SLAC CUIR Subproject 1 – Master Substation Design Services Sources Sought Notification

DESCRIPTION This is a Sources Sought Notice to identify Architectural and Engineering (A&E) firms to provide professional services for the Critical Utilities Infrastructure Revitalization (CUIR), Subproject 1. This is not a solicitation for proposal or quotations and no award will be made from this Notice.

Instead, the purpose of this sources sought notice is to identify interested vendors for the upcoming formal solicitation, tentatively planned to be released in Fall 2025. BACKGROUND The purpose of the Critical Utilities Infrastructure Revitalization (CUIR) Project is to modernize utility infrastructure to provide reliable and sustainable operations, enabling SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) to remain mission-ready and enhance the impact of Department of Energy (DOE) scientific programs.

Select buildings and electrical infrastructure within the Master Substation located south of Sector 30 of SLAC’s Linear Accelerator were installed in the 1960s as part of the original laboratory construction. These existing infrastructure require upgrades and replacement in order to support SLAC’s science research today and in the future.

PLANNED SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES SLAC is seeking the services of a qualified Architectural & Engineering (A&E) design firm to complete the scope in the attached Statement of Work (SOW), which includes developing and providing a final design package, Issued for Construction (IFC) set of drawings and specifications, as well as construction cost and schedule estimates.

The attached SOW includes the following base and optional scopes: Base Scope – Master Substation Expansion Professional Services Optional Scope 1 – 230kV Transformer Replacement Professional Services Optional Scope 2 – Master Substation Expansion Construction Support Optional Scope 3 – 230kV Transformer Replacement Construction Support The draft SOW, draft Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) and relevant references are provided. These draft documents provided are subject to change.

SLAC intends to issue a formal solicitation with final documents later based on responses from this Source Sought Notice. SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSE Interested A&E firms with the skills and capability to complete the above scopes are invited to submit a written response to this Sources Sought Notice. Please provide the following information: Provide firm’s name, year of establishment, ownership type (private, public, etc.).

Provide firm’s local office location within in the 10 bay area counties (Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Francisco County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa County, Sonoma County, Solano County or Santa Cruz County). Include the local office address, main phone number and main email. Include the firm’s DUNS number (DUNS number must be location specific). Provide primary Point-Of-Contact name, title, phone number (direct and mobile), email address.

Provide a two-page capability statement presenting firm’s services and a list of past project experience on electrical designs completed for a public agency located within the State of California. Please provide your response to Quyen Weng at quyen@slac.stanford.edu by 5 pm PST on September 08, 2025 SOURCES SOUGHT DISCLAIMER: Please note that any responses to this sources sought posting is purely on a voluntary basis.

SLAC is not requesting a proposal, any pricing, or any other information that could be considered confidential or proprietary to be submitted in response to this posting or any part of this posting. Any submissions that contain pricing, proprietary information, or confidential information will be discarded by SLAC.