Operation and Maintenance Upgrades PacifiCorp Green Springs Substation

The NAICS code for this requirement is 221111. A firm is small if, including its affiliates, it is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, and/or distribution of electric energy for sale and its total electric output for the preceding fiscal year did not exceed 4 million megawatt hours. This announcement is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Contracts Group, intends to negotiate a sole-source contract for operation and maintenance upgrades for the Green Springs PacifiCorp Substation, Ashland, Oregon. Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, "only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements", with PacifiCorp. The Green Springs Substation is owned and operated by PacifiCorp and distributes power generated by Reclamation's Green Springs Power Plant. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within thirty days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement in writing, to Bureau of Reclamation, Attn: Becky Thomson, 1150 N. Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise Idaho 83706-1234. No phone or fax inquiries will be considered.