The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the United States Army, plans to offer the privatization of the electric distribution system at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 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 systems. The successful firm will be required to provide expansions to the system 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 systems. The Contractor 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 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. Offerors will not be required to submit offers on all of the utility systems and may submit offers on individual system(s) or on groups of systems on an all or none basis. For purposes of economic comparison required by 10 U.S.C. 2688, each system will be analyzed and considered for award separately.The Utility System being privatized is described as follows: Installation: Fort Campbell, Kentucky Location: Fort Campbell, Kentucky occupies over 105,000 acres on the Kentucky-Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, KY and Clarksville, TN. Although nearly two-thirds of the post is actually in Tennessee, the post office is located in Kentucky, and the identification lies within that state. Installation Description: The United States Army opened Camp Campbell in 1942 as a temporary site for performing military training operations. The camp was named in honor of William Bowen Campbell, a Tennessee statesman and Brigadier General of the United States Volunteers during the Civil War. In April of 1950, the post was declared a permanent installation and re-designated as Fort Campbell. Since then, the fort has hosted the U.S. Army Training Center and headquarters; participated in military operations in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Iraq, and Afghanistan; supported humanitarian relief efforts in Rwanda and Somalia; and supplied peacekeepers to Haiti and Bosnia. The fort’s mission is “to support training, mobilization, and deployment of mission-ready forces.” It strives “to provide services, facilities, and a safe and secure environment for our soldiers, civilians, retirees, veterans and their families, while transforming for the future.” Fort Campbell is currently home to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), nicknamed “Screaming Eagles”, as well as Division Artillery, Division Support Command, the 101st Aviation Brigade, the 159th Aviation Brigade, the 101st Corps Support Group, and a number of other separate commands. Activities on the fort include field training exercises, aviation activities, live-fire qualification and training, special operations maneuver training, and administrative and support activities. Facilities on post include the Campbell and Sabre Army Airfields, the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, recreational activities, historical museums, and other community support activities. Today, the installation’s total population includes 26,500 active duty personnel, 3,900 civil servants, and 58,200 family members. In addition, the fort supports 138,400 veterans and retirees. The number of active duty personnel fluctuates as much as 50% depending on deployment status. The total population is scheduled to increase in the near future due to military unit restructuring. Utility Systems to be privatized: The following is provided only to give an approximation of the size, scope, and general description of the system. Any numbers should only be used for estimating purposes. The following system parameters are approximations. A. Electric System Description: The Fort Campbell electrical distribution system consists of all appurtenances physically connected to the system from the points at which the electricity enters the system and/or where the Government ownership currently starts, to the point of demarcation defined by Section J01.10 of this section or the real estate easements that result from negotiations under this contract. The system may include, but is not limited to transformers, underground and overhead circuits, utility poles, switches, streetlights, and vaults (traffic lights are not included in this contract). The following description and inventory is included to provide the Offeror with a general understanding of the size and configuration of the system. The Offeror shall base the proposal on site inspections, information in the technical library, and other pertinent information, and to a lesser degree on the following description. Under no circumstances shall the successful Contractor be entitled to any rate adjustments based on the accuracy of the following description and inventory. The installation shall retain joint use of all electrical utility poles. All transformers have had all polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) removed. Primary power enters the installation at four locations. Power transmission lines carrying 69 kV enter the fort from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on the east side off of Route 41A. An alternate 69 kV power feed and new substation (called Screaming Eagle) are being constructed near Gate 10. Upon completion, the substation will be owned by TVA. Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (CEMC) supplies 14.4 kV power at Range 28 and Range 29. They also supply 7.2 kV to the landfill, however CEMC owns and maintains the lines serving the landfill, so this area will not be included in the contract. Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative (Pennyrile) supplies 14.4 kV to Range 46. There is an off-site location called Red River where there is an emergency water pump station. Power commodity is provided to this area by Clarksville Department of Electricity (CDE). There are approximately 14 miles of 69 kV transmission line and seven substations. In addition, there are approximately 264 miles of distribution line and 7 substations. The fort is in the midst of a $10 million upgrade to its electrical transmission and distribution system that is scheduled to be complete by April 2005. Average monthly consumption is approximately 20.9 million kilowatt hours with usage peaking in late summer to early fall. Emergency generators will remain under the ownership of the installation. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations governing the operation of the Electric Distribution System. The Contractor(s) shall furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain and operate the utility system(s) in a safe and reliable condition. 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. Real property interests will be conveyed in the form of a Real Estate Easement as an attachment to the RFP. The utility system(s) will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. Past performance information from potential Offerors shall be submitted as directed in the RFP. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. Large businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan with their offer. The cascading preference source selection method will be used in the evaluation of firms for award under this solicitation. Offerors from small businesses will be considered first. In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.5, any award resulting from the solicitation will be made to an eligible small business concern provided that (1) at least two competitive offers are received from responsible small business concerns, and (2) award will be made at a fair market price. If conditions for an award to a small business are not met, award will be made on the basis of full and open competition considering all offers submitted by responsible business concerns. Interested sources shall contact Christine Bond Jawish at 703-767-3298 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 December 15, 2004. LINKURL: http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMPage.asp?pageid=246 LINKDESC: http://www.desc.dla.mil EMAILADD:
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