Presolicitation Notice-Air Force Utility Privatization Effort for Hanscom AFB Water Distribution System

AETC CONS/LGCT is soliciting competitive offers for the privatization of the water distribution system (NAICS 221310) at Hanscom AFB, MA. Privatization is defined as the conveyance of a utility system to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company or other entity. The conveyance may consist of all right, title, and interest of the United States in the utility system. Utility Privatization (UP) will be accomplished in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2688 Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority. The anticipated release date of the RFP for this effort is on/around 19 Nov 2010. Contractor will be required to assume ownership of the water distribution system at Hanscom AFB, MA and as the new owner shall operate and maintain the system and provide utility services to the Government. Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, management, supervision, permits, equipment, supplies, materials, transportation, and any other incidental items or services required for the complete ownership of and provision of utility services via these utility systems, including operation, maintenance, repair, upgrades, and improvements to the utility systems. Following is the description of the services: Hanscom AFB, MA Water Distribution System: The Hanscom AFB water distribution system consists of all appurtenances physically connected to the distribution system from the point in which the distribution system enters the Installation and Government ownership currently starts to the point of demarcation, defined by the Right of Access. The utility system is composed of, without limitation, valves, fire hydrants, water distribution mains, meters, and storage tanks. The actual inventory of items sold will be in the bill of sale at the time the system is transferred. The following description and inventory is included to provide the Contractor with a general understanding of the size and configuration of the distribution system. The Government makes no representation that the inventory is accurate. The Contractor shall base its proposal on site inspections, information in the technical library, other pertinent information, and to a lesser degree the following description and inventory. Specifically excluded from the water distribution system privatization are: - Approximately 6,800 linear feet of cast iron piping owned by the U.S. Navy. - Hanscom AFB Military Family Housing water distribution - Mobile Home Park remaining water distribution system - Ipswich Antenna Test Facility The Town of Lexington provides 95 percent of the potable water supply to Hanscom AFB through three metered connections: - Hartwell Avenue connection - located where the Hanscom AFB 8-inch main connects to the Town of Lexington main at the Town of Lexington-owned meter on Hartwell Avenue. - Wright Street connection - located where the Hanscom AFB 10-inch main, located within a 50-foot wide easement through an off-Base housing development, connects to the Town of Lexington-owned meter near Katahdin Hill on Wright Street. - Wood Street Emergency connection - this connection is made through a normally closed 8-inch main on Wood Street which connects to the Town of Lexington owned meter connection, which is approximately 100 feet southeast of its intersection with Hartwell Avenue. The remaining 5 percent of potable water supplied to the Base serves the trailer park and Family Camp area located north of Massport's L.G. Hanscom Airport. The trailer park is served by the Town of Bedford through a meter owned by the Air Force; the Family Camp area is served by the Town of Lexington through an Air Force-owned meter. Hanscom AFB, as well as both towns, receives their water from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). The Town of Lexington and the Town of Bedford provide water at separate locations on the installation which are not connected and are separately metered. Hanscom AFB holds a 1996 Certificate of Registration (PWS ID# 3023002) from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Water Supply as a registered public water supplier in Massachusetts. The Towns of Lexington and Bedford, which supply the water, provide water quality monitoring. MWRA provides disinfection. The Base has discontinued the use of its hypochlorite injection disinfection systems this is because of the stability of the disinfection approach where the water system generally contains approximately 2 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of available chlorine. Hanscom AFB currently provides no additional disinfection for the water system. The water supply pressure from the City is too high for standard municipal service and, therefore, is reduced for use on the Base at two pressure reducing valve stations which then provide adequate water pressure on Base. As noted above, the Base can supplement the disinfection provided by the Town of Lexington to the main Base, if necessary, with three onsite chlorination systems, but discontinued their use in January 2001. The average depth of the buried pipe at Hanscom AFB is approximately six to eight feet. The military family housing areas are not a part of the system to be privatized. Military family housing connects to the Hanscom AFB installation main at six locations: Military Family Housing POD #1 is at the downstream connection to main water valve (MWV) 46A. This is the connection of the Military Family Housing 8" main with the Hanscom AFB main. This is located at the center of Vandenberg drive, near BLDG 1630. Military Family Housing POD #2 is at the downstream connection to MWV 146, this is the connection of the 10" Hanscom AFB main from Marrett Road with the Military Family Housing main on Offutt Road. This is located where the system intersects with the Leased Area boundary. Military Family Housing POD #3 is at the downstream connection of MWV 93E, where the service lateral for Building 2001 leaves the Hanscom AFB main. This is located on Ent Road approximately 150 linear feet northeast of the intersection of Ent Road with Patterson Road. Military Family Housing POD #4 is at MWV 93B, located at the south east corner of the intersection of Patterson Road and Ent Road. Ownership does not include the valve. Military Family Housing POD #5 is at MWV 93A, located on Ent Road near the intersection with Patterson Road. Ownership does not include the valve. Military Family Housing POD#6 is at valve 1145, located near the intersection of Adams Road and Colonial Place. This POD is located to the south of Building 1994. Ownership includes the valve. The City of Marshfield, through a cooperative agreement with the Town of Scituate, supplies potable water to the Fourth Cliff Family Recreation Area from a Town of Scituate main located near the facility gate. A Town of Scituate water meter, located near the connection, meters water consumption. The potable water distribution system serves cabins and other structures, and recreational vehicle (RV) hookups. The Town of Hamilton supplies potable water to the Sagamore Hill Air Weather Services Facility from a Town main located near the gate. A Town water meter located at the main building meters water consumption. Water consumption is estimated to be less than 250 gallons per day (gpd).