NOTICE OF INTENT TO PRIVATIZE THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM AT THE MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION CENTER PACIFIC BEACH, WASHINGTON

Notice Date

September 6, 2001

Contracting Office

Engineering Field Activity, NW, NAVFACENGCOM, 19917 7th Ave NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370-7570

ZIP Code

98370-7570

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting officer via (myersdr@efanw.navfac.navy.mil)

Description

Notice of intent to privatize the wastewater collection system at the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Center Pacific Beach, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2688, as a sole source procurement with Grays Harbor County. The Government's intent is to award a firm fixed price contract. Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) and Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, state only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The following facts warrant the need to pursue this action on a sole source basis. On 16 Sep 1957, the Government awarded a utility service contract to Grays Harbor County (County). This contract included expanding the County's system to connect the Government's wastewater collection to the County's collection system. The contract stated the County was to retain ownership of all improvements installed by the County. Over the life of this contract, several modifications have been issued requiring the County to repair or replace various lines within the activity. These modifications include the following provision: "capital improvements to be supplied by the Contractor, notwithstanding the payment by the Government of a connection charge, shall be and remain the property of the Contractor and shall, at all times during the life of this contract or any renewals thereof, be operated, maintained, and repaired by the Contractor." As a result of these actions, the County now owns approximately 55 to 70 percent of the collection system. Based upon the above information, if there are any parties interested in entering into privatization with the Navy for the wastewater collection system, you are required to submit a plan demonstrating how you, as the privatized owner, will determine responsibility between the privatized part of the system and the part owned by the County with regards to service interruptions, contingency operations, day-to-day operations and maintenance, capital upgrades, and replacements, and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws or regulations. Also, since contractual arrangements exists between the County and the Navy for this system, demonstrate your commitment level and obligatory requirements that will alleviate the Navy from being involved in future legal, administrative and contractual disputes. All responses must be received within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this notice. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. No contract will be awarded on the basis of information received in response to this notice, but will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government in a future procurement. If no acceptable interest is received, the Navy shall conclude that only the entity that can, as a practical matter, enter into an agreement to privatize the wastewater collection system at MWR Center Pacific Beach, Washington, is Grays Harbor County. Responses to this notice as well as any questions should be directed to: Engineering Field Activity Northwest (EFANW), Attention Donald Myers, Utility Privatization Lead, 19917 7th Avenue NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370-7570. Phone (360) 396-0236, FAX (360) 396-0954.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010910/SPMSC002.HTM (W-249 SN50X050)