Directorate of Business Services, Contracting Division, AFRC-FM-BSC-PC, 2103 South 8TH Avenue, Fort McCoy, WI 54656-5153

S -- UTILITIES AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT POC Claudia Derringer, Contracting Officer, 608-388-4424 The Government is seeking potential sources for privatization of the electrical distribution system at Fort Pickett, Virginia. Fort Pickett is located in south central Virginia, 60 miles south, southwest of Richmond. Fort Pickett currently purchases electrical energy from two local electrical utility systems at two delivery points. Fort Pickett owns and operates an electrical distribution system with circuitry consisting of approximately 43.5 circuit miles of 12.47kV overhead primary distribution lines, approximately 7.25 circuit miles of 12.47kV underground primary distribution lines, and approximately 18.6 circuit miles of overhead/underground street lighting circuits. The present electric network consists of overhead circuits installed on single wood poles with conventional pin type insulators on wood cross arms. Pole-mounted distribution transformers are installed near individual load centers. Average age of overhead facilities (including upgrades) is approximately 30 years. Underground circuitry consists of direct buried, concentric neutral power cables with pad-mounted distribution transformers. Average age of the underground system is also approximately 30 years. Privatization is a process by which the Government sells its resources to a private entity and contracts with that entity for service. The Fort Pickett effort is anticipated to involve purchase, ownership, maintenance and operation of the electrical distribution system as a commercial electrical utility system. This project is being considered for small business set aside. The size standard for small business is 4 million-megawatt hrs annual output. Respondents are requested to submit letters of interest for this potential acquisition to the address indicated below by November 27, 1998. Letters of interest shall include a brief company profile, statement demonstrating experience in owning/operating/maintaining this type of utility system, and any evidence of licenses or franchise agreements. Respondents are to indicate if they are a small or large business. Department of the Army, Attn: AFRC-FM-BSC-PC, 2103 South 8th Ave, Ft McCoy, WI 54656-5153 Posted 11/12/98 (D-SN270642). (0316)

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