Z -- COLUMBIA RIVER PUMPING PLANT AIR BURST LINE REPAIR, UMATILLA PROJECT, OREGON

Notice Date

October 3, 2001

Contracting Office

Bureau of Reclamation, Contracts Group, 1150 N. Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234

ZIP Code

83706-1234

Solicitation Number

02SP101487

Response Due

November 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Contracting Orricer, Terry K. Ford, Jr.; Contact Susie Zimmer, Contract Specialist 208-378-5156

Description

The Bureau of Reclamation owns and operates the Columbia River Pumping Plant (CRPP), located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, near Hermiston, Oregon, approximately 6 miles upstream of McNary Dam. Recently, during operation of the air burst screen cleaning system, air bubbles began appearing close to the shore, which appears to indicate the presence of leaks in the air supply piping. The pressurized air travels from the compressor and tank in the equipment room of the CRPP out to the screens via eight 6-inch diameter steel pipes, connected with bolted and gasketed flanges. Five of the eight air burst lines appear to be leaking. The flanges connecting the air burst lines are submerged under three to seven feet of water, which includes three to five feet of fine sedimentary sand. We'll issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking creative ideas to assess the damage and eliminate the leaks in the pipes. Award will be based on the best value to the Government and evaluation criteria will include plan for accessing the work site, safety plan, experience, past performance, and price. The evaluation criteria will be further defined in the solicitation. The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be posted online at www.pn.usbr.gov/contracts/construction. If you are interested in competing for this contract, you must download and/or print the solicitation documents from our website. The solicitation and any amendments will be posted in the Adobe Acrobat format. If you don't have the free-of-charge Adobe Acrobat Reader, there's a link on our site to it. Bidders are strongly encouraged to register on our website after downloading the solicitation, to be included on the planholder list and receive convenient notifications of amendments. Bidders are responsible for checking our website frequently for amendments or notices, particularly before submitting their bids. No paper copies or CD-ROMs will be issued unless our website becomes inoperable, then the solicitation and any amendments will be made available on CD-ROM or paper. If issued on CD-ROM or paper, one copy will be mailed free of charge to each party on the planholder list, and additional copies will be $25 each. This requirement is solicited pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The NAICS code is 234990, and the small business size standard is $27.5 million. The estimated price range of the acquisition is $250,000 to $500,000. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by this agency.

Record

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