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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 15, 2016 FBO #5379
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H -- STL VAHCS Boiler Plant Inspection & PM - Attachment

Notice Date

8/13/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

238220 — Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15;3450 S 4th Street Trafficway;Leavenworth KS 66048
 

ZIP Code

66048
 

Solicitation Number

VA25516Q0809
 

Response Due

8/17/2016
 

Archive Date

10/16/2016
 

Point of Contact

Kevin C Wallace
 

E-Mail Address

6-1968<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, or Veteran Owned Small Businesses, interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name (b) address (c) point of contact (d) phone, fax, and email (e) DUNS number (f) Cage Code (g) Tax ID Number (h) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned small Business or Veteran-owned small business, and (i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. The VA Heartland Network 15, Contracting Office located at 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a contractor to provide all tools and labor necessary to perform inspection, tuning, testing, calibrating, and adjustments of burners, and boiler plant controls as specified below in the Statement of Work. Services will occur at the John Cochran and Jefferson Barracks Veteran Affairs Medical Centers, St. Louis, Missouri in accordance with the following: "NFPA 85, Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code. "VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual, 3rd Edition. The NAICS code for this service is 238220 - Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently a small-business set-aside is anticipated under FAR6.203 -- Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns. However, if response by Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms or Veteran Owned Business firms proves adequate, an alternate set-aside may be utilized. Attention: Kevin Wallace, Contracting Officer. Email: kevin.wallace2@va.gov Phone: 913-946-1958 Fax: 913-946-1998 ? SAINT LOUIS, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER BOILER PLANTS JOHN COCHRAN AND JEFFERSON BARRACKS STATEMENT OF WORK Inspection, Safety Device Testing and Calibration Boiler Plant Burners, Controls, Instruments, and Data Management 1.Introduction: A.Many VA Health Care System (VAHCS) have a central boiler plant to provide steam for heating and air conditioning, domestic hot water, kitchens and sterilization. Some medical centers have laundries that utilize steam. B.Boiler plant safety, reliability, efficiency and equipment longevity are paramount concerns of VAHCS management. Malfunctioning burners or controls can cause catastrophic events resulting in injuries and death and massive property damage. Inaccurate or inadequate data management and monitoring systems can fail to warn of unsafe or inefficient performance. Regular inspections, testing and calibration by expert technicians are an essential part of a program to address these concerns. C.This "Statement of Work" describes the requirements for the inspection, testing and calibration of the boiler plant burners, controls, and instruments by qualified technicians. D.Work to be completed at the: SAINT LOUIS VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM - BOILER PLANT (BLDG 8) E.A separate "Statement of Work" document covers the inspections of the boilers and boiler plant equipment by Qualified Professional Inspectors. 2.Technician Qualifications: A.Technicians shall have completed at least a one-year trade school and have five years successful experience in this field. The experience shall be largely with institutional and industrial boiler plants similar in design to the VAHCS plant. The VAHCS facility manager/engineer may define and accept equivalent qualifications. Project manager shall be OSHA 30 certified. All other employees shall be OSHA 10 certified. B.Technicians shall demonstrate familiarity with and have ready access to the current versions of the following references: NFPA 85, Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code. VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual, 3rd Edition. C.Technicians shall be equipped with portable electronic flue gas analyzers and other test instruments necessary for the required tests and calibrations, all calibrated within one month of the site visits. Technicians shall be familiar with programmable digital controls and have the capability to program, to include hardware and software requirements. 3.Inspection, Testing and Calibration Requirements: A.Technicians shall provide all tools and labor necessary to perform inspection, tuning, testing, calibrating, and adjustments of burners, and boiler plant controls as specified below. This shall be done every six months in accordance with a schedule provided by the VAHCS. VAHCS may extend the schedule for burners in limited service. B.Instrumentation, monitoring, and data management systems as listed in sections 3.F - 3. J of this SOW shall be calibrated every six months. C.Provide at least two weeks notice to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) prior to performing the work. Work cannot be scheduled during heavy steam load periods. Only one boiler at a time can be out of service for the inspection, testing, and calibration procedures. Work must be conducted when the COR or designee is available on site to monitor the work. The CORs are: JOHN COCHRAN Dave Merritt 314-286-6437 JEFFERSON BARRACKSDan Eibeck 315-652-5730 D.VAHCS will have the boilers that are to be serviced prepared for the technicians upon their scheduled arrival. This includes having the boilers clean of soot and loose scale; fully warmed and at normal steam pressure; steam exhaust silencer system operable; all boiler, burner, and fuel train pressure gages and thermometers calibrated; fuel meters in accurate operation (pressure/temperature correction factors provided, if applicable); boiler steam flow, stack temperature, and flue gas oxygen instruments operating. E.VAHCS will comply with other requirements of the service technician that are considered reasonable by VAHCS and have been presented in writing at least two weeks prior to the scheduled testing. F.The inspections, testing, and calibrations shall comply with: 1)The recommendations and requirements of VHA Boiler Plant Safety Devices Testing Manual, 3rd. Edition. 2)The written recommendations of the equipment manufacturers. 3)The requirements and recommendations of NFPA 85 Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code including applicable appendices. 4)Burner performance requirements in this document. G.A summary of the work is as follows: 1)Review boiler plant log sheets, alarm reports, and trouble reports. 2)Review records that show combustion performance (flue gas oxygen and carbon monoxide). 3)Perform overall visual inspection of systems. Verify that systems comply with referenced codes and VAHCS requirements stated in this contract. 4)Test and record the operation and set points of all burner/boiler safety interlock devices. Refer to list below. Verify that the set points and operating points are within approximately 20% of normal operating parameters. Make adjustments as necessary and record the new settings. The operation of a device must result in burner shutdown and/or proper alarm operation. 5)Operate burner(s) on each fuel from low fire to high fire and back to low fire in at least six increments and record combustion performance (flue gas oxygen, carbon monoxide, NOx where applicable), fuel train pressures, atomizing train pressures, burner pressures, stack temperatures, boiler steam output. 6)Compare the combustion performance data with VAHCS requirements (see below) and previous readings. If necessary, make adjustments to the fuel flow and combustion air controllers, control valves, and dampers to obtain the required performance. Record the new performance data. 7)Verify accuracy of instrumentation listed below. Verify that all devices are properly selected for the application in terms of type, size, set point range, performance, code approval. Calibrate all instruments that are not within manufacturer's specifications for accuracy. 8)Immediately inform COR of any recommended repairs or modifications. H.All of interlocks and safety devices to be inspected and tested on each boiler/burner/equipment are contained in the VHA Boiler Plant Safety Devices Testing Manual, 3rd Edition, along with testing procedures. I.Required burner performance (natural gas and fuel oil): 1)Turndown (ratio of maximum and minimum firing rates): 10/18/15/14/1 (Refer to original burner specification). 2)Achieve, but do not exceed, boiler maximum steam flow output rating. Measure fuel input at minimum and maximum firing rates. 3)Maximum carbon monoxide: 200 parts per million (ppm) 4)Maximum NOx:(Refer to original burner specification). 5)Flue gas oxygen: 2.5 - 4.2% (Up to 5.2% at loads below 40% of maximum steam output; no upper limit at minimum firing rate; oxygen can be one percentage point higher on oil firing on single-point positioning systems). 6)Flue gas oxygen (low excess air burners): 1.0 - 2.0% (Up to 2.5% at loads below 40% of maximum steam output; no upper limit at minimum firing rate; oxygen can be one percentage point higher on oil firing on single point positioning systems). 7)No visible smoke, except on heavy oil fuel maximum opacity is 20%. Comply with local emissions regulations. 8)Flames shall be stable with no pulsations, shall be retained near burner, no blowoff or flashbacks, no constant flame impingement on refractory or waterwalls. J.List of instrumentation and controls to be inspected and calibrated: 1)Steam flow transmitters (all). 2)Steam flow recorders/computer readout. 3)Flue gas oxygen sampling, analyzing and recorder/computer readout. 4)Boiler and economizer stack temperature transmitters and recorder/computer readout. 5)Master steam pressure and combustion controllers. 6)Boiler outlet draft controllers. 7)Boiler water level controllers. 8)Feedwater deaerator and condensate storage tank water level controllers including overflow. 9)All pressure and temperature sensors and transmitters. 10)All signal processing and readout devices. 4.Report Requirements: A.Provide complete written report of the inspection fully describing all tests performed, all findings, and all recommendations. The report shall have two sections, the first section will be in a table format with four columns: a.The first column labeled "FUNCTION" did the device pass or fail. b.The second column labeled "DEVICE" list the device number and description in accordance with the VHA Boiler Plant Safety Devices Testing Manual, 3rd Edition. c.The third column labeled "DEFICIENCIES-RECOMMENDATIONS" d.The fourth column labeled "CORRECTIVE ACTIONS" list any corrective actions taken during the inspection. The second section shall be in a paragraph/bulleted format and list each device individual in accordance to the VHA Boiler Plant Safety Devices Testing Manual, 3rd Edition. Plus the section must reference the correct Master Specification and Standard Detail for that device. See sample below. 5.1. Condensate Storage Tank High Water Alarm Purpose: High water level may be an indication of condensate transfer pump failure that could lead to low water condition in the feedwater deaerator and in the boilers. There may be a failure of make-up water controls. Recommended set point: 4 inches below overflow level and 2/3 of tank height. Potential hazards due to failure of high water alarm: Feedwater deaerator running dry and, consequently, boiler feed pumps running dry will cause overheating and damage to pumps and potential for plant shut down. Failure of make-up water controls (in open position) could lead to significant cost from waste of water and condensate from the tank overflow if this occurs over a long time period. Recommended type of device: Conductivity probe type switch. Float type switches have high failure rate in this application where they are exposed to flash steam that causes seals to harden and prevent float movement. VA Master Specification section: 23 50 11 (old 15625). www.va.gov/facmgt/standard/ VA Standard Detail: SD232111-05.pdf www.va.gov/facmgt/standard/ Failure rate of float types: 48% (BEI study of VA boiler plants). Make and Model: Mercoid Float Did it function properly: No Category & Action Time Limit: Upon Failure or Within 5 Years Comments: Float type switches are not allowed for high water alarms. The VA recommended switch type is a conductivity probe type switch. Install the VA recommended switch and set to alarm at 2/3 of the tank height. There are valves that can isolate this alarm. These valves must be made lockable only in the operating position. B.Furnish report within one week of each inspection in "Microsoft Word" format by email to the COR. Provide hard copies of data sheets and flue gas analyzer "strip" printouts to the COR within one week of visit. C.All safety-related deficiencies shall be immediately reported to the COR, Boiler Plant Supervisor and/or Chief Engineer during the inspection visit.
 

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