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S -- PRIVATIZATION UNDER 10 USC 2688, "UTILITY SYSTEMS: CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY" AT NAVY SUPPORT FACILITY, DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY DUE 091799 POC Mr. Dean Burnett, Contract Specialist, (808) 474-7043 E-MAIL: Mr. Dean Burnett, BURNETTed@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil. **PART: US GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS **SUBPART: SERVICES **CLASSCOD: S Utilities and Housekeeping Services OFFADD: Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Acquisition Department (ACQ0242), 258 Makalapa Drive, STE 100, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-3134 **SUBJECT: S PRIVATIZATION UNDER 10 USC 2688, "UTILITY SYSTEMS: CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY" AT NAVY SUPPORT FACILITY, DIEGO GARCIA, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY DUE: 091799 POC: Mr. Dean Burnett, Contract Specialist, ACQ0242, (808) 474-7043 DESC: POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT -- DESC: The U.S. Navy seeks to identify responsible sources and obtain information in regard to privatization of utility systems in accordance with 10 USC 2688, "Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority." Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command is seeking interest and information specifically for the privatization of electrical, water and wastewater utility systems at Navy Support Facility (NSF), Diego Garcia (DG). The resulting privatization will include assumption of ownership, operation and maintenance responsibility, and an obligation to continue the service for an indefinite and ongoing period. Should privatization result, the ownership of the entire utility plant, distribution and/or collection system, including all operating responsibility, shall transfer to a private entity. All responsibility for maintaining reliable service, including such items as environmental compliance, maintenance costs, major system renovations, construction, equipment, manpower, and overhead costs shall become the utility provider's responsibility. It is intended that privatization will reduce the Navy's life cycle costs. This procurement will be restricted to United States/United Kingdom joint ventures unless no qualified joint-venture firm submits a reasonable offer, in which case it shall be opened to United States firms. DG is a coral atoll with a land area of 6,720 acres (10.5 square miles) and is part of the Chagos Archipelago that is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory. DG is located south of the equator in the Indian Ocean approximately 1,800 miles east of the African Coast and 1,200 miles south of the southern tip of India. The following information is provided only to give an approximation of the size and general description of the systems. Any numbers may only be estimates for this purpose. Electrical System: The island has two power plants, the North Power Plant at "I" Site North and the South Power Plant at "I" Site South. The North Power Plant currently consists of eight 2,000 kW, 13.8 kV diesel engine driven generators. The South Power Plant consists of eight 1,200 kW, 4.16 kV diesel engine driven generators. Two 5,000 KVA transformer banks step the voltage up to the 13.8 kV distribution voltage. Primary distribution from the North Power Plant consists of five main 13.8 kV feeders: two going north to the Cantonment Sub Station, two to Air Ops Sub Station, and one to South Power Plant. The primary distribution system from the South Power Plant consists of five main 13.8 kV feeders: two going south the serve the Transmitter Site, one to serve "I" Site South, one to Air Ops Sub Station and the other to the North Power Plant. Critical loads, such as air operations, water plant, transmitter site, "Charlie" site, and the receiver building, have emergency generators for use during power outages. Certain areas have 4160-volt primary power. The distribution systems contain approximately 510,000 linear feet of line. The North Power Plant is the primary power supply for the island. The South Power Plant is used for standby support. In FY98, the island had an average demand of 7.2 MW, an average minimum demand of 6.0 MW and a peak demand of 10.8 MW. Historically, the maximum peak demand has been 11.1 MW. The average monthly energy consumption from FY96 to FY98 was 5,291 MWH. Certain operational conditions entailing contingency forces on the island may increase the demand above the historic peak. Water System: Freshwater is pumped from shallow, low capacity, groundwater wells and aerated and chlorinated prior to distribution. The island is served by three separate water systems, Cantonment/Air Ops, "I" Site South and "T" Site systems. The integrated Cantonment/Air Ops water system is linked together by two mains. The Cantonment water supply system consists of 96 wells of which 80 are operational, treatment facilities, two 50,000-gallon raw water tank, three 150,000-gallon treated water ground tanks, and a 150,000-gallon treated water elevated tank. The Air Ops water supply system consists of 14 wells of which eight are operational, treatment facilities, two 20,000-gallon raw water tanks, a 50,000 and a 100,000-gallon treated water tanks, and a 150,000-gallon treated water elevated tank. The Air Ops system also has two 150,000 and one 20,000-gallon non-potable water tanks for fire protection. Two smaller water supply systems are located at "I" Site South and at "T" Site. The "I" Site South hydropneumatic system has two wells, water treatment facilities, a 50,000-gallon raw water tank, and two 50,000-gallon treated water tanks. The "T" Site hydropneumatic system has one well, water treatment facilities, a 20,000-gallon raw water tank, and a 5,000-gallon treated water tank. The water distribution systems are made up of about 161,000 linear feet of piping. The non-potable/fire fighting system has about 126,000 linear feet of piping. Bottled water for drinking and cooking is produced on the island by a granular activated carbon system in line with a 20,000 gallon per day (gpd) nanofiltration system. Potable water consumption is currently between 8,000 gpd and 10,000 gpd. Average raw water draw from the wells is 800,000 gpd with a potable and non-potable water consumption of 750,000 gpd. Between FY96 and FY98, the recorded maximum daily peak consumption was 960,000 gpd. Estimated sustainability under normal conditions is 1.1 million gpd. Certain operational conditions entailing contingency forces on the island may increase the water demand beyond the available capacity especially under drought conditions. Wastewater System: The island has five separate wastewater (WW) collection and treatment systems. The WW systems at "R"-Site, "S"-Site and Air Ops utilize facultative lagoons and dispose of the effluent via separate ocean outfalls into the Indian Ocean. The "R"-Site four facultative lagoons have a pond water surface area of approximately 10 acres. WW from the "R"-Site lagoons is disinfected in a chlorine contact chamber prior to disposal via a 12-inch diameter ocean outfall. The "R"-Site system is primarily domestic WW and has 17 sewage pump stations (SPS). The "S"-Site facultative lagoon has a pond surface area of approximately 0.93 acres. WW from the "S"-Site lagoon is disinfected by chlorine injection prior to disposal via an 8-inch diameter ocean outfall. The "S"-Site system is a mixture of primarily domestic and some industrial WW with two SPS. The Air Ops two facultative lagoons have a pond surface area of approximately 3.4 acres. WW from the Air Ops lagoons is disinfected in a chlorine contact chamber prior to discharge via a 12-inch diameter ocean outfall. The Air Ops system is primarily industrial WW with 15 SPS. The "I"-Site and "T"-Site WW systems utilize septic tanks and leachfields and have gravity collection systems. The "I"-Site system has a 1,000-gallon septic tank and 1,100 square feet leachfield. The "T"-Site system has a 500-gallon septic tank and 450 square feet leachfield. The five WW collection systems are made up of about 92,000 linear feet of force main and gravity sewer lines. The "S"-Site facultative lagoon has been shut down and the WW diverted to the Air Ops system. The total island WW flows averaged approximately 0.62 million gallons per day in Fiscal Year 1998. Certain operational conditions entailing contingency forces on the island may increase the WW demand beyond the available system capabilities. This request for interest (RFI) is a required component of a complete and systematic process to evaluate interested parties under the Department of the Navy's utilities privatization program. In order to minimize costs both to potentially interested parties and the Government, this notice is being issued to determine the interest and feasibility of proceeding with formal requests for proposals. Should insufficient credible interest be identified for a privatization action, it is highly likely that no formal solicitation will be issued. SHOULD INTEREST BE DETERMINED SUFFICIENT, FORMAL REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS MAY BE FORTHCOMING. The Government shall not be held responsible for the cost of a party's expression of interest or, if formal requests for proposals are issued, the cost of an offeror's proposals. Interest may be expressed for one or more of the identified utility systems located at NSF DG. Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead to 258 Makalapa Drive STE 100, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-3134, to the attention of E. Dean Burnett, ACQ0242. Only one statement of interest should be submitted by any one company, and should notexceed 15 pages in length, plus two additional pages for each specific utility system for which interest is expressed. The statement of interest shall address, as a minimum, the following criteria: (1) capability and experience in the ownership, operation, maintenance and expansion of similar systems; (2) financial capacity to purchase, expand, maintain and operate a utility system; (3) understanding of an obligation to provide continuous utility service; (4) understanding of any applicable utility law or franchise requirements, and capability of complying with such requirements; (5) understanding of the applicable federal environmental laws and regulations. Elaborate proposals or pricing information are neither required nor desired. Any innovative/new conceptual ideas and any recommendations for utility system aggregation to achieve the stated objectives and requirements are encouraged. Joint ventures and partnering concepts designed to improve the economic and service benefits to the U.S. Government are also acceptable and encouraged, and should be identified in the submittal statement of interest. The U.S. Government does not intend to issue a conveyance document on the basis of this announcement. It should be noted that other RFIs for different U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps installations and utility systems may be issued in the same time frame. A separate response to each RFI is required. A site visit is not considered necessary for preparation and submittal of statements of interest. Posted 07/30/99 (W-SN361574). (0211)

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