SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Presolicitation Notice for Privatization of Water and Wastewater Distribution Systems at Fort Sam Houston, TX
- Notice Date
- 9/2/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 221310
— Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
- Contracting Office
- Defense Logistics Agency, Logistics Operations, Defense Energy Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-6222
- ZIP Code
- 22060-6222
- Solicitation Number
- SPO600-04-R-117
- Point of Contact
- Christine Bond-Jawish, Facility Energy Specialist, Phone 7037673298, Fax 7037672382, - Terri Workman, Contract Specialist, Phone 703 767-8453, Fax 703 767-8757,
- E-Mail Address
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christine.bondjawish@dla.mil, Terri.Workman@dla.mil
- Description
- DESC: The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC), in conjunction with the United States Army, plans to offer the privatization of the water and wastewater distribution systems at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Privatization 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 systems. The successful firm will be required to provide expansions to the systems 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 systems. The Contractor shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the systems 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 systems in a safe, reliable condition and to meet the requirements listed in the contract. Offerors will not be required to submit offers on all of the utility systems and may submit offers on individual system(s) or on groups of systems on an all or none basis. For purposes of economic comparison required by 10 U.S.C. 2688, each system will be analyzed and considered for award separately. The Utility System being privatized is described as follows: Installation: Fort Sam Houston Location: Fort Sam Houston, Texas is located in San Antonio, Texas. Installation Description: Fort Sam Houston consists of three major areas: Fort Sam Houston Main Cantonment, Camp Bullis, and the Canyon Lake Recreation Area (CLRA). Fort Sam Houston and its sub-installations, Camp Bullis and CLRA occupy approximately 31,000 acres in south-central Texas, in Bexar and Comal counties. Fort Sam Houston (approximately 3,150 acres) is located within the city limits of San Antonio, in Bexar County, Texas, 2.5 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. Camp Bullis (approximately 28,000 acres) is located approximately 18 miles northwest of Fort Sam Houston, on a site about 10 miles long (north to south) and 4 miles wide, in Bexar County. The CLRA (110 acres) is an outdoor recreation area located in rural Comal County, 48 miles northeast of Fort Sam Houston, within Jacob?s Creek Park in the Canyon Lake Reserve. Fort Sam Houston is unique among Army posts. It is a major, active military installation which plays a vital role in the defense of the United States and it contains some of the oldest structures on any of the Army?s installations dating back almost a century and a half. The Post first occupied rented land in 1845 and grew into a major garrison by the late 1800s. Since then, it has developed into a large modern military installation. Its mission began to shift toward a medical emphasis after World War II as a result of the presence of Brooke General Hospital and relocations of other medical missions to Fort Sam Houston. Much of the Fort Sam Houston surrounding area is established, with only minor growth likely to occur in the future. The City?s John James Park and the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (owned and administered by the U.S. Veterans Administration) are contiguous with the Fort Sam Houston property on the northeast end of the post. Utility Systems to be privatized: The following is provided only to give an approximation of the size, scope, and general description of the system. Any numbers should only be used for estimating purposes. The following system parameters are approximations. A. Water Distribution System Description The Fort Sam Houston potable water distribution system consists of the network and all associated appurtenances physically connected to the system as defined by the points of demarcation beginning at the production of well water and ending at each end use facility. The system may include, but is not limited to wells, well pumps, pipelines, valves, fire hydrants, storage facilities, pumps, and meters. The Fort Sam Houston water distribution system is physically separated into three distribution systems. One system serves Fort Sam Houston Cantonment Area, the second serves Camp Bullis, and the third serves Canyon Lake Recreation Area (CLRA). The potable water distribution system at Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis, and CLRA supplies water for residential, commercial, industrial, and fire fighting purposes. The independent systems serve approximately 1,280; 280; and 40 facilities respectively. The potable water distribution piping system consists of approximately 76 miles of buried piping ranging in size from 0.75-inch service lines to 16-inch main lines. Other components include wells, pumps, treatment facilities, elevated tanks, fire hydrants, valves, and meters. Quantities of specific sizes will be available in the actual RFP. B. Wastewater Utility System Description The Fort Sam Houston wastewater collection and treatment systems are physically separated into three separate systems. One system serves the Fort Sam Houston Main Cantonment, the second serves Camp Bullis, and the third serves the Canyon Lake Recreation Area (CLRA). The wastewater collection system at Fort Sam Houston collects wastewater from administrative, industrial, and residential facilities for off-installation treatment by the San Antonio Water System. The system serves approximately 1,280 facilities on the Main Cantonment area. Camp Bullis collects and treats wastewater from approximately 250 facilities and is a permitted zero discharge Installation. CLRA collects and treats wastewater from approximately 40 facilities, discharging the treated effluent into Canyon Lake. Fort Sam Houston Wastewater The system that serves the Main Cantonment area does not include any treatment facilities. Wastewater is collected and discharged to the San Antonio Water System collection network at 21 locations on the Post. The wastewater collection system consists of gravity sewer laterals and mains, force mains, manholes, clean-outs, and lift stations. Construction of the wastewater collection system infrastructure began in the early 1940s and continues today as the installation missions change and new facilities are constructed. Since 1990, approximately 50 percent of the collection mains and laterals have been slip lined or replaced with PVC pipe. Most of, but not all of the new PVC pipe was installed with marking tape. Manholes in these areas have been refurbished with concrete lining or replaced. The older infrastructure is primarily vitrified clay with brick manholes but does include other pipe materials such as terra cotta, concrete, cast iron, and asbestos-cement pipe. The non-metallic pipe was not installed with marking tape to locate the lines. The pipe ranges from 6 to 48 inches in diameter, with the majority of the mains between 15 and 24 inches in diameter. The collection piping is between 4 and greater than 15 feet below grade with the average approximately 8 feet below grade. Approximately 8 percent is beneath paved surfaces. The prevailing subsurface at Fort Sam Houston is dry sandy clay. Camp Bullis Wastewater On-site wastewater treatment at Camp Bullis consists of a 69,000 gpd activated sludge package plant and a facultative lagoon and chlorine contact basin. The plant was designed to handle a 2-hour peak load of 2.3 MGD and was installed in 1997. The treatment facility consists of a comminutor, activated sludge reactor, secondary clarifier, aerobic digestor, and three lagoons, connected in series, with a total surface area of approximately 6.6 acres. The first lagoon is approximately 110 feet by 120, the second is approximately 350 feet by 317 feet, and the third is approximately 290 feet by 570 feet. All lagoons are approximately 6 feet deep, and the combined volume of the lagoons is approximately 12.9 million gallons, or 64,000 cubic yards. Trash collected on the treatment plant bar screens is bagged in plastic bags and placed in a specially constructed dumpster. Off-site disposal of this trash as well as the sludge is Contracted out. The treatment system includes an irrigation system that uses the treated effluent to irrigate the grass on the ranges. Up to 190 acres can be irrigated with the system; however, only approximately 80 acres are currently irrigated. Two 150-Hp pumps feed the irrigation system. The Camp Bullis system is a permitted, zero-discharge system. There are 5 lift stations on Camp Bullis. Each has submersible grinder pumps. Since 1990, approximately 50 percent of the collection system has been replaced with PVC pipe or slip lined. Most of, but not all of the new PVC pipe was installed with marking tape. The older portions that have not been replaced are primarily vitrified clay. The vitrified clay pipe was not installed with marking tape to locate the lines. All manholes have been upgraded to concrete; none are brick. The majority of the piping is between 4 and 8 feet below grade, but there is an area where the depth reaches 20 feet. The pipe ranges from 2 to 14 inches in diameter. Approximately 8 percent of the buried infrastructure is beneath paved surfaces. The prevailing subsurface at Camp Bullis is rock. CLRA Wastewater A 60,000-gallon-per-day (gpd) aeration package plant treats sanitary wastewater from the recreation area and discharges treated wastewater into Canyon Lake. The point of demarcation is the end of the outfall pipe. The plant is permitted to discharge 10,000 gpd. Wastewater is discharged IAW TPDES permit TX12074-001. The treatment plant consists of a bar screen, two aeration tanks in series, two primary clarifiers in parallel, a holding tank, and a chlorine contact chamber. In 1983, a 55,000 gallon holding tank was added to the system. The original design was to use one clarifier as a secondary clarifier. Due to peak loading during holidays, both clarifiers are operated in parallel. There is no cathodic protection on the treatment facilities at CLRA. Trash collected off the bar screen is placed in plastic bags that are placed into a special-built dumpster. The trash and sludge generated from the treatment facility are disposed of off-site by contract. The collection system at CLRA is a gravity system. The collection system consists of 6-inch vitrified clay pipe. Approximately 8 percent is beneath paved surfaces. The burial depth ranges from 18-inches to 6-feet, with an average of about 4-feet. The prevailing subsurface at CLRA is rock. The Contractor(s) shall furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain and operate the utility system(s) in a safe and reliable condition. The Contractor(s) shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the system(s) to ensure continuous, adequate, and dependable service for each Government or tenant connection within the service area. Real property interests will be conveyed in the form of a Real Estate Easement as an attachment to the RFP. The utility system(s) will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. Past performance information from potential Offerors shall be submitted as directed in the RFP. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. Large businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan with their offer. The cascading preference source selection method will be used in the evaluation of firms for award under this solicitation. Offerors from small businesses will be considered first. In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.5, any award resulting from the solicitation will be made to an eligible small business concern provided that (1) at least two competitive offers are received from responsible small business concerns, and (2) award will be made at a fair market price. If conditions for an award to a small business are not met, award will be made on the basis of full and open competition considering all offers submitted by responsible business concerns. Interested sources shall contact Christine Bond Jawish at 703-767-3298 to be added to our bidder mailing list. A copy of the solicitation will be available after issuance, on the Internet at the below listed URL. The solicitation will be available on or after September 17, 2004. LINKURL: http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMPage.asp?pageid=246 LINKDESC: http://www.desc.dla.mil EMAILADD: christine.bondjawish@dla.mil
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Zip Code: 78234
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 78234
- Record
- SN00663935-W 20040904/040902211557 (fbodaily.com)
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