Generator Rewinds, Chief Joseph Dam, WA   3

THE SOLICITATION NUMBER FOR THIS ACTION IS HEREBY CHANGED FROM W912DW21R0016 TO W912DW22R0005

POINT-OF-CONTACT:

The point-of-contact for administrative or contractual questions is Contract Specialist Monique Paano at email: Monique.A.Paano@usace.army.mil. Please no phone calls. All questions must be submitted in writing to the above point-of-contact.

FOR INFORMATION ONLY:

This Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation Notice is ONLY A NOTIFICATION that a solicitation is anticipated and forthcoming. All questions regarding this Synopsis/Pre-Solicitation should be submitted in writing via email to Ms. Paano at the email indicated above.

OVERVIEW: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, requires rehabilitation of the Chief Joseph Generator Rewinds (16 Units) and incidental related work. The following is a list of the major items of work included in this Contract. The work includes the removal of the existing components and systems of components which are known to have lead-based paint, without being specifically identified. The work includes, but is not limited to:

Mobilization and demobilization.

Disassemble and reassemble 16 generators, including generator alignment.

Removal of 16 existing stator windings.

Installation of 16 new stator windings, including winding supplies and connections such as circuit rings, surge rings, main and neutral leads, neutral CTs, wedges, fillers, etc.

Supply and install one stator core in a to be determined unit.

Reuse up to 15 existing stator cores, following cleaning and testing.

Optional replacement of up to 15 stator cores.

Reuse existing field winding and collector rings of all units, following cleaning and testing.

Optional field winding refurbishment on a per pole basis.

Replace generator breaker CTs for all units.

Replacement of all generator raw water piping from the cooling water strainer to the discharge valve, with the exception of the thrust bearing cooling branch, for all units.

Clean, inspect, and reuse the brake system of all units without disassembly.

Redesign and replace the brake ring of all units.

Replace generator brake pads.

Install new MCM system including shaft vibration, generator air gap, and continuous online partial discharge monitoring devices for all units.

Instrumentation for generator temperature monitoring, RTDs, MCM system design drawings and specifications, interfacing with GDACS or evaluating alternative interfaces for all units.

Stator foundation inspection of all units with optional minor repairs.

Replace all generator air coolers.

Optional model validation testing of up to 16 units.

The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000. The resulting contract will be Fixed-Price with Economic Price Adjustment.

Solicitation number W912DW21R0016 will be posted to the sam.gov website on or about 8 Oct 2021. The solicitation will be a Request for Proposals. Proposals will be due no sooner than 30 calendar days after actual solicitation issuance date. See the solicitation for details about proposal submission. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the associated small business size standard is $39,500,000 in average annual receipts. The solicitation will be issued as Unrestricted.

A site visit will be offered within approximately 2-3 weeks after the solicitation is made available via sam.gov. Refer to the solicitation for details regarding the site visit.

The solicitation documents for this requirement will be issued in electronic format only and will be made available online via the SAM website at www.sam.gov under the subject solicitation number. NO CD's OR HARD COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE. Offerors are responsible for checking for any update(s) to the Notice/Solicitation. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document(s) posted at the referenced website. To obtain automatic notifications of updates to this notice, you must log in to sam.gov and add the solicitation to your Watchlist. If you would like to list your firm so others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the Add Me To Interested Vendors button in the listing for this solicitation on sam.gov.

The sam.gov Response Date listed elsewhere in this synopsis is for FBO archive purposes only. It may have no relationship to the actual solicitation due date. The solicitation due date and time will be contained in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments that are issued.

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ACCESS TO SITE VISIT FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS:

Processing request for visits by Foreign Nationals can take up to 30 business days to complete and may impact the Contractor's ability to attend if the paperwork is not approved before the site visit. It is highly recommended that each company plans to have a U.S. Citizen attend the site visit on their behalf.

Non U.S. Citizens wishing to attend the site visit must complete the Request for Visitation Authority (included in this announcement as an attachment) form and submit it with the required documents as soon as possible but no later than noon Pacific Time on 7 Oct 2021 so it can be processed by USACE Security.

The site visit is tentatively scheduled for November 9th, 2021. Please submit required documentation to Adrienne Murphy, Adrienne.E.Murphy@usace.army.mil (206) 764-6765.

UPDATE: An Industry Day has been scheduled for November 9th in lieu of a site visit. Please see Attachments section for additional information.