Proj No.: 95170, Construct a 10MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Controls

Active

Contract Opportunity

Project Number: 95170, Construct a 10MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Controls at Fort Stewart, GA.

UPDATE 3 March 2025: This update is to notify industry that the Solicitation Number for this requirement is being changed from W912HN25B3000 to W912HN25BATBD. The Savannah District is transitioning to new contract writing system and this requirement has recently been identified as a requirement to be issued under the new contract writing system. This notice will be updated once the new solicitation number has been identified.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Savannah District intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) W912HN25BATBD for Project No.: 95170, Construct a 10MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Controls at Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Note: This Synopsis is ONLY A NOTIFICATION that a solicitation is anticipated and forthcoming; no bids are being accepted at this time. The subsequent solicitation will result in a C-Type Standalone contract.

Type of Contract & NAICS: This Acquisition will be solicited using FAR Part 14, Seal Bid Procedures for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237130 – Power and Communications Line and Related Structures Construction, with size standard of $45,000,000.

Type of Set-Aside: This acquisition is being offered as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside procurement under NAICS code identified above.

Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction (FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204): The estimated magnitude of construction of this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

Anticipated Solicitation Release Date: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 17 March 2025 and approximate closing date is on or about 16 April 2025. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted.

Period of Performance: The period of performance is 1,080 Calendar Days after the issuance of the notice to proceed.

Project scope: Construct a 10 Mega Watt (MW) natural gas generation plant connected to Fort Stewart Substation. Install an underground natural gas line to service the generation plant. Provide each generator with a unit step up transformer to match the distribution voltage. A paralleling switchgear is to be provided for paralleling and control of the generators and connection of the redundant feeders to the substation. Potential transformers will be provided for relaying and metering requirements on each way. Protective relaying will be provided to include source protection, feeder protection, and generation protection and synchronization. Modify substation by upgrading the relaying on the circuit breakers to provide synchronization with the generators. Upgrade the feeder breakers to provide operational compatibly with new switchgear and the main service.

Installation of a microgrid control system to match mission critical facility loads with available supply (in parallel operation and islanded modes). The microgrid control system will include, but not limited to the following: transfer switches, interface relays, microgrid controllers, and fiber optic communication connections. Install controls and connect to an existing solar photovoltaic (PV) array to the microgrid. This project will allow approximately 10MW of existing PV to be connected to the microgrid currently without causing a challenge with frequency fluctuations or voltage drops in the event of increasing cloud cover. Connect and integrate microgrid control system with existing SCADA system to allow remote read, write, management, communication, and operation of protective devices. Additional solar PV can be connected to the microgrid in the future to meet expanding demand. Install step down transformer to provide solar output connectivity to the microgrid system.

Solicitation Website: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at System of Award Management System (SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the SAM website at https://sam.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

Registrations: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at https://sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE): The only authorized transmission method for bids in response to the forthcoming solicitation is electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module. No Other Transmission Method (E-mail, Facsimile, U.S. Postal Mail, Hand Carried, etc.) Will Be Accepted. Offerors must have an active Proposal Manager role in PIEE at https://piee.eb.mil/.

Point of Contacts: For this acquisition, the point-of-contacts are the Contracting Officer Mr. David Lione, whose email address is david.j.lione@usace.army.mil and Contract Specialist Mr. Gerard Leo whose email address is gerard.f.leo@usace.army.mil.

Attachments/Links