SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Air Force Utility Privatization Effort for Niagara Falls ARS Natural Gas Distribution System
- Notice Date
- 9/24/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 221210
— Natural Gas Distribution
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, HQ AFCESA, 139 Barnes Dr, Suite 1, Building 856 Annex, Tyndall AFB, Florida, 32403-5319
- ZIP Code
- 32403-5319
- Solicitation Number
- FA3002-09-R-0003
- Archive Date
- 11/3/2009
- Point of Contact
- Mary D Dent, Phone: 850-283-6624, Mary D Dent,, Phone: 850-283-6624
- E-Mail Address
-
mary.dent@tyndall.af.mil, mary.dent@tyndall.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- General Information Document Type: Presolicitation Notice (Synopsis) Reference Number: FA3002-09-R-0003 NAICS: 221210 Classification Code: S--Utilities and housekeeping services Contracting Office Address Air Force Educaton Training Command (AETC) CONS/LGCT, AFCESA Support Flight, 136 Barnes Drive, Suite 1, Building 856 Annex, Tyndall AFB, FL 32403. Description This is a presolicitation notice for potential offerors interetested in privatizing the natural gas distribution system at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in Niagara Falls, NY. Privatization, under 10 USC 2688, is defined as the transfer of ownership and responsibility for the operations, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future utility system replacements. As a result of this solicitation, the firm will be selected to assume ownership of the above-mentioned utility system. The successful firm will be required to provide expansions to the system to meet future needs of the government. The resulting contract, if awarded, will require the Contractor to furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain, and operate the utility system. The Contractor shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the system to ensure continuous, adequate, and dependable service for each Government or tenant connection within the service area. The Contractor shall be responsible for funding all capital investments required to acquire, maintain and operate the utility system in a safe, reliable condition and to meet the requirements listed in the contract. The utility system will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. The Niagara Falls ARS is located about 6 miles east of the city of Niagara Falls and 20 miles north of Buffalo, New York. The installation occupies roughly 985 acres, which includes 38.71 acres of land leased from the People of the State of New York acting by and through the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Lease No. DA NYDRE (A) 1901, which expires 30 June 2031 and 37.1 acres of land leased from Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Lease No. DA CA51-9-84-74, which expires 30 June 2023, on the northern part of the Niagara Falls International Airport in Niagara County, New York. The 914th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve is the host unit at Niagara Falls ARS. The 107th Air Refueling Wing of the New York Air National Guard is the largest tenant. The joint mission of the 914th AW and the 107th ARW is to provide trained Reservists and Guardsmen, equipment, and aircraft capable of responding to all contingencies in support of national interests. The 914th has a working population of 1,117 Reservists and 397 full time personnel, of which 209 are civilians. Buildings and apron occupy about 260 acres. The 107th has a working population of 552 assigned personnel, 260 active Reservists and military technicians, and 18 other employees. Buildings and apron occupy about 100 acres. The natural gas distribution system consists of all appurtenances physically connected to the distribution system from the point where the distribution system enters the Installation, and Government ownership starts to the point of demarcation, defined by the right of way. The system may include pipelines, valves, regulators, and meters. 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. Under no circumstances shall the Contractor be entitled to any service charge adjustments based on the accuracy of the following description and inventory. Specifically excluded from the natural gas distribution system privatization are the 107th Air Refueling Wing natural gas mains and laterals. Approximately 7,360 linear feet of polyethylene pipe supply natural gas to 16 buildings on the 107th ARW. These lines are owned by National Fuels Gas. The 914th AW and the 107th ARW maintain separate natural gas distribution systems on the Niagara Falls ARS. National Fuel Gas Company supplies natural gas to both systems. Within the boundary of 107th ARW, the gas distribution mains and laterals are owned by National Fuels Gas so they are not included in this offering. The natural gas distribution system on the 914th side of the base contains polyethylene pipe and iron pipe. The pipe sizes vary from 1 inch to 6 inches in diameter. Gas enters the 914th natural gas distribution system at the main entrance on Lockport Road. It is delivered through a pressure regulator that drops the pressure to about 5 psi for distribution through the 914th AW owned system. Roughly 3/4 of the gas distribution system on the 914th side of the base was replaced with new polyethylene pipe before 1999. Roughly 40 percent of the laterals were replaced; the remaining laterals are about the same age as the buildings they feed. A project to replace the remaining iron part of the gas main (installed in the 1950's and has reached the end of its useful life) is planned but not funded at this time. Gas is measured at the bulk meter near the regulator at the entrance to the site. Inventories will be included in the RFP. The RFP will be released on FedBizOpps on/around 03 Nov 08. Places of Performance Location: Niagara Falls, NY Country: USA
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Niagara Falls ARS, NY, Niagara Falls, New York, 14304, United States
- Zip Code: 14304
- Zip Code: 14304
- Record
- SN01681207-W 20080926/080924224202-e8b5e77fa623a09e05154a4b5a93338b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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