Spillway drainage gallery lighting-vent

SPILLWAY DRAINAGE GALLERY LIGHTING-VENT

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region has a requirement to install Spillway Drainage Gallery Lights and Ventilation at Navajo Dam. This requirement is being procured in accordance with Parts 13 and 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations as a 100% small business set aside. The Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue a competitive solicitation for this requirement. The projected magnitude of this construction project is between and $25,000 and $100,000.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The principal components of the work are listed under the project description below.

The Navajo Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) in northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado together with the other three units of CRSP helps manage the resources of the Upper Colorado River Basin. The Navajo Unit consists of Navajo Dam and Reservoir. The dam is located about thirty-four miles east of Farmington, New Mexico in San Juan County.

The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) manages operations and maintenance of the dam through its Durango, Colorado location of the Western Colorado Area Office. The maintenance facility is located near the toe of the dam.

Currently there is insufficient and inefficient lighting in the drainage gallery, consisting of incandescent and fluorescent lighting. There are several electrical panels, electrical outlet receptacles, and conduit that are subjected to seepage flows from cracks in the concrete tunnel lining and exhibiting severe corrosion. All areas of concern will be replaced with watertight fixtures and appropriate conduit and panels.

New watertight electrical conduit, Light-Emitting Diode (LED) light fixtures with bulbs, weatherproof receptacles, and ventilation fan is required in the spillway gallery. The spillway gallery environment is underground concrete tunnel, damp, and typical low light conditions. There are 430 steps in the spillway gallery and the steps in the gallery have a tread length that varies to fit the slope. The tunnel length is approximately 985 feet. There are 12 electrical receptacles that need replaced, and 66 light fixtures (luminaires) that need replaced with new LED lights. It is anticipated the contractor will complete all work by mid-December 2021 or six months for the date of award.

NAICS AND SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 238210 with a small business size standard of $16.5 million.

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The release date for the final and formal solicitation number 140R4021R0010 is anticipated in late March 2021. Interested parties are encouraged to monitor this announcement for updates and the release of the solicitation documents. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be accessible from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. It is, and will continue to be, all potential offeror's responsibility to monitor the FBO website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers.

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POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The contract specialist for this solicitation is Dan Hays, phone number 970-240-6316, email: dhays@usbr.gov