Privatization of the Water and Wastewater Utility Systems at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall and Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and Fort McNair in the District of Columbia.
This is a Sources Sought Notice (hereinafter "Notice"). This Notice is an essential step in determining market interest and feasibility in accordance with FAR Part 10 and is for information and planning purposes only. This Notice is solely for the Government's use as a market research tool. This Notice does not constitute a request for proposals, a solicitation or a request for quotes. If determined appropriate, then both a synopsis and a solicitation may be anticipated in the July-August 2017 timeframe. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this Notice. All information received will be considered. Failure to respond to this Notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation; however, a lack of interest in this requirement may keep this effort from moving forward competitively. The potential opportunity for set-asides for small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses will be considered on the basis of the responses received.
This Notice shall not be construed as a commitment or authorization to incur costs in anticipation of an award. The Government is not bound to make any awards under this Notice.
Interested parties should provide a statement of interest on company letterhead by no later than 4:00 pm ET on June 9, 2017. Responses are preferred via email, but hard copies will also be accepted. If the statement of interest will be provided via hard copy, please notify the primary or secondary point of contact identified herein.
At a minimum, the statement of interest shall address the following criteria: (1) capability and experience in the ownership and/or leasing, operation and maintenance of water and/or sewer systems; (2) financial capacity with regard to leasing or ownership interest, expansion, and operation of a utility system; (3) understanding of any applicable state or local utility law or franchise requirements and capability of complying with such requirements; (4) understanding of the federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations and its familiarity and experience with environmental compliance procedures and regulations for the state of Virginia and the District of Columbia; (5) a primary point of contact, including phone number and email address; (6) business size (other-than-small, small, or any subcategory of small business) relative to the NAICS codes 221310 and 221320 and (7) status as a regulated or non-regulated utility.
If you are interested in this effort, please provide the information requested above to the DLA Energy Contracting Office.
Requirement
The Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA Energy) seeks to identify and obtain information from responsible sources in connection with the acquisition of utility services for the privatization of the water (NAICS 221310) and wastewater/sewer (NAICS 221320) utility systems at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall and Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and Fort McNair in the District of Columbia.
Privatization is defined as the conveyance of a utility system to a municipal, private, regional, district or cooperative utility company or other entity. The conveyance may consist of all right, title and interest of the United States in the utility system(s). Utility Privatization (UP) will be accomplished in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2688 - Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority.
It is intended that privatization will reduce the Government's life cycle costs. The resulting privatization will include ownership, operation and maintenance of the system(s). The new owner shall operate and maintain the system(s) and provide utility services to the Government. The Contractor/System Owner shall furnish all management, supervision, permits, equipment, supplies, materials, transportation and any other incidental items or services required for the complete ownership and provision of utility services by the use of these utility systems being privatized, including operation, maintenance, repair, upgrades and improvements to the utility systems. 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 responsibility of the new utility system(s) owner.
Installation Description
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
The former Fort Myer Military Community, consisting of Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, and Fort Lesley J McNair in Southwest Washington DC, was merged with Henderson Hall Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, in Arlington, Virginia to become Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBM-HH) on 1 October 2009. The mission of JBM-HH is to serve as the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and Military District of Washington (JFHQ-NCR/MDW). The Installation provides support for the execution of JFHQ-NCR/MDW missions of homeland defense, defense support to civil authorities, and national and international ceremonial, musical and special event missions.
Today, Fort Myer comprises 243.4 acres in Arlington County, Virginia that overlooks the Nation's Capital and borders Arlington National Cemetery. At the north end of the post is the historic district which includes a formal parade grounds, Summerall Field, and Whipple Field, the site of the original Civil War fortification. The historic district also contains late 19th and early 20th century barracks, stables, administration buildings, and quarters that are now the residences of senior general officers. The stables house ceremonial cavalry horses used for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery and ceremonies in Washington, DC. Fort Myer is the home of the 3rd Infantry Division (The Old Guard) and The US Army Band.
Henderson Hall comprises 25.6 acres and is located at the south end of Fort Myer. Named in honor of Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson, the primary mission of Henderson Hall is operational and administrative support of Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
Fort McNair
Encompassing 108 acres, Fort McNair, is situated on Greenleaf Point at the confluence of the Washington Channel (part of the Potomac River) and the Anacostia River. From the 18th century, Greenleaf Point was the site of a military fortification that by 1803 had become an arsenal. In the 19th century, the peninsula was occupied by the Washington Arsenal and the Federal Penitentiary of Washington, DC. The Penitentiary was the site of the trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators and subsequent execution of four of the conspirators. In the early 1870s, the Federal penitentiary cell block was demolished leaving the east and west ends that had been the Warden and Deputy Warden residences. These buildings were renovated to be officer's quarters for the Washington Barracks. In the early 20th century the post mission changed again to establish a center for educating and training senior officers. At this time, the arsenal was demolished and an entirely new campus was developed. Of these historic properties, the most prominent is the War College sited majestically at the end of the peninsula. Named in honor of Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair, Army Ground Forces Commander who was killed in Normandy in 1944, Fort McNair is the home of The National Defense University; Military District of Washington; and Company A, 3rd U.S. Army Infantry. Approximately 1,000 military personnel work within the Installation.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) in Arlington County, Virginia, is our nation's most sacred shrine and the final resting place for our most revered military and civilian leaders. Established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna (Custis) Lee, a great grand-daughter of Martha Washington, the cemetery is situated directly across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is served by the Arlington Cemetery station on the Blue Line of the Washington Metro system. The Cemetery receives millions of visitors each year. Six thousand or more funerals are conducted yearly, in addition to over two thousand other ceremonies, such as commemorations, wreath ceremonies, and head-of-state visits.
In an area of 620.89 acres, veterans and military casualties from each of the nation's wars are interred in the cemetery, ranging from the American Civil War through to the military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Pre-Civil War dead were reinterred after 1900.
Arlington National Cemetery is administered by the Department of the Army. Arlington House (Custis-Lee Mansion) and its grounds are administered by the National Park Service as a memorial to General Robert E. Lee.
Secure Documents
If sufficient interest is identified and this requirement proceeds in a competitive action, several of the solicitation documents will be posted as "secured" on the Federal Business Opportunity ("FedBizOpps" or "FBO") website. In order to view those documents, vendors will need to obtain special access. The process of obtaining access is somewhat lengthy, therefore all interested vendors are encouraged to begin that process as soon as possible.
Instructions for obtaining access are provided below.
Instructions for access to the FBO Secure Site
To access the secured, but unclassified, documents in the FBO system, vendors must follow these instructions:
1. Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. For assistance with SAM, please contact the SAM help desk. Contact information is available at https://www.fsd.gov/.
2. Once registered in SAM, go to the FBO website at https://www.fbo.gov/ and log in. Verify your SAM registration within the FBO system. For assistance with FBO, please consult the FBO Vendor Guide, which is available at https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf.
3. After your SAM registration is verified in the FBO system, please follow the steps as outlined below:
a) Begin by clicking on the secured document link, which should then provide you with the corresponding link for the DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement. The DD2345 is also available at https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/default.aspx#.
b) Fill out the DD 2345 and submit a hard copy of the original form, together with all required documentation, to the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP), at the address listed on the form.
c) JCP will return an approved and signed certified form, which will include your certification and expiration date.
Please note that delays may be incurred if forms and/or required documentation are incomplete or incorrect.
d) For assistance with the DD2345 or to inquire about the acceptability of electronic provision of documentation, please contact the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office, DLIS. Contact information is available at https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/PublicHome/jcp/faq.aspx. DLA Energy is not involved in the approval process and cannot provide assistance with processing.
e) Once approval is received, it can take up to 24 hours for the JCP information to reach all systems.
4. Once you receive the approved DD2345 from JCP and have verified your status on the JCP website, enter the FBO system and click on the secure document link. The FBO system will require you to enter your MPIN. If you are not prompted to enter a MPIN, please contact the FBO help desk. Contact information can be found at https://www.fsd.gov/.
a) The MPIN is a mandatory data element created by the SAM registrant which must have nine characters [consisting of at least one letter (upper or lower case) and one number, with no spaces or special characters permitted]
b) The MPIN allows access to related acquisition systems (i.e. FBO.gov and PPIRS). It also validates access to sensitive, but unclassified, documents associated with a notice posted to FBO.
5. Following verification of the MPIN in FBO, vendors must then submit a request for explicit access to the secure documents through the FBO system by clicking on the secure document line, then clicking the "Request Explicit Access" button. Upon requesting explicit access in the FBO system, vendors should send an email notification to the DLA Energy personnel assigned to the procurement, so that they can approve the request in the FBO system.
Vendors will receive an email once the access request has been approved by DLA Energy.
Once the MPIN has been verified in the FBO system and explicit access has been granted, vendors will be able to enter the system and view the secure documents.
Heather M. Thomas, Contract Specialist, Phone 7036171485, Email heather.m.thomas@dla.mil - John S. Powell, Contracting Officer, Phone 7036171404, Email john.powell2@dla.mil
