SOLICITATION NOTICE
46 -- Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Memcor XP-6 Water Treatment Plant, Houghton, MI.
- Notice Date
- 11/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- MWR - Cuyahoga Valley National Park 15610 Vaughn Road Brecksville OH 44141
- ZIP Code
- 44141
- Solicitation Number
- N6310100015
- Response Due
- 11/17/2009
- Archive Date
- 11/6/2010
- Point of Contact
- Laurie F. Walker Contract Specialist 3306572159 laurie_walker@nps.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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- Description
- The National Park Service, Isle Royale National Park, intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract for Memcor XP-6 water treatment plant in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 253(C) (1) to Siemens Water Technologies Corp. The National Park Service follows US Environmental Protection Agency (USPEA) requirements for its drinking water systems. The USPEA has delegated the drinking water certification jurisdiction to the State of Michigan. Siemens Water Technologies Corp. is the only company that holds a certificate for drinking water treatment membrane for the state of Michigan. THE FOLLOWING JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION IS PROVIDED IAW FAR: JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT FORWINDIGO MEMBRANE DRINKING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM Upon the basis of the following justification for non-competitive procurement, theproject described below may be negotiated without providing for full and opencompetition pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1), as implemented by the FederalAcquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 (2), when the supplies are available fromonly one responsible source. JUSTIFICATION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY:Contracting Office, National Park Service,, Ohio Major Acquisition Buying Office, 15610 Vaughn Rd Brecksville, Ohio 44141; for Isle Royale National Park, 800 East Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, Michigan, 49931-1895. 2. STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1), as implemented by Federal AcquisitionRegulation (FAR) 6.302-1, only one responsible source will satisfy requirements. 3. NATURE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION BEING APPROVED: This justification seeks approval using other than full and open competition toaward a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Siemens Water Technologies,ATTN: Russ Davis, 1812 Fargo Blvd, Geneva, IL, 60134, for the procurement ofone (1) Memcor XP-6 Water Treatment Plant and appurtenances. 4. DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES REQUIRED TO MEETTHE AGENCY'S NEED: The Park must obtain this membrane water treatment system to replace the existing outdated water treatment system currently in use at Windigo. The estimated costs for this project is $210,000.00. The existing system is unable to meet the treatment requirements of the State of Michigan. The proposed membrane water treatment system is a complete, factory designed and tested, skid mounted, membrane water treatment system with more than 10 years of operation and production including a backwashing system using air, chlorine, and acid membrane cleaning system to routinely restore the membrane treatment capacity. The system has been in productionfor more than 10 years and is manufactured by a company with more than 10 years of production experience of similar systems. 5. DEMONSTRATION THAT THE NATURE OF THE ACQUISITIONREQUIRES USE OF THE AUTHORITY CITED: No other company manufactures a system having all of the followingrequirements; 1. The National Park Service follows US Environmental ProtectionAgency (USEPA) requirements for it drinking water systems. Systemupgrades and modifications are required to be reviewed and approvedby the appropriate USEPA office having jurisdiction over the specificwater system. In most cases, USEPA has delegated this responsibilityto the states through a process that gives the states "primacy" inenforcing USEPA drinking water requirements. Michigan has beengiven primacy by the USEPA. This means that the drinking watersystem modifications at Windigo, will require approval from the state ofMichigan. 2. Only two membrane treatment units are approved by the state ofMichigan for drinking water treatment-Siemens' Memcor systems andGeneral Electric's Homespring Central Water Purifier individualmembrane units. Obtaining approval from the state of Michigan for adrinking water membrane treatment system involves obtaining NationalSanitation Foundation (NSF) approval. Once this approval is obtainedthe system needs to document the performance of the treatment plantitself through either a pilot test or from documented use elsewhere oncold surface water similar to Lake Superior surface water. ChuckThomas, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality explained thatthe city of Marquette, MI went through this process for the SiemensMemcor system and they were required to run the pilot study for sixmonths. Chuck mentioned that there are additional approvalrequirements for the rest of the system, in addition to the membraneportion and its demonstrated effectiveness, such as integrity testing.To run a pilot test, it is necessary to rent or purchase the treatmentequipment, install it somewhere, and run it for the required time frame.There is no guarantee that the tested equipment will be approved atthe conclusion of the pilot test. NOTE ON OTHER GE PRODUCTS: GE does make packagemembrane filtration plants for surface water. These are their Zenon ZBoxsystems. These systems are rated for smaller flow rates up tovery larger flow rates. Their literature indicates that the smallestavailable might just be small enough to work at Windigo. HOWEVER,THESE SYSTEMS ARE NOT APPROVED FOR SURFACE WATERUSE IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. Since they are not approved,they cannot be installed and used at Windigo. 3. Of the two Michigan approved systems, only the Memcor systemincludes the complete skid mounted system designed and tested bythe manufacturer. The Memcor system is a completely engineered, designed, and tested system that includes the membrane units, plus; a. bachwashing equipment that includes multiple backwashing modes/chemical systems b. electronic controls and operating software that automatically i. adjusts flowrates, backwash modes, membrane operatingpressures i. monitors influent and effluent turbidity (i.e. water quality)iii. logs the operating data on the computer for futurereference, trend analysis, and trouble shooting c. pumps to pump raw water through system at correct rate basedon controls and to backwash the system at the correct rates d. air compressor that provides correct air amounts during certainbackwashing process as called for by the system controls e. flowrate, pressure, and turbidity sensors f..properly sized automatic valves and flow controls. Memcor systems are preconfigured based on required system flow rates and water quality.The preconfigured Memcor systems are available for flow rates as low as20 gallons per minute or so, up to many hundreds of gallons per minute.Homespring systems are standalone membrane modules with limitedbackwash flushing capability (no chemicals are used), are designed,primarily for home use, and operate at a rate of only 4.5 gallons perminute. No provision is made for air surging, or the use of acid or chlorine use inthe backwash, as is provided by the Memcor system. (The moreadvanced Memcor backwashing helps to ensure longer membrane lifeand lower operating cost and is also generally provided by othermanufacturer's of larger membrane treatment systems.) To utilize the Homespring system someone will need to engineer, designand test the various additional components already provided in theMemcor system, so that the Homespring can be utilized for our water plantat Windigo. Operating software would need to be written or adapted fromexisting software. The engineered Homespring system would require thatmultiple Homespring units be connected together somehow to provide thecapacity required for this project. No engineering, design, or testing will be needed for the Memcor system,other than to select a flowrate and identify to the manufacturer that thewater source will be Lake Superior surface water.Since the Memcor system is a standard and complete package rather thanbeing custom designed (as required for Homespring) the variouscomponents can be expected to work properly together. Also, since the Memcor system has been designed and manufactured by one company, Siemens, ongoing technical support in the way of training,troubleshooting, and software updates is readily available from a single experienced and comprehensive source 4. A very similar Memcor membrane system has been operatingsatisfactorily for more than 3 years at the ISRO Mott Island watertreatment plant, while continuing to meet Michigan State finished watertreatment requirements. 5. Siemens Water Technologies is one of the few membrane systemmanufacturers that make systems for smaller water systems. A slightlylarger system is likely to be used at MORU in the near future. Designof that system is currently being done by HDR. During the valueanalysis portion of the MORU project, the Memcor system wasidentified as the least cost membrane treatment option. 6. Purchase of a Memcor system for the Windigo water treatment plantwill reduce maintenance costs by; a. allowing many of the Mott Island in stock spare parts to be usedfor the new Windigo membrane treatment plant, since many ofthe parts will be interchangeable. b. reducing operator training costs by allowing the existing MottIsland water system operator to train the Windigo water systemoperator. c. allowing the Windigo and Mott Island water system operators towork on the other system should one of them be unavailabledue to illness, leave, vacation, etc. 6. DESCRIPTION OF EFFORTS MADE TO ENSURE THAT OFFERS ARESOLICITED FROM AS MANY POTENTIAL SOURCES AS PRACTICABLE: As required by FAR Subpart 5.202 a synopsis and the justification for this action will be published on the Federal Business Opportunities website. 7. OTHER FACTS SUPPORTING THE USE OF OTHER THAN FULL ANDOPEN COMPETITION: Due to the remote nature of ISRO and its limited accessibility that can be madeworse at any time due to bad weather, purchasing a membrane treatment systemsimilar to the existing Mott Island system will help to ensure sustained, reliable,and safe drinking water is available for the park staff and visitors. 8. DETERMINATION THAT THE ANTICIPATED COST TO THEGOVERNMENT BE FAIR AND REASONABLE: The Contracting Officer, with the expertise of technical personnel will determinethat the cost to the Government is fair and reasonable. The estimated cost is$210,000.00. 9. REMOVAL OF COMPETITION BARRIERS FROM SUBSEQUENTACQUISITION: Public utilities, to include drinking water, are regulated by the state government; no alternatives exist to remove these barriers. 10. CONCLUSION: Based on the foregoing, it is determined to be in the best interest of theGovernment to procure the membrane water treatment system from SiemensWater Technologies. I certify all support data, which forms the basis for this justification, is completeand accurate. Signed original document on file at the Ohio Major Acquisition Buying Office. This is not a request for competitive proposals; all responses and comments related to this notice shall be furnished in writing, at no cost or obligation to the Government, and must be received no later than November 17, 2009. Phone request will not be honored. Point of Contact, Laurie Walker, National Park Service, Ohio Major Acquisition Buying Office, 15610 Vaughn Rd Brecksville, Ohio 44141
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Isle Royale National ParkHoughton, MI
- Zip Code: 49931
- Zip Code: 49931
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