48--Pressure Regulator Valve Overhaul

The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for the refurbishment of Pressure Regulating Valves (PRV) for various units at the Hoover Dam Powerplant. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for a base year and four (4) option years. The base year will include the refurbishment of 2 PRV units and the option years may include up to 2 PRV units for each year. The PRVs were manufactured by S Morgan Smith, Baldwin and Allis Chalmers and as such there will be three separate line items for lump sum bids of each style of PRV. This solicitation will require the contractor to provide all personnel, equipment, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to disassemble and remove the units; pack and transport the units to and from the facility to be refurbished; and assembly and re-installation back at Hoover Dam. Work includes the replacement of bushings, seats, seal rings, and gaskets; all necessary machining to refurbish the PRVs to like new condition; repair of cavitation damage, including the area below the valve seat, either by welding or replacement of steel parts; re-assembly of all PRV parts; adjustment to each PRV in accordance with the OEM requirements; and performance testing. The work is located at Hoover Dam, approximately 7 miles northwest of Boulder City, Nevada and 32 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. This solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing and the small business standard is 1,000 Employees. The solicitation in the form of a Request for Proposal (RFP), will be issued on or about May 17, 2006 with offers due thirty (30) days after. No documents will be available until the solicitation is issued. The solicitation will only be issued electronically via www.FedBizOpps.gov. The solicitation drawings may be issued either electronically, or on CD media depending on the number of drawings issued. In the event that drawings are issued on CD, Offerors may request the drawings in writing at the time the solicitation is issued by contacting Denise Colwell at the email address or fax number listed below. The Government reserves the right to issue the solicitation on paper or CD if the FedBizOpps (FBO) web site becomes inoperable or if the Contracting Officer determines it is in the Government's best interest to do so. Offerors should register at the FBO to be included on the offeror list in order to receive notifications pertaining to the solicitation, or visit the FBO website after issuance download the solicitation and any subsequent amendments. Offerors are required to have a current registration on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be eligible for contract award. Offerors may register on CCR at http://www.ccr.gov. Questions may be submitted to Denise Colwell at contact@example.gov or by fax at +1 (555) 000-0000.