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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 FBO #0659
SOLICITATION NOTICE

S -- Utility Privatization of Hickam Air Force Base and Bellows Air Reserve Station, Hawaii

Notice Date

9/15/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Defense Logistics Agency, Logistics Operations, Defense Energy Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-6222
 

ZIP Code

22060-6222
 

Solicitation Number

SP0600-03-R-0159
 

Response Due

12/29/2003
 

Archive Date

3/15/2004
 

Point of Contact

Laurie Carlson, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-767-8127, Fax 703-767-8757, - Anwar Ali, Contracting Officer, Phone 703 767-8558, Fax 703 767-8757,
 

E-Mail Address

laurie.carlson@dla.mil, anwar.ali@dla.mil
 

Description

The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the United States Air Force plans to offer the privatization of the electric distribution, water distribution and wastewater collection systems at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii and electric and water distribution systems at Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, Hawaii. Privatization is defined as the transfer of 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 system(s). The successful firm 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 facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain, and operate the utility system(s). The Contractor(s) shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the system(s) 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 system(s) 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-Way (ROW) as an attachment to the RFP. The utility system(s) 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 RFP. No Offeror will be denied the opportunity to submit a proposal in response to the RFP. The utility systems being privatized are described as follows: The Hickam AFB, HI Electric Distribution System is power supplied from two Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) sources at 46 kV. The HECO sources are overhead to near the Base?s ?Front Station? where HECO-owned transformers step the voltage down to 12.47/7.2 kV for distribution throughout the Base. Base power distribution lines are both overhead and underground and serve a combination of Base housing units, office-type facilities, and mission support facilities. In addition to the Front Station switchgear, there is the ?Back Station? which includes switchgear for distribution to the southern portion of the Base. Two underground express feeders connect the Front Station to the Back Station. Additional feeders provide a loop between the two stations. There are approximately 20 miles of overhead primary distribution, 26 miles of underground distribution, and approximately 500 building service step-down transformers. The 1998 consumption for the entire facility was 77.2 million kWh with a peak demand of 23,7000 kW. The Hickam AFB, HI Water Distribution System is supplied to Hickam AFB by the U.S. Navy. There are six metered connections to the Navy potable water system that supply water to the Hickam AFB potable water distribution system. Three of the meters are an 18-inch turbine meter with a telescopic register and totalizer, installed in below-grade concrete vaults. The other three meters are 12-inch Hershey compound meters that have low-, medium-, and high-flow registers also installed in below-grade concrete vaults. The U.S. Navy is currently servicing these compound meters. A 12-inch connection to the Board of Water Supply water system that is located near the Honolulu International Airport side of the installation has been valved off from the system and is not currently used. The distribution system at Hickam AFB includes piping, valves, backflow preventers, meters, and associated appurtenances. Distribution network main pipelines range in size from 4 to 18 inches in diameter and are constructed of case iron, asbestos cement, ductile iron, and PVC pipe. Service laterals are typically 1- to 3-inch copper pipe. There are approximately 463,700 linear feet of piping. Water usage by the Base averages approximately 6.5 mgd. Hickam AFB is currently regulated by the State of Hawaii Safe Drinking Water Branch and is classified as a consecutive distribution system coupled to the Navy?s potable water system. The Hickam AFB Wastewater Collection System is treated at the Fort Kamehameha Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), which is under U.S. Navy jurisdiction and ownership and is located in the western portion of the Base. Wastewater is collected at Hickam AFB in several wastewater collection systems consisting of approximately 406,455 linear feet of vitrified clay, reinforced concrete, PVC, ACP, VP, and cast-iron piping ranging in size from 4 to 24 inches in diameter. Wastewater collection piping at Hickam AFB includes both gravity and pressure piping systems. The wastewater collection system includes 33 sewage pump and lift stations, ranging in size from approximately 100 to 1,000 gpm. Wastewater flows are estimated to average 2.2 mgd. Effluent from the Fort Kamehameha STP discharges into Pearl Harbor from an 18-inch outfall under the Navy?s NPDES permit for the STP. The Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, HI Electric Distribution System is supplied from two separate HECO sources at 4.16/2.7 kV. The northern portion of the system is approximately 2 miles of overhead primary with 30 customer service transformers representing about 940 kVA of capacity. The southern portion of the system is approximately 1.2 miles of overhead primary and 0.6 miles of underground primary with 14 customer service transformers representing 320 kVA of capacity. The 1998 consumption for the entire facility was 2.4 million kWh with a peak demand of 527 kW. The Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, HI Water Distribution System is supplied to Bellows AFS by the Board of Water Supply distribution system. The Base potable water distribution system includes two metered connections to Board of Water Supply mains, fire hydrants, valves, and approximately diameter. The Base water system is currently not regulated by the State of Hawaii Safe Drinking Water Branch and is classified as a single-connection to the Board of Water Supply. 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 Mily Le at mily.le@dla.mil to be added to our bidder mailing list. A copy of the solicitation will be available after issuance, on the Internet at the below listed URL. The solicitation will be available on or after September 29, 2003. LINKURL: http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMPage.asp?pageid=246 LINKDESC: http://www.desc.dla.mil EMAILADD: Laurie.Carlson@dla.mil
 

Place of Performance

Address: Hickam Air Force Base and Bellows Air Reserve Station, Hawaii

Zip Code: 96853-5233

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00434279-W 20030917/030915213025 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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