O&M Services SBIWTP   3

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US WITH QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED AT THIS TIME. QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED DURING THE SOLICITATION PHASE OF THE REQUIREMENT.

The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), has a requirement for a firm fixed price, non-personal services contract for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant (SBIWTP) and facilities located in San Diego County, California.

The Contractor shall provide, all labor, material, management and other resources required to perform full-service O&M of the SBIWTP and South Bay Land Outfall (SBLO). Full service operation and maintenance is defined as complete facility operation and maintenance, including but not limited to providing day-to-day contract management, planning, supervision, administration, personnel; plant influent and effluent sampling and laboratory testing; equipment operation, maintenance, servicing, repair and replacement; system monitoring and operation; data recording, markups of plant as built, management and reporting; quality control; capital improvements; vehicles and vehicle fleet management, operation, maintenance and repair; housekeeping; grounds maintenance; consumable supplies including chemicals, and other services related to the operation and maintenance of the SBIWTP.

The SBIWTP is a twenty-five (25) million gallon per day (MGD) wastewater treatment plant located at 2995 Clearwater Way, in San Diego, San Diego County, California, , north of the International Boundary, and near the intersections of Monument and Dairy Mart Roads. Construction of the plant's advanced primary treatment phase was completed in September 1997, and construction of the secondary treatment phase was completed in January 2011. The plant is treating wastewater originating in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico and the SBIWTP is operated under the authority of the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC). An average of twenty five million gallons per day (25 MGD) of effluent is being discharged through the South Bay Ocean Outfall (SBOO), and is subject to the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, Permit Number CA0108928, Order Number R9-2014-0009; the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB) Monitoring and Reporting Program, Number: R9-2014-0009; and the California Ocean Plan.

There will be a thirty (30) day transition period from September 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020. The Contract will consist of a Base Year from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 plus four (4) one-year option periods. This will be an unrestricted procurement under the NAICS code 221320 (Sewage Treatment Facilities), size standard is $20.5 million.

Solicitation is expected to be posted on or about March 12, 2020 (this is a target date which may slip or change; if the solicitation is not posted on Federal Business Opportunities by March 12, 2020 that is because the solicitation is not available for posting). The solicitation will be available for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days.