Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement. The Government intends to issue a sole source contract for the privatization of natural gas distribution system for the Oklahoma Air National Guard Base (ANGB) located at Tulsa International to Oklahoma Natural Gas. Privatization is defined as the transfer of ownership and responsibility for the operations, maintenance, repair, future upgrades, and future utility system replacements. Oklahoma Natural Gas (Contractor) will assume ownership of the above-mentioned utility system and will be required to provide expansions to the system to meet future needs of the government. The resulting contract, if awarded, will require the Contractor to furnish all facilities, labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to own, maintain, and operate the utility system. The Contractor shall manage the maintenance, repairs, replacement, etc., of the system to ensure continuous, adequate, and dependable service for each Government or tenant connection within the service area. The Contractor shall be responsible for funding all capital investments required to acquire, maintain and operate the utility system in a safe, reliable condition and to meet the requirements listed in the contract. The utility system will be conveyed via a Bill of Sale upon award of the contract. The natural gas system being privatized is described as follows: The 138th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Oklahoma Air National Guard (OANG) occupies 81 acres on the Tulsa International Airport, located approximately 7 miles northeast of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 138th FW occupies 16 administrative, 24 industrial, and 5 services buildings totaling approximately 360,000 square feet. Natural gas service is provided by Oklahoma Natural Gas. Gas enters the base at two points near the main gate. The configuration is a dead-end system with gas delivered at to the base at 38 psig and to the buildings at 5 psig. The distribution system contains approximately 4,700 linear feet of PVC pipe, 3,000 linear feet of black iron pipe, and 450 linear feet of steel pipe. Diameter of pipes range from 3/4 to 4 inches and is buried and marked with tracer wire. Base personnel indicate the capacity of the current system is adequate for present and future needs. Competitive proposals were requested in 2001 and no offers were received. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of DoD Utility Privatization Policy dated 2002. However, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This information shall include: confirmation of your understanding that the requirement includes purchasing the distribution system, and then entering into a 50-year contract for the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the systems; furnish us with references indicating your prior experience operating, maintaining, repairing and replacing such systems; and indicate how you would meet the emergency response time requirement of one hour. All responses received within ten calendar days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested sources shall contact Charles R. Britt, III.,
[email protected], 918-833-7305 Original Point of Contact Charles R. Britt, III.,
[email protected], 918-833-7305 Places of Performance Location: 138thth FW, Tulsa OK Country: USA