Project Title: Yellowtail Powerplant Unit Draft Tube, Head Cover, and Scroll Case Recoating, and Generator Rewinds, Lower Bighorn Division, Yellowtail Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Montana NAISC CODE REVISION ONLY

THE DATES INCLUDED IN THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY CHANGE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. THE ACTUAL DATES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AT THE TIME IS ISSUED TO FEDBIZOPPS (www.FBO.gov). PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE SYNOPSIS FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION.

THIS SOLICITATION IS ISSUED AS A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL"

The work consists of removing existing generator stator cores; furnishing, installing, and testing new generator stator cores; removing existing generator armature windings; furnishing, installing and testing new generator armature windings; removing, refurbishing, reinstalling, and testing generator field poles; furnishing generator spare parts for armature windings and stator cores; re-designing and modifying generator ventilation; and designing, furnishing, testing, and installing new generator air coolers. The work also consists of removal of existing coatings, hazardous materials abatement, and applying new coatings to existing scroll cases, stay vanes, scroll case doors, steel surfaces of draft tubes, draft tube doors, draft tube drainage grates, and interior and exterior surfaces of head covers. The work is located at Yellowtail Powerplant, approximately 43 miles southwest of Hardin, Montana, in Big Horn County.

This procurement will be issued as a REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). The anticipated evaluation factors are, but not limited to, Major Equipment and Items of Work, Manufacturing Facilities, Schedule of Work, Company Experience, Key Personnel (On-site and Off-Site), Company Past Performance, Safety, Socio Economic Goals Plan; and Price. An electronic copy of the solicitation will be available at www.FBO.gov - (or http://ideasec.nbc.gov) approximately on or around March 11, 2013. Technical and price proposals are tentatively due approximately on or around April 16, 2013, at the office of the Bureau of Reclamation, Attn: Alma Bergerson, Acquisition Services GP-5000, Room 2035, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, MT 59101. An organized site visit is anticipated to be offered to all prospective and interested contractors around the end of March 2013. The date, time, and location of the site visit/walk-thru will be included in the solicitation "Foreword" page. All acceptable and responsible sources with experience and successful past performance in same and/or similar work may submit a technical and price proposals which will be considered for evaluation by the Government. The estimated range of the magnitude of this project is between $25.0 million and $50.0 million. The North America Industry Classification System Code (NAISC) is 237310. The Small Business Size Standard for NAISC 237310 is $33.5 million. This procurement will be awarded using the request for proposals, Source Selection Process procedures set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15. Technical and price proposals will be accepted from all responsive and responsible concerns. Prospective offerors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, to include an active Representations and Certifications in SAM. For more information about SAM, go to www.sam.gov



THE DATES INCLUDED IN THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ARE APPROXIMATE AND MAY CHANGE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. THE ACTUAL DATES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AT THE TIME IS ISSUED TO FEDBIZOPPS (www.FBO.gov). PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE SYNOPSIS FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION.