Financial Advisor Services for Transmission Infrastruction Program (TIP)

Amendment 0001: Amendment 0001 hereby incorporates Questions and Answers dated 26 March 2020 as Attachment 8. The response due date is hereby extended to 02 April 2020 at 2:00 PM Mountain Time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Department of Energy/Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) is seeking Financial Analysis and Support Services for Transmission Infrastructure Program (TIP), necessary to support Westerns Transmission Infrastructure Program (TIP) under Section 402 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (The Recovery Act). This procurement was previously synopsized under numbers 89503018QWA000008 and 89503019QWA000027 and no award was made from those announcements. The current requirement and RFQ number has been updated for FY20 to 89503020QWA000054. WAPA and TIP has a requirement for a consultant service to develop a finance model and credit risk analysis for future borrowing authority decisions. This will include reassessments of new loans against TIP outstanding and forecasted loans to asses against portfolio level risks and opportunities. The consultant will develop robust financial models in MS Excel that will contain business proprietary and confidential information on cost of capital, interest rates, and specific project costs that will be reviewed with a project credit review team of federal employees and external consultants defined in the TIP Program Management process and procedures. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-05. Please review all files attached to this solicitation announcement for the complete RFQ requirements. This solicitation to acquire commercial services is being conducted using the provisions, clauses, and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and Part 13. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, and the size standard is $15.0M. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business. The Government intends to award to the responsible small business contractor whose quote is determined to be the best value to the Government based upon technical approach, past performance, and price related factors. It is anticipated the resulting acquisition vehicle will be a single award Blanket Purchase Agreement with a one (1) year base period and up to four (4) option years, however the Government reserves the right to make any number of awards if it is in the Governments best interest. The anticipated ceiling amount is $150,000.00 over the potential maximum five (5) year ordering period. Orders against the BPA will be awarded on a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) or Time-and-Material (T&M) basis. The solicitation, a detailed statement of work, and any other supporting information relating to this procurement will only be available in electronic format, located on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (www.fbo.gov). In accordance with FAR 5.207, all responsible sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. It is highly recommended that, prior to submitting a quotation, interested parties obtain a Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number and register in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, as these requirements are mandatory for any firm selected for a contract award. Questions or inquiries should be directed to Ms. Diana Weiss, e-mail: dweiss@wapa.gov. Please reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice. Responses are due no later than 2:00PM (MST) on 02 April 2020 by email to dweiss@wapa.gov.