The Dalles Fish Unit Breaker Replacement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to solicit a competitive firm fixed-price contract for The Dalles Fish Unit Breaker Replacement. The project will substantially improve safety and management of power distribution from the two fish water generators in The Dalles powerhouse. The upgraded facility will include the following major features: 1.Replace the existing fish water unit 15kV breakers 2.Disconnect the fish water units from Transformer TA and reconnect them to Transformer T3 3.Provide additional breakers and reconfigure the bus for redundancy of the system 4.Replace the current-limiting reactors at the station service taps 5.Replace the fish water neutral breakers with high resistance ground systems 6.Modify the existing switchgear control switchboards 7.Upgrade the surge arresters, instrument transformers, and relays to improve arc flash protection The work is located at The Dalles Dam, Klickitat County, Washington. The solicitation will be available for download on or about 12 September 2016 with proposals due no less than 30 days after issuance of the RFP. This procurement will utilize Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures using the factors of Experience, Past Performance, Schedule and price. Technical tradeoffs will not be made and no additional credit will be given for exceeding acceptability. Award will be made to the acceptable offeror with the lowest evaluated price, which is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements. The solicitation requirements will include the evaluation criteria, all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer. The magnitude of construction is $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. Award is anticipated by 21 February 2016. This procurement is Unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 238210, and the small business size standard is $15,000,000.00. Point of contact for matters related to this procurement is Michael I. Grasso, Contract Specialist. Email: michael.i.grasso@usace.army.mil. Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at 503-808-4602 or Carol.A.Mcintyre@usace.army.mil. All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a Government contract. Interested parties are responsible for registering with the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) website and for checking the referenced website(s) for updates. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for any party's inability to access the documents posted at the referenced websites.