Purchase of Turbine Runner for Unit A9

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE REQUREMENT TO PURCHASE OF TURBINE RUNNER FOR UNIT A9 AT HOOVER DAM - SOLICITATOIN NO. 140R3025R0023

The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Lower Colorado Basin, Hoover Dam, located in Boulder City, NV is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government¿s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under FAR Part 15 ¿ Contracting by Negotiation
The intended Contractor is GE Verona Operations LLC, 1 Research Cir #5A17A Bldg K-1, Schenectady, NY 12309-1027.

The BOR has a need to procure a new hydroelectric turbine for Hoover Dam. The new turbine purchased with this action will be a new Francis turbine. The complete scope of work for the entire project includes developing a digital foundry framework of software tools, creating design guidelines for the mold fabrication and casting process of the Francis runner sectors, developing automated welding processes for joining the cast runner sectors, establishing a qualification and certification process for the completed runner, building and testing a scale model of the runner, delivery of a new runner and evaluations of the mechanical behavior and hydraulic performance of the runner during field demonstration; and workforce development and techno-economic analysis (TEA) to ensure the technology is brought to scale with properly trained labor. The period of performance is 1,510 days and divided into two phases. The first phase includes the design, manufacturing and delivery of the turbine (717 days). The second phase is GE Verona¿s evaluation of performance and inspection after the unit has been in service for at least one year.
This contract will specifically include the design, testing, manufacturing and field testing of the new turbine, classified as a wide head turbine, operating efficiently at lower Lake Mead elevations and help mitigate the negative impacts of the drought. This action is a partnership between Department of Energy¿s Advance Materials and Manufacturing Technologies, Office, GE Verona, and BOR.
This procurement is being conducted using procedures pursuant to Part 15 and FAR 6.302-3 Industrial mobilization, engineering, developmental or research capability; or expert services; allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 333611 ¿ Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Unit Manufacturing. Product of Service Code for this requirement is 6115 ¿ Generator and Generators Sets Electrical. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1,500 employees.
This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government.
The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via email to Virginia Toledo at vtoledo@usbr.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, Notice of Intent to Sole Source ¿ Solicitation No. 140R3025R0023.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capability statement and letter of interest, which shall be considered by the agency no later than 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on August 22, 2024 to Virginia Toledo at vtoledo@usbr.gov.
The contract award information and the Justification and Approval for using noncompetitive procedures will be posted on the SAM.gov website at https://sam.gov/content/home