North American Electric Reliability (NERC) Modeling & Testing

Future Solicitation Number:

W912P522Q0052

Title:

North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Modeling and Testing

Classification Code:

H259 – Equipment Maintenance

NAICS Code:

541380– Testing Laboratories and Service

Small Business Size Standard – $16.5

Notice Type:

Pre-Solicitation

Synopsis:

USACE Nashville District intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation for this requirement.  This is a Pre-solicitation Notice.  This Notice is being issued for planning and informational purposes only.  This notice is not a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government.  The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice, nor will the Government accept proposals as a result of this Notice.  The plans and technical specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has a requirement for model validation testing of generators, governors, turbines, exciters, and power system stabilizers (PSS) at three (3) power plant locations in the Nashville District (Center Hill, Old Hickory, and Wolf Creek). Generator owners are required to provide dynamic data information to transmission operators per North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standard MOD-032-1. The NERC regional entity for compliance monitoring and enforcement for Nashville District Dams is the SERC Reliability Corporation.

DELIVERABLES:  The product specifications will be detailed in the solicitation.

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The anticipated release date for this solicitation is on or about August 25, 2022. 

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Offerors must be successfully registered in the SAM, www.sam.gov, in order to receive a Government contract award.  Offerors’ must have their representations and certifications available on-line in SAM or provide them with their quote in order to receive a Government contract award.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  Effective March 22, 2018, new entities that are registering in SAM must submit an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized entity’s Administrator that is authorized to register the entity in the SAM database, or to make changes to its registration.

Effective April 27, 2018, entities that are updating or renewing their existing SAM registrations must submit an original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized entity’s Administrator that is authorized to register the entity in the SAM database, or to make changes to its registration, before the registration is activated.

The new registration may now take several days to become active depending on (1) the information provided passing existing validations and (2) the entity’s successful delivery of the required notarized letter.

Contractors who are new to the SAM registration process are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards.  Remember, there is no cost to use SAM.

To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available in the solicitation.  The solicitation documents will be posted on the System for Acquisition Management (SAM) website, www.sam.gov.  It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the SAM website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list. 

POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Bridget Engleman, telephone: 615-736-7854, fax: 615-736-7124, e-mail: Bridget.l.engleman@usace.army.mil.  Any communications regarding this procurement must be made in writing via e-mail or facsimile.  It must identify the Solicitation number, company name, address, email address, phone number including area code, facsimile number, and point of contact.

Primary Point of Contact:

Bridget Engleman,

Contract Specialist

Bridget.l.Engleman@usace.army.mil

Phone: 615-736-7854

Fax: 615-736-7124

Secondary Point of Contact:

Dellaria Martin

Contracting Officer

Dellaria.L.Martin@usace.army.mil

Phone: 615-736-7986

The PDF version of this pre-solicitaiton is attached.