Proj No.: 95170, Construct a 10MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Controls

UPDATE 13 AUGUST 2025: The purpose of this update is to provide the bid abstract that failed to publish on August 8th. UPDATE 8 AUGUST 2025: The purpose of this update is to provide the bid abstract. UPDATE 7 AUGUST 2025: The purpose of this update is to provide the link via the link section within this anouncement. Additionally, the link can be found in the word document titled - Microsoft Teams Bid Opening Link. UPDATE 4 AUGUST 2025: The purpose of this update is to confirm that the bid opening for solicitation W912HN25BA006 will proceed as scheduled. In accordance with Block 13 of the solicitation, the date/time for receipt of bids is 7 August 2025, by 12:00pm. The bid opening will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams 2 hours after the date/time for receipt of bids (reference NOTES TO BIDDERS). No further amendments to the solicitation are planned. Please be advised that this acquisition has received an approved PLA exception under (FAR) 22.504(d). Amendment 0009: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the deadline for receipt of bids and the bid opening from July 16, 2025 to August 7, 2025. Further amendments may be issued. NOTE: The previous ongoing technical issue preventing a system-generated SF30s and conformed SF1442s has been resolved. This posting provides offerors with the system-generated SF30s and conformed SF1442s. Marking the bid date is encouraged but not required. Offerors are reminded that acknowledgement of all amendments remains a mandatory requirement. Amendment 0008: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the deadline for receipt of bids and the bid opening from June 5, 2025, to July 16, 2025. A forthcoming amendment is anticipated. NOTE: Due to an ongoing technical issue preventing automatic generation of SF30s and conformed SF1442s, the Government will accept the most recent conformed version submitted by potential bidders, with the bid date clearly indicated. Marking the bid date is encouraged but not required. Offerors are reminded that acknowledgement of all amendments remains a mandatory requirement. Amendment 0007: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the deadline for receipt of bids and the bid opening from May 22, 2025, to June 5, 2025. A forthcoming amendment is anticipated. NOTE: Due to an ongoing technical issue preventing automatic generation of SF30s and conformed SF1442s, the Government will accept the most recent conformed version submitted by potential bidders, with the bid date clearly indicated. Marking the bid date is encouraged but not required. Offerors are reminded that acknowledgement of all amendments remains a mandatory requirement. Amendment 0006: The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) Incorporate revised drawings and specification per responses to ProjNet inquiries. NOTE: Due to an ongoing technical issue preventing automatic generation of SF30s and conformed SF1442s, the Government will accept the most recent conformed versions submitted by potential bidders, with the bid date clearly indicated. Marking the bid date is encouraged but not required. Offerors are reminded that acknowledgement of all amendments remains a mandatory requirement. Amendment 0005: The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) Incorporate clause 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (DEVIATION 2025-O0004); 2) Revise Canoochee EMC's pre-price line item from $17,626,902.00 to 18,657,767.88; and 3) Extend the deadline for bid responses and the bid opening date from May 15, 2025, to May 22, 2025. NOTE: Due to an ongoing technical issue preventing automatic generation of SF30s and conformed SF1442s, the Government will accept the most recent conformed versions submitted by potential bidders, with the bid date clearly indicated. Marking the bid date is encouraged but not required. Offerors are reminded that acknowledgement of all amendments remains a mandatory requirement. Additionally, another amendment is forthcoming. Amendment 0004: The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) Incorporate updated drawings; 2) Extend the deadline for bid responses and the bid opening date from May 8, 2025, to May 15, 2025; and 3) Provide revised information regarding the virtual bid opening, including the time and the system to be used. We are issuing this as a manual SF30 because of an ongoing technical issue preventing the system from automatically generating. Once the system is functioning correctly, a system-generated SF30 will be available. Please acknowledge Amendment 0004 only once. Amendment 0003: The purpose of this amendment is to extend the bid response and opening date to May 8, 2025, from the original date of May 1, 2025. We are issuing this as a manual SF30 because of a temporary technical issue preventing the system from automatically generating. Once the system is functioning correctly, a system-generated SF30 will be available. Please acknowledge Amendment 0003 only once. Additionally, outstanding revisions to drawings and or specifications will be released via system generated SF30 or follow on amendments. Amendment 0002: The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) Incorporate revised drawings and specification per responses to ProjNet inquiries; 2) Revise Volume II of the Basis of Award to address the CLIN Structure printing issue; 3) Revise ProjNet inquiry period to reflect when ProjNet will close; 4) Provide Fort Stewart Microgrid Geotechnical Report. Amendment 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) Incorporate SF 1442 revisions per responses to ProjNet; 2) Incorporate provisions/clauses incorrectly left out due to new contract writing system; and 3) Extend the Bid Response and Bid Opening Date. NOTE: A second amendment is forthcoming to incorporate revisions to the drawings and specifications in response to ProjNet. Additionally, due to system printing error CLIN 0004 was omitted in the conformed copy of amendment 0001. This will be corrected in Amendment 0002. The Bid Schedule Sheet correctly identifies the 4 CLINS for this project. Project Number: 95170, Construct a 10MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Controls at Fort Stewart, GA. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) W912HN25BA006 for Project No.: 95170, Construct a 10MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Controls at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Note: The Synopsis for this solicitation was originally posted on 27 February 2025 under Notice ID W912HN25B3000, which was updated on 3 March 2025 and again on 10 March 2025 notifying industry of the updated Solicitation Number from W912HN25B3000 to W912HN25BA006. As noted in the synopsis Savannah District is in the process of transitioning to a new contract writing system in which this requirement was identified to be issued via that system. Type of Contract and NAICS: This Acquisition is solicited using FAR Part 14, Sealed Bid Procedures for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) C-Type Standalone contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237130 - Power and Communications Line and Related Structures Construction, with size standard of $45,000,000. Type of Set-Aside: This acquisition is being offered as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement under NAICS code identified above. Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction (FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204): The estimated magnitude of construction of this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. Period of Performance: The period of performance is 1,080 Calendar Days after the issuance of the notice to proceed. Project scope: Construct a 10 Mega Watt (MW) natural gas generation plant connected to Fort Stewart Substation. Install an underground natural gas line to service the generation plant. Provide each generator with a unit step up transformer to match the distribution voltage. A paralleling switchgear is to be provided for paralleling and control of the generators and connection of the redundant feeders to the substation. Potential transformers will be provided for relaying and metering requirements on each way. Protective relaying will be provided to include source protection, feeder protection, and generation protection and synchronization. Modify substation by upgrading the relaying on the circuit breakers to provide synchronization with the generators. Upgrade the feeder breakers to provide operational compatibly with new switchgear and the main service. Installation of a microgrid control system to match mission critical facility loads with available supply (in parallel operation and islanded modes). The microgrid control system will include, but not limited to the following: transfer switches, interface relays, microgrid controllers, and fiber optic communication connections. Install controls and connect to an existing solar photovoltaic (PV) array to the microgrid. This project will allow approximately 10MW of existing PV to be connected to the microgrid currently without causing a challenge with frequency fluctuations or voltage drops in the event of increasing cloud cover. Connect and integrate microgrid control system with existing SCADA system to allow remote read, write, management, communication, and operation of protective devices. Additional solar PV can be connected to the microgrid in the future to meet expanding demand. Install step down transformer to provide solar output connectivity to the microgrid system. Reporting Requirements for Construction Contracts: The following link is provided to satisfy FAR 36.211(b) reporting requirements for construction contracts anticipated to be awarded to a small business. The information is accessed by clicking on View Construction Contract Modification Process (satisfying FAR 36.211(b)(1)) and View Construction Contract Modification Process Past Performance Data (satisfying FAR 36.211(b)(2)) on the website provided. https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/mod/129895/details/443/. Solicitation Website: The official solicitation is available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at System of Award Management System (SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the SAM website at https://sam.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Registrations: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at https://sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE): The only authorized transmission method for bids in response to the forthcoming solicitation is electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module. No Other Transmission Method (E-mail, Facsimile, U.S. Postal Mail, Hand Carried, etc.) Will Be Accepted. Offerors must have an active Proposal Manager role in PIEE at https://piee.eb.mil/. Point of Contacts: For this acquisition, the point-of-contacts are the Contract Specialist Mr. Gerard Leo whose email address is gerard.f.leo@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer Mr. David Lione, whose email address is david.j.lione@usace.army.mil.