C--Generator Uprating Study, Units 1, 2 & 3, Millers Ferry Power Plant, Alabama River, Alabama

1. Subject. Purchase Order for Generator Uprating Study Millers Ferry Powerplant, Alabama River, Alabama. 2. Contract Information. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a purchase order contract for an investigation of the existing g enerator features, characteristics, and limitations to produce a technical report regarding the maximum continuous ratings of generators 1, 2, and 3 at the Millers Ferry Powerplant, Alabama River, Alabama. 3. Project Information. The work shall consist of inspections and tests to assess the suitability of the generator for uprated operation; data collection, analysis of various components of the generating units to identify additional modifications that might be required to uprate the generators; and the preparation of a technical report. 4. Selection Criteria. Selection for this purchase order will be based upon the following criteria listed below, shown in descending order of importance, first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion. Crite ria a through c are primary, with criteria a and b equal, criterion c of descending value. Criterion d is secondary and will only be used as tiebreakers among technically equal firms. a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. The offeror sh all indicate ability to access original design information on the subject generators. The offeror shall provide an anticipated test plan for these generators, showing outages, tests, and inspections involved. The ability to access the original design inf ormation and perform the services without unit outages will result in greater consideration. b. Professional Qualifications. The offeror shall provide resumes showing design capabilities of staff assigned to this study. Significant experience with h ydro generators manufactured by Westinghouse will result in greater consideration. Proposed personnel shall demonstrate experience performing similar studies including verification with actual unit uprating. c. Past Performance. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry with respect to cost control, quality of work,, and compliance with performance schedules. d. Small Business. Extent of participation of Small Business, SB, Small Disadvantaged Business, SDB, hi storically black colleges and universities, and minority institution in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of total estimated effort. 5. Price Proposal. Price is not a selection factor under this purchase order. In order to expedite t he required services, the offerors are requested to submit a cost proposal at the same time as qualifications. 6. Administration. Interested firms having the capability to perform this work must be registered in Central Contractor Registration, CCR, ht tp://www.bpn.gov/ccr/scripts/index.html and Federal Technical Data Solutions, FedTeDS, www.fedteds.gov When the solicitation data package is loaded into FedTeDS it can be viewed and downloaded at: https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogi n?openform&SolicitationNumber=W9127N-06-Q-0121 by copy and paste into your browser. Requests for verbal presentation of qualifications will not be permitted. Submissions should be mailed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Contracting Division, ATTN: Patricia Mason, Portland, Oregon 97208-2946 or hand carried to 333 SW First Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97204-3495, no later than close of business, 4:00 p.m., PST, on 07 August 2006.