Manufacture of New Stainless Steel Wicket Gates for Unit N6, Hoover Dam Powerplant

This is a notice of intent to award a contract on a sole source basis to Andriz Hydro Corporation, 10735 David Taylor Drive, Suite 500, Charlotte NC. The justification is Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This procurement action will be to obtain the manufacturing, finish machining, and delivery of a complete set of 24 new stainless steel wicket gates. The contract for supplying these gates includes machining keyways in each wicket gate shaft. These 9-1/2 inch long keyways correspond to keyways which need to be machined in each existing wicket gate lever. The keyways and keys serve to secure each wicket gate to the wicket gate lever. In addition to the new keyways, the mechanical gate stop located on the underside of each gate lever shall be modified to accommodate the new wicket gate stroke. These new wicket gates will be installed in Unit N6 in February 2015. The Government requires that the new wicket gates conform to a specific existing wicket gate design. The wicket gate design required was completed by VA Tech in July 2004 and is owned by VA Tech. In the year 2006 VA Tech Hydro became a member of the Andritz Hydro Group. Andritz Hydro Group now owns the proprietary rights of the VA Tech Hydro wicket gate design. VA Tech drawing MB8-390-4150-B2 contains the design. The wicket gate designed by VA Tech was based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) which indicated the new gates would provide added capacity and efficiency for Baldwin type units at Hoover Dam. These gate profiles were used in the new Andritz Hydro Turbine design, requiring strict performance goals. The new wicket gate design is required to guarantee the efficiencies provided by the new turbine runner. This notice of intent is not to be considered a request for quotations or competitive proposals; however, all capability statements received within 5 business days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses to this special notice shall be provided to Rita Horkan, LC-10301, Bureau of Reclamation, via email to [email protected]. The Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition will be made available for public inspection as required by 41 U.S.C. 253(f)(4).