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Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Notice ID:140R6020R0001
ECAO - Mount Elbert Powerplant, Protection and Annunciation Systems Replacement This is a Sources Sought Notice for a market survey, which is to be used for informational purposes and preliminary plan...
ECAO - Mount Elbert Powerplant, Protection and Annunciation Systems Replacement This is a Sources Sought Notice for a market survey, which is to be used for informational purposes and preliminary planning purposes. Proposals are not being requested and will not be accepted from this Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. Any requests for a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored. The Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Region, has a requirement for Protection and Annunciation Systems Replacement in the Mount Elbert Powerplant located approximately 20 miles southwest of Leadville, Colorado, in Lake County. It is anticipated the proposed award will result in a Firm Fixed-Priced contract, to one contractor. Summary of Work The principal components of work include: A. Modify existing electrical protection system for the two pump generator units at Mount Elbert Powerplant. Includes: 1. Replace existing relays with new digital multi-function relays. 2. Providing new time synchronization system. 3. Replacing DC distribution circuit breakers in modified control boards. 4. Performing modifications to the existing control boards. B. Modifying existing facility annunciation system: 1. Replace existing facility annunciation system with new digital annunciation system. 2. Develop programming and graphic displays to implement new annunciation system. 3. Remove and replace functionality of existing relays associated with the annunciation system 4. Provide new cabinets and enclosures for the annunciation system. C. Work includes at a minimum: 1. Field investigation of systems and drawings. 2. System design and analysis. 3. Demolition. 4. Installation. 5. Furnish equipment and components. 6. Control panel replacement and modifications. 7. System programing. 8. Testing and commissioning. 9. Training. The Government is seeking interested small business concerns who have the specialized experience and resources necessary to successfully complete a project of this size, scope and complexity. The NAICS Code for this project is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors, with a small business size standard of $16.5 Million. If an interested small business concern believes they are qualified to perform the work for this project, please submit a capability statement identifying any associated qualifying small business (socio-economic) status and demonstrate the ability to successfully accomplish the various components of work outlined above for the Mount Elbert Powerplant, Protection and Annunciation Systems Replacement. Socio-economic status for qualifying small business concerns includes one or more of the following: Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Women-Owned Small Business. The capability proposal must address the following information: Potential contractors shall furnish a list of no more than three (3) Federal, State, local government, or commercial projects completed within the last 10 years, which are similar in scope and complexity to the work required under this Sources Sought Notice. The interested contractor must clearly demonstrate the ability to successfully complete projects in a timely manner, manage a variety of construction disciplines, and work collaboratively with owners. Projects similar in scope and complexity are defined as work involving the following: 1.) Design and installation of complex hydroelectric pump/generator protection and annunciation systems. 2.) Provide coordination between multi-faceted electrical control and monitoring systems. 3.) Upgrade outdated electromechanical equipment to PLC and microprocessor driven alternatives, maintaining the same panel footprint. 4.) Integrating new equipment with existing plant control and maintenance monitoring network. 5.) Demonstration of pre-design, pre-planning, and execution of essential equipment construction prior to mobilization. 6.) Demonstration of maintaining a tight schedule, during seasonal weather conditions, with multiple outages and coordination between multiple parties to minimize plant downtime. 7.) Perform commissioning of new systems to ensure full operation that meets or exceeds previous protections and annunciation equipment. If the potential offeror intends to utilize subcontractors for specific work activities, the subcontractor shall demonstrate the subcontractors¿ experience with identified work activities on similar projects. The following information shall be provided for each project: 1) Name and location of project. 2) Description of work. 3) Note whether or not offeror was the prime contractor and what portion of the work was performed by the offeror and what portion was performed by subcontractors. 4) Original completion date and actual dates and duration for each project (including modifications). 5) Initial contract amount and final contract amount (including modifications). 6) Name, address, and phone number of CO/owner/COR/point-of-contact who may verify information for this project. 7) Any problems encountered in performance of the work and corrective actions taken. The Government will not pay for reimbursement of any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice. Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will not be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action, based on the responses to this notice, is at the discretion of the Government. Capability statements must be submitted via email by 1:00 PM (Mountain Time Zone-Billings, MT Time zone) November 8, 2019, to Contract Specialist Darlene Dillon at the following email address: ddillon@usbr.gov. For record keeping purposes, telephonic inquiries will not be accepted. Please email all inquiries and submissions to Contract Specialist Darlene Dillon at ddillon@usbr.gov.
