Privatization of the Electric, Water, and Wastewater Utility Systems at Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida - SP060020R0801

Solicitation Number:  SP0600-20-R-0801Notice Type: SolicitationResponse Date: September 22, 2020DLA Energy, in conjunction with the United States Air Force, plans to offer the privatization of the electric utility systems (NAICS 221122), water utility systems (NAICS 221310), and wastewater utility systems (NAICS 221320) at Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral AFS, Florida.Utilities Privatization (UP) is defined as the transfer of ownership and responsibility to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company or other entity, for the operations, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future systems replacements of the utility system.  The conveyance may consist of all rights, titles, and interests of the United States in the utility system.  UP will be accomplished in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2688 – Utility Systems:  Conveyance Authority. As a result of this solicitation, contractor(s) will be selected to assume ownership of the electric, water, and wastewater

utility systems.  The new owner(s) shall operate and maintain the systems and provide utility services to the Government.  Any resulting contract(s), if awarded, will require the contractor(s) to furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain, and operate the utility system(s).  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 system owner’s responsibility.  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.  The contractor(s) shall be responsible for funding all capital investments required to acquire, maintain, and operate the utility system(s) in a safe, reliable condition and to meet the requirements listed in the contract. Real property interests will be conveyed in the form of a Right of Access or an Easement as a reference to the resultant contract.  The utility system(s) will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract(s). A Sources Sought Notice for this requirement was previously publicized under solicitation number SP0600-19-R-0801 on February 8, 2019.  The Sources Sought Notice has closed and market research is complete.  This requirement will be unrestricted.  All responsible sources are encouraged to submit an offer.  Other-than-small businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan with their offer. The preproposal conference and site visit will occur February 26 -27, 2020. Offerors interested in attending the preproposal conference and/or site visit must send a complete list of names to the points of contact specified no later than February 7, 2020. The list must include full name, position, company, email address and phone number. Place of Contract Performance: Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida 32935Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida 32920Country:  United StatesContracting Office Address: Defense Logistics Agency DLA (Lorton)         DLA Energy – FEE (Utility Services Division) 8725 John J. Kingman Road, STP 10400Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221Point of Contact: Felix E. RiveraContract Specialist     Email:  felix.e.rivera@dla.milPhone:  (571) 767-9117         Point of Contact:Jacqueline Imholte     Contract Specialist     Email:  jacqueline.imholte@dla.milPhone:  (571) 571-1013