and housing referral office) are located on the West side of State Route 1. A new Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF) and Youth Center were recently constructed in this area.



Electric Distribution System Description



The Dover AFB primary electric distribution system is made up of two substations (North and South) and 6 feeder circuits that deliver primary power across the base at 12.47 kV using a grid that is made up of overhead and underground power lines. The majority of the system is currently overhead, but a number of projects are currently underway or in the planning stages to replace and convert overhead portions of the system to underground. The six primary distribution feeders (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7) are currently active. A seventh circuit also exists, referred to as Feeder 6, which previously supplied electricity to the Military Family Housing (MFH) areas and was deactivated when the MFH areas were privatized. MFH is connected directly to the local electrical utility provider, the City of Dover Electric Department (Dover Electric).



Dover Electric feeds the high voltage Dover Electric owned switching station located at the north substation with two 69 kV sources that come in from off-Base property. The switching station distributes this 69 kV over Air Force owned aerial conductors to the Air Force owned north and south substations. The north substation equipment is located in the same switching yard as the Dover Electric switching station. The south substation is just over a mile south of the north substation and receives power (at 69 kV) through an Air Force-owned transmission circuit that parallels Atlantic Street. Each substation has a main aerial switch that feeds a high voltage oil filled circuit breaker on the line side of a 10 MVA, three phase transformer that converts the 69 kV to 12.47 kV for primary distribution. The north substation has four circuit breakers that serve four 12.47 kV primary distribution circuits designated as feeders 1, 5, 6 and 7. The south substation also has four circuit breakers. Three serve the three 12.47 kV primary distribution circuits that originate at the south substation (2, 3, and 4) with the fourth circuit breaker serving as a spare.



Dover AFBs primary distribution circuits include a cross-connection/isolation and sectionalizing tie-switch system installed to provide flexibility in system operations. The goal has been to allow points on base to be supplied electricity from either the north or south substation if needed. Switches within the system are pole mounted and pad mounted. Transformers are pole mounted and pad mounted and sized as needed to match demand at the point of service. The system currently includes pole mounted capacitor banks on five of the feeder circuits.



The majority of the 12.47 KV primary power distribution system is overhead and some is underground. The overhead primary power distribution system consists of pole-mounted fused cut-outs that feed either pole-mounted transformers with overhead secondary service lateral drops terminating on weather-heads on the outside of a building or pad-mounted transformers with underground secondary service that feeds electrical equipment on a building.



Water Distribution System Description



Dover AFB produces water from on-Base wells. The potable water system is also interconnected with the Privatized Housing water system to receive potable water from Housing or supply potable water to Housing in the event of an emergency. Tidewater Utilities Inc. supplies water to the privatized housing owned by Dover AFB Properties, Inc. and is the water commodity supplier to the interconnection point to supply Dover AFB. Dover AFB is the water commodity provider to supply water to the Privatized Housing Area in the event of an emergency through the interconnect point.



The Dover AFB water distribution system provides potable water for the Main Base facilities and also for facilities in the Community area of the Base, which is West of State Route 1. The water distribution system crosses State Route 1 in three locations, although only two locations are still active and the other location has been abandoned and not included in the UP Solicitation. The first location is north of the State Route 1 overpass (Old Lebanon Road). This is the location of the Dover AFB and Privatized Housing water systems interconnection point (located in a common area adjacent to a play ground east of Macadamia Way in housing). The interconnection point tees off from the water main piping that continues on to the Dover AFB community area south of Old Lebanon Road. The Dover AFB main that continues on to the Community Area and traverses along Macadamia Way through the privatized housing area crossing Old Lebanon Road is included in the UP Solicitation. The second location where the Dover AFB water system crosses State Route 1 is south of Old Lebanon Road along Green Way Street and this piping is also included in the UP Solicitation.



Four wells (Wells A2, B, C2, and F) produce water from the Cheswold aquifer to support Dover AFBs water demand requirements. An additional well, Well D, produces water from the Piney Point aquifer; however, Well D is not currently used for water production because of its arsenic content and is currently isolated from the well water collection mains through a closed valve. Well D is still operated monthly to maintain the well as a sample point for the State of Delaware to test the Piney Point aquifer and is included in the UP Solicitation. Wells A2, B, and C2 are located in stand alone facilities (Facilities 644, 641, and 483 respectfully) north of the Water Plant. Wells D and F are located within Facility 612 within the Water Plant compound area. Raw well water is collected through independent raw water collection mains that traverse from Wells A2, B, C2, and F to the Water Plant (Facility 610) where the water is treated with sodium hypochlorite as the chlorination strategy before entering the 1,000,000 gallon ground storage reservoir located within the fenced Water Plant compound area. The Water Plant compound includes a pump station within Facility 610 that has four pumps to supply potable water to the distribution system and the 250,000 gallon elevated water storage tank (Facility 223).



Wells A2, B, and C2 are supplied backup power from standalone emergency generators located at each of the well facilities. Wells D and F are connected to the backup power from the emergency generator located within the Water Plant compound area that serves the entire compound.



The water distribution system also includes one recirculation pump station (Facility 123). The pump station reduces the stagnation and low chlorine residual by providing additional chlorination with sodium hypochlorite and circulating water from the southern portion of the Base.



A SCADA system is used to monitor the water system. The SCADA system is included in the UP Solicitation of the water distribution system.

PVC is the material of choice for water-line replacement. Standard installation practices are to install tracer wire or marking tape with PVC piping mains. Water mains are typically installed with a 6 foot average burial depth and approximately 10 percent of the system is underneath paved surfaces.



Additional installation information may be located at:

http://www.dover.af.mil/



Central Point of Contact

The point of contact for this action is:

John Hildreth, Contract Specialist, Phone: 703.767.9399, Fax: 703.767.2382,

E-mail: john.hildreth@dla.mil

Place of Performance

Address: Dover AFB, Delaware

Postal Code: 19902

Country: United States