This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Incorporated City and County of Los Alamos ("County") is situated at the foot of the Jemez Mountains on the Pajarito Plateau with an elevation ranging from 6,200 feet to 9,200 feet. Two distinct communities, Los Alamos Town site and White Rock, each with its own visitor center, are home to ~19,000 people. Los Alamos is mostly known for the historic accomplishments of its largest employer, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and continues to gain notice for its vast scenic assets and recreational opportunities. The townsite's electricity is supplied by two feeders (tie circuits) from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Substation (or TA-3 Substation) that crosses the Los Alamos Canyon in an underground duct bank. The LANL electric distribution department maintains the duct bank, which then connects to a county-owned switchgear (or LAC Substation) in the townsite located at 1925 Trinity Drive. The switchgear operates at a voltage of 13.2 KV and is the control center for the entire townsite electric supply. Exhibit A, illustrates an overview of the Los Alamos Townsite Electric Distribution System with the source of power originating at the LANL Substation, connecting to the county-owned switchgear and the five circuits that feed the area: Circuits 13 through 18. There are other supply lines that are utilized to supply power to outlying areas. The east gate industrial park is fed power via circuit EA-4, which also originates at the LANL substation. Los Alamos Medical Center, the hospital that serves Los Alamos, has an auto transfer switchgear of its own. This switchgear connects to a tie circuit from the LANL Substation (S6) and will automatically transfer to an alternate circuit on the LAC electric system (circuit 13) in the event that the S6 LANL line fails. The future circuit layout includes circuits soon to be installed from the new Los Alamos Switch Station (LASS). The circuits will provide for load splits on circuits 13,15 and 16. This will improve reliability and add redundancy to the townsite power supply. The electric supply for White Rock is provided by a single substation and operates at a voltage of 12.47 KV. This substation is supplied by the 115 KV PNM Norton transmission line entering White Rock from the east. Currently White Rock is being served by one of two transformers. Exhibit B illustrates an overview of the White Rock EDS with the White Rock Substation and the three circuits that serve White Rock (WR1, WR2 and WR3). The Utility replaced the Unit 1 Switch Station in 2019. The project also included the installation of an additional breaker on unit 1 station. The addition of the new circuit WR3 Upon completion the project will increase system capacity and reliability to White Rock and support the development of Tract A-19 properties on the north side of State Road 4.