SOURCES SOUGHT
60 -- Inverters for Davis Dam.
- Notice Date
- 1/31/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Reclamation - LC - Lower Colorado Regional Office P.O. Box 61470 Boulder City NV 89006
- ZIP Code
- 89006
- Solicitation Number
- 13-011LC
- Response Due
- 2/15/2013
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2014
- Point of Contact
- Cris Forbes Contract Specialist 7022938149 mforbes@usbr.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a sources sought synopsis for acquisition planning purposes and no formal solicitation exists at this time. All qualified concerns may submit capability statements for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine the technical, administrative, management, and financial capability of such offers to perform this type of work. The capability statements will be used to determine appropriate procurement strategy, in particular whether a set-aside is warranted or an alternate procurement strategy is warranted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing. The small business size standard for NAICS Code 335999 is 500 employees. The proposed requirement is for the supply, delivery and commissioning of inverters that will back up critical life-safety, security and IT loads at 120/240 volts AC. The inverters may have the following specifications: " N+1 redundant power modules each expandable totaling backup capability of 15 kW "True sine wave output "Power modules shall be Hot swappable "Efficiency at 80% or better "Output voltage at 120/240 Vac "Alarm module - dry contact(s) indicating when the unit has transferred to inverter power. "Rack mountable "Input over/under voltage protection "Thermal protection "Shorted output protection "UL Listed The inverters will be fed from the DC distribution system at Davis Dam which includes a breaker panel and an existing 58-cell battery bank of 710-AH PowerSafe EC-17, lead-calcium batteries at an average bank voltage of 120VDC. The batteries were last capacity tested in 2008 and tested at 96% of the rated amp-hour capacity at a 4-hour discharge rate. All wiring and termination work will be performed by Davis Dam personnel. Commissioning and training of the new inverter system shall be performed by the contractor. Commissioning and training of the new inverter system will include the following: "Transfer test in which a loss of normal AC power is initiated. Voltage and all specifications will be monitored for 30 minutes. "Function test of all of the alarm points insuring functionality. "Operator training of the new inverter system. Capabilities statement shall include the following product information: "Start up, commissioning and training services "Line and load regulation as a maximum percentage "Distortion as a maximum percentage "Frequency deviation as a maximum percentage "Input voltage range "Automatic switching time in milliseconds "Temperature operating range "Mean time between failures Should you be interested in this effort, please submit a capability package to Ms. Cris Forbes at the email listed below. Capability statements are to be submitted no later than February 15, 2013. The capability statement shall address the work listed above, demonstrate the company's capability to perform the work, and describe previous procurements performed of similar size and complexity. Additionally, all responses to this sources sought shall include company name and address, business size and type (8(a), HubZone, Small Business, etc), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. Capability statements shall not exceed five pages in length. This information will be used to assist the Contracting Officer in developing the procurement strategy. All responses to this sources sought notice shall be provided to Ms. Cris Forbes, Contract Specialist at mforbes@usbr.gov.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/f66f865cd5449ee2648bef953e3379b5)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Davis Dam, AZ-NV.
- Zip Code: 86429
- Zip Code: 86429
- Record
- SN02976459-W 20130202/130131234122-f66f865cd5449ee2648bef953e3379b5 (fbodaily.com)
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