Request for proposal for land exchange and water/wastewater infrastructure divestiture naval station newport newport, RI
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- N40085-25-RP-00060
- Agency
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Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 2213 Water, Sewage and Other Systems
- PSC
- S114 Utilities- Water
- Place of performance
- Newport, Rhode Island 02841, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy's Naval Facilities Engineering Command is seeking to divest Naval Station Newport's water and wastewater infrastructure through a land exchange agreement. The solicitation invites offerors to acquire the infrastructure via a Bill of Sale and perpetual easement covering approximately 464 acres, with the goal of transferring ownership and operational responsibility to a new owner/operator. Qualified offerors must demonstrate past performance in operating regulated public water and wastewater systems, with a proven ability to maintain long-term infrastructure ownership and service continuity for existing and future tenants. The evaluation will occur in two phases, focusing on technical proposals, relevant experience, past performance, financial information, and maintenance/management capacity. Key deadlines include a January 27, 2025 deadline for questions, an Industry Day site visit on January 14, 2025, and a proposal submission deadline of March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
The solicitation does not utilize a specific set-aside designation and covers infrastructure that includes 55 miles of potable water lines, 520 fire hydrants, 4 fire pumping stations, 4 underground reservoirs, 3,000 valves, 33 miles of gravity sewer lines, 6 miles of force mains, 790 manholes, and 16 pump stations. The place of performance is Newport, Rhode Island, with the infrastructure serving multiple stakeholders including NOAA, Coast Guard, Balfour Beatty, and local municipalities. The project must be completed before the pilot authority expires on June 30, 2026, and the Navy will accept in-kind consideration for installation support services as defined in 10 U.S.C. 2679(f). Current service providers like Balfour Beatty Communities will continue to have utility connections, and the selected offeror must maintain existing service agreements. The infrastructure supports approximately 1,100 connections with an average daily water usage of 550,000 gallons and handles 1.08 million gallons of wastewater daily.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
The Department of the Navy (“DON” or “Government”) is issuing this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to enter into exclusive negotiations with a selected offeror, ultimately expected to result in a land exchange agreement to convey Naval Station Newport’s (“NS Newport”) water and wastewater Infrastructure (“Infrastructure”), located in Newport, RI, to a new owner/operator, in exchange for consideration as described herein. The Navy intends to use 10 U.S.C. §2869(a)(3) for the divestment of the Infrastructure at NS Newport.
Interested parties must review this RFP for specific requirements and expectations and provide written and complete responses to be considered. A potential offeror will need to demonstrate past performance history with operation and maintenance of water and wastewater Infrastructure. Additionally, the offeror must show experience and the ability to commit to long-term ownership and operation, and a continuation of water and wastewater services to all existing and future tenants at NS Newport.
The DON expects the selected offeror to acquire the Infrastructure via a Bill of Sale along with a perpetual easement covering approximately 464 acres of property surrounding the Infrastructure.
Pursuant to this RFP the Government intends to select one offeror that, in the Government’s opinion, is best able to meet the Government’s readiness requirements and represents the proposal “Most Advantageous” to the Government (the “Selected Offeror”). The intent is that the Government and the Selected Offeror would enter into an exclusivity agreement, and upon agreement to terms, an Exchange Agreement to guide the parties to closing. At closing, the parties would execute a real estate out grant in the form of an Easement, a Bill of Sale for ownership of the utility Infrastructure, and a Utility Service Contract (“USC”) (collectively, the “Closing Agreements”) to guide the terms of services the Selected Offeror will provide to NS Newport.
All questions pertaining to this RFP shall be addressed in writing to the Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO) at the address above and should be marked:
“Attn: Chris Nelson (Code: RE3-CN).”
All questions shall be simultaneously submitted by electronic mail to: christopher.r.nelson100.civ@us.navy.mil and heather.m.stadler2.civ@us.navy.mil
Questions received after 27 January may not receive a response.
*Please see attachment titled "N40085-25-RP-00060 RFP Question 1" for additional information about Potential Offerors who hold an active CAC
**Please see attached titled "Industry Day Agenda_NS Newport 07JAN25_FINAL" for additional information about timeline of Industry Day.
***Please see attached titled "NAVSTA Newport Industry Day Brief_FINAL.V2" for additional information about Industry Day.
****Please see attached titled "NS Newport Industry Day Questions_FINAL" for answers to questions during Industry Day.
*****Please see attached titled "D-10381 RFP Mod 1" for additional information about submission requirements and deadline change.
Update #2 ·
The Department of the Navy (“DON” or “Government”) is issuing this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to enter into exclusive negotiations with a selected offeror, ultimately expected to result in a land exchange agreement to convey Naval Station Newport’s (“NS Newport”) water and wastewater Infrastructure (“Infrastructure”), located in Newport, RI, to a new owner/operator, in exchange for consideration as described herein. The Navy intends to use 10 U.S.C. §2869(a)(3) for the divestment of the Infrastructure at NS Newport.
Interested parties must review this RFP for specific requirements and expectations and provide written and complete responses to be considered. A potential offeror will need to demonstrate past performance history with operation and maintenance of water and wastewater Infrastructure. Additionally, the offeror must show experience and the ability to commit to long-term ownership and operation, and a continuation of water and wastewater services to all existing and future tenants at NS Newport.
The DON expects the selected offeror to acquire the Infrastructure via a Bill of Sale along with a perpetual easement covering approximately 464 acres of property surrounding the Infrastructure.
Pursuant to this RFP the Government intends to select one offeror that, in the Government’s opinion, is best able to meet the Government’s readiness requirements and represents the proposal “Most Advantageous” to the Government (the “Selected Offeror”). The intent is that the Government and the Selected Offeror would enter into an exclusivity agreement, and upon agreement to terms, an Exchange Agreement to guide the parties to closing. At closing, the parties would execute a real estate out grant in the form of an Easement, a Bill of Sale for ownership of the utility Infrastructure, and a Utility Service Contract (“USC”) (collectively, the “Closing Agreements”) to guide the terms of services the Selected Offeror will provide to NS Newport.
All questions pertaining to this RFP shall be addressed in writing to the Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO) at the address above and should be marked:
“Attn: Chris Nelson (Code: RE3-CN).”
All questions shall be simultaneously submitted by electronic mail to: christopher.r.nelson100.civ@us.navy.mil and heather.m.stadler2.civ@us.navy.mil
Questions received after 27 January may not receive a response.
**Please see attachment titled "N40085-25-RP-00060 RFP Question 1" for additional information about Potential Offerors who hold an active CAC**
Update #1 ·
The Department of the Navy (“DON” or “Government”) is issuing this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to enter into exclusive negotiations with a selected offeror, ultimately expected to result in a land exchange agreement to convey Naval Station Newport’s (“NS Newport”) water and wastewater Infrastructure (“Infrastructure”), located in Newport, RI, to a new owner/operator, in exchange for consideration as described herein. The Navy intends to use 10 U.S.C. §2869(a)(3) for the divestment of the Infrastructure at NS Newport.
Interested parties must review this RFP for specific requirements and expectations and provide written and complete responses to be considered. A potential offeror will need to demonstrate past performance history with operation and maintenance of water and wastewater Infrastructure. Additionally, the offeror must show experience and the ability to commit to long-term ownership and operation, and a continuation of water and wastewater services to all existing and future tenants at NS Newport.
The DON expects the selected offeror to acquire the Infrastructure via a Bill of Sale along with a perpetual easement covering approximately 464 acres of property surrounding the Infrastructure.
Pursuant to this RFP the Government intends to select one offeror that, in the Government’s opinion, is best able to meet the Government’s readiness requirements and represents the proposal “Most Advantageous” to the Government (the “Selected Offeror”). The intent is that the Government and the Selected Offeror would enter into an exclusivity agreement, and upon agreement to terms, an Exchange Agreement to guide the parties to closing. At closing, the parties would execute a real estate out grant in the form of an Easement, a Bill of Sale for ownership of the utility Infrastructure, and a Utility Service Contract (“USC”) (collectively, the “Closing Agreements”) to guide the terms of services the Selected Offeror will provide to NS Newport.
All questions pertaining to this RFP shall be addressed in writing to the Real Estate Contracting Officer (RECO) at the address above and should be marked:
“Attn: Chris Nelson (Code: RE3-CN).”
All questions shall be simultaneously submitted by electronic mail to: christopher.r.nelson100.civ@us.navy.mil and heather.m.stadler2.civ@us.navy.mil
Questions received after 27 January may not receive a response.
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