Utility Privatization of the Natural Gas Distribution System, Water Distribution System, and Wastewater Collection System at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH - SPE600-13-R-0809

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

The following NAICS codes apply:

221210 Natural Gas Distribution
221310 Water Supply & Irrigation Systems
221320 Sewage Treatment Facilities

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Energy Utility Services Division in conjunction with the United States Air Force, plans to convey the natural gas, water distribution and wastewater utility system infrastructures at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio. The objective is to convey ownership and responsibility for the operations, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future utility system replacements. As a result of this solicitation, the firm will be selected to assume ownership of the above-mentioned utility systems. The successful firm(s) will be required to provide expansions to the system(s) to meet future needs of the government. The resulting contract, if awarded, will require the Contractor to 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 the utility system(s), including operation, maintenance, repair, upgrade, and improvement of the systems. The Contractor(s) shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the systems to ensure continuous, adequate, and dependable service for each Government or tenant connection within the service area. The Contractor(s) shall be responsible for funding all capital investments required to acquire, maintain and operate the utility systems in a safe, reliable condition and to meet the requirements listed in the contract. Real property interests will be conveyed in the form of a Right-of-Access. The utility systems will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. The Contractor(s) proposals and plans may become a part of the contract upon the decision to award. Past performance information from potential Offerors shall be submitted as directed in the Request for Proposal (RFP). No Offeror will be denied the opportunity to submit a proposal in response to the RFP. For purposes of economic comparison required by 10 U.S.C. 2688, each system will be analyzed and considered for award separately.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is located in Montgomery and Greene Counties, in the northeast portion of the Greater Dayton, Ohio area. The communities of Dayton, Riverside, Fairborn, and Huber Heights border this Base. WPAFB serves as the largest single-site employer in the region.

Additional installation information may be located at: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/
This requirement is unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. Large businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan with their offer. Interested sources should contact Stephanie Fantasia, at stephanie.fantasia@dla.mil to be added to our bidder mailing list.

Secure Documents

Several documents related to this solicitation will be posted as "secured" in the FedBizOpps website.  Please find below instructions to access secured documents in FedBizOpps. 

 Instructions for access to the FBO Secure Site

To access the secured, but unclassified, documents in the Federal Business Opportunity ("FedBizOpps" or "FBO") system, offerors must:

1.      Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).  Please note that SAM has replaced the previous system Central Contractor Registration (CCR).  If an entity was previously registered in CRR the information should have transferred into SAM.  You just need to set up a SAM account and migrate your CCR roles.

2.     Once registered in SAM, go to the FBO website at www.fbo.gov and log in.  Verify your registration within the FBO system.  The FBO Vendor Guide is available at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf  to provide assistance. 

3.      Once your SAM registration is verified in the FBO system, click on the secured document link, which should then provide you with the corresponding link for the DD2345 - Military Critical Technical Data Agreement Form.  You can also find the DD2345 at http://www.dlis.dla.mil/JCP/forms/DD2345Form.pdf.  Fill out the DD2345 form and submit a hard copy of the original form, together with all required documentation, to the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP), at the address listed on the form.  JCP will return an approved and signed certified form, which will include your certification and expiration date within five days of receipt.  Please note that delays may be incurred if forms and/or required documentation are incomplete or incorrect.  Additionally, it can take up to 24 hours for the JCP information to reach all systems.

4.      Once you receive the approved DD2345 form from JCP and have verified your status on the JCP website, enter the FBO system and click on the secure document link.  The FBO system will require you to enter your MPIN.

        1.                  The MPIN number is a mandatory data element created by the CCR r registrant and must have nine characters: at least one letter (upper or lower case) and one number. No spaces or special characters are permitted. It allows access to related acquisition systems (i.e. ORCA and PPIRS). It also serves as a validation to access sensitive but unclassified documents associated with a notice posted to FBO. 

5.      Following verification of the MPIN in FBO, vendors will submit a request for explicit access to the secure documents through the FBO system by clicking on the secure document line, then clicking the "Request Explicit Access" button.  Once vendors request explicit access, the FBO system will send notification to the DLA Energy personnel assigned to the procurement, who will approve the request in the system.  Vendors will receive an email once the access request has been approved by DLA Energy. 

Once the MPIN has been verified in the FBO system, and explicit access has been granted, vendors will be able to enter the system and view the secure documents.