Commercial Power to Grasmere

This is a Sources Sought Notice in accordance with FAR Part 10, Market Research. This is for planning purposes only to assist in determining if this effort can be obtained competitively. There is no solicitation available at this time. The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various business concerns that might be interested to compete. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include: 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business concerns. The Government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if capable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized and posted on the FedBizOpps website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor that site for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The magnitude for this acquisition is estimated to be between $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 for the entire contract. DESCRIPTION: The 366 Contracting Squadron is seeking to identify potential contractors qualified to provide commercial power to Grasmere Radar Site (GRS), off-base property of Mountain Home AFB, ID, demarcation for point of delivery (POD) is Lat. 42'18'0.77"N, Long. 115'57'29.05"W. The contractor shall provide non-personal services, to include all personnel, supervision, services, and equipment, aside from 3 new transformers provided by the Government, necessary to install commercial infrastructure, repair and maintain as necessary, and supply continuous power as specified below. OBJECTIVE: Power shall be supplied by a Utility Service Provider (USP) to the POD outside the fence and directly across from the mechanical generator room (MGR), at the switch box. An above-ground 138 KVA power transmission line is approximately 1890 ft. from POD; distance must be field verified. The 138 KVA transmission line parallel to US Interstate Highway 51 is owned and operated by Raft River Electric Co-Operative (RREC), and could be a supply line resource for prospective contractors to tie into in an effort to provide infrastructure and service on this contract. Prospective contractors will need to separately negotiate a possible line tie-in with RREC directly. Annual load anticipation is 600,000 KwHrs. Power delivered to POD shall be at 120/208 volts, 3 phase, up to 1200 amps. Wye (Y-configuration) minimum of 600 amps, steady state with a tolerance of +/-5%, common 60 Hz frequency, capacity shall serve extreme peak loads. A utility easement/right of way shall be separately acquired from land owner Bureau of Land Management (BLM), for use of the land corridor between the 138KVA RREC line to the POD. Any power regulation tariffs or rate schedules shall be separately acquired from Idaho Public Utility Commission as necessary. It is anticipated that the contract will be a Firm Fixed-Price type contract with one (1) base year and four (4) one year options. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this effort is 221122, Electric Power Distribution with a size standard of 1,000 employees. INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS: Respondents must include the following information within their statement of capability packages. Capability packages shall not exceed 5 single-sided pages in length. a. Your Company's name, address, point of contact with email address and telephone number, Federal Cage Code, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), and business size. Your company must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM). To register, go to https://www.sam.gov. b. A Statement of Capabilities demonstrating the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to perform the work specified within the summary of requirements outlined above. Please limit your relevant past performance to the past three years and include the Contract Number(s) or Customer/Company Name. c. Capability package responses shall be sent via email to ronald.bunch.1@us.af.mil. Oral communications ARE NOT acceptable in response to this notice. Paper copies of this announcement will not be provided. Any information received will be used solely for the purpose of market research. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY: This sources sought should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is strictly voluntary and will be used solely for the purpose of market research. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All Government and contractor personnel reviewing sources sought will have signed non-disclosure agreements and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described in 41 USC 423. Questions on this notice shall be submitted via email to only the Contract Administrator, Ron Bunch, at ronald.bunch.1@us.af.mil.