Wolf Creek Station Service Upgrade

PURPOSE: The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation for Station Service Upgrade at the Wolf Creek Power Plant, Jamestown, KY. This is a Pre-solicitation Notice.

This notice is being issued for planning and informational purposes only. This notice is not a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice, nor will the Government accept proposals as a result of this notice. The plans and technical specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance.

SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT TYPE: It is anticipated that from the RFP Solicitation, the Government will use Best Value Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process (described in FAR 15.101-2) to award one (1) Firm-Fixed Price Construction Contract.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: *The project involves the installation of a low voltage switchgear (480 volt substation, distribution, or similar switchgear), a medium voltage switchgear (15 kV station class or similar switchgear), 2000kVA delta-delta transformers, 2500A-480V station service supply bus, and protection, control, and annunciation systems (digital multifunction relays or similar) at Wolf Creek Power Plant. Engineering & Design, Plans, Specifications and Acquisition will be provided with the solicitation.

*This description is not intended to be all encompassing and is subject to change.
NAICS CODE AND SBA SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction, with a small business size standard of $36.5 million.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: Total Small Business Set Aside

DISCLOSURE OF MAGNITUDE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: The disclosure of magnitude range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance is 19 months.

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The anticipated release date for this solicitation is around October 06, 2017.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Offerors must be successfully registered in SAM, www.sam.gov, in order to receive a Government contract award. Offerors must have their representations and certifications available on-line in SAM or provide them with their proposal in order to receive a Government contract award.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available as an attachment to the solicitation. The solicitation documents will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the FBO website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.

POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Lether Robinson, telephone: 615-736-7915, fax: 615-736-7124, email: lether.e.robinson@usace.army.mil. Any communications regarding this procurement must be made in writing via e-mail or facsimile. It must identify the Solicitation number, company name, address, e-mail address, phone number including area code, facsimile number, and point of contact.

PURPOSE: The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation for Station Service Upgrade at the Wolf Creek Power Plant, Jamestown, KY. This is a Pre-solicitation Notice.

This notice is being issued for planning and informational purposes only. This notice is not a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice, nor will the Government accept proposals as a result of this notice. The plans and technical specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance.

SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT TYPE: It is anticipated that from the RFP Solicitation, the Government will use Best Value Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process (described in FAR 15.101-2) to award one (1) Firm-Fixed Price Construction Contract.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: *The project involves the installation of a low voltage switchgear (480 volt substation, distribution, or similar switchgear), a medium voltage switchgear (15 kV station class or similar switchgear), 2000kVA delta-delta transformers, 2500A-480V station service supply bus, and protection, control, and annunciation systems (digital multifunction relays or similar) at Wolf Creek Power Plant. Engineering & Design, Plans, Specifications and Acquisition will be provided with the solicitation.

*This description is not intended to be all encompassing and is subject to change.
NAICS CODE AND SBA SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction, with a small business size standard of $36.5 million.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: Total Small Business Set Aside

DISCLOSURE OF MAGNITUDE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: The disclosure of magnitude range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The anticipated period of performance is 19 months.

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The anticipated release date for this solicitation is around August 31, 2017.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Offerors must be successfully registered in SAM, www.sam.gov, in order to receive a Government contract award. Offerors must have their representations and certifications available on-line in SAM or provide them with their proposal in order to receive a Government contract award.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available as an attachment to the solicitation. The solicitation documents will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the FBO website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.

POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Lether Robinson, telephone: 615-736-7915, fax: 615-736-7124, email: lether.e.robinson@usace.army.mil. Any communications regarding this procurement must be made in writing via e-mail or facsimile. It must identify the Solicitation number, company name, address, e-mail address, phone number including area code, facsimile number, and point of contact.