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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 07, 2016 FBO #5493
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H -- Service - Boiler Inspection & Testing - Attachment

Notice Date
12/5/2016
 
Notice Type
Attachment
 
NAICS
541330 — Engineering Services
 
Contracting Office
Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Activity 8;Commerce Building;300 E. University Ave. Ste. 180;Gainesville FL 32601-3460
 
ZIP Code
32601-3460
 
Solicitation Number
VA24817Q0114
 
Response Due
12/13/2016
 
Archive Date
1/12/2017
 
Point of Contact
Todd Pappas
 
E-Mail Address
4-6007<br
 
Small Business Set-Aside
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 
Description
This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only Solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written Solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number VA248-17-Q-0114 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-51. Interested contractors may contact Todd Pappas at 352-381-5702, however emailed RFIs are preferred and should be sent to todd.pappas@va.gov. To receive a government award, the offeror must be currently registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Offerors are encouraged to go to the SAM database and start the registration process as soon as possible to avoid possible delays should the contractor be selected as a prospective awardee. NAICS and Set-aside: The NAICS is 541330 and the small business size standard is $15M. Any firm that is not considered a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) under this NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. *To receive consideration as SDVOSB, the firm must be registered and verified in the VIP database at www.vip.vetbiz.gov. Unverified SDVOSB s will be considered non-responsive and will not be evaluated. Description of Services: The VHA NCO 08 Malcom Randall and Lake City VA Medical Center (VAMC), Engineering, requires the following services: Scope of Work: The selected contractor will perform annual boiler inspections of all six Boilers. The selected contractor will perform semiannual Boiler Safety Device Testing on all six of the Boilers. The selected contractor will perform semiannual Boiler Tuning of all six of the Boilers. All Inspections will be based on actual contract performance periods and coordinated with the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) after award. The following equipment is included in the annual service contract: Malcom Randall VA Medical Center 1601 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32608 3 Boilers Water Tube Boilers. 1965 Keeler 250 S.W.P 665 W.W.H.S 20000 lbs/hr Serial # 14237-1, 14-237-2, 14-237-3 B.H.S. 2030 STD. No NB4040 Lake City VA Medical Center 619 S. Marion Avenue Lake City, FL 32025-5808 3 Boilers Fire Tube Boilers Superior Mohawk 350 hp 12500 lbs/hr Low NOX Data/Deliverables: All parts, labor, travel and freight will be included under the contract Annual Boiler Inspections Perform an internal and external Boiler inspection on all three boilers at the Malcom Randall VAM C. The inspection must be performed by a certified Boiler Inspector. A certificate of inspection must be provided to the COR upon completion of each Boiler Inspection. Only one boiler can be down for inspection at a time. All Inspections must be coordinated with the COR. The schedule for inspections will be as follows: Malcom Randall VA Medical Center #1 Boiler Coordinated after award #2 Boiler Coordinated after award #3 Boiler Coordinated after award Lake City VA Medical Center #1 Boiler Coordinated after award #2 Boiler Coordinated after award #3 Boiler Coordinated after award Semi-annual Boiler Safety Device Testing Inspections Perform the required semiannual maintenance specified by VHA Directive 2008-062 on Boiler Safety Devices. The VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual (3rd Edition) will be used as the only procedure to test all Boiler Safety Devices. All Boiler Safety Device Inspections must be scheduled with the COR. Boiler Safety Devices will be tested in October and April. A detailed report of inspection for each safety device tested must be supplied to the COR. All failures must be immediately reported to the COR and the Boiler Watch. 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 and boiler plant controls as specified below. This shall be completed every 6 months in accordance with a schedule provided by VAMC. VAMC may extend the schedule for burners in limited service. B. Instrumentation, monitoring, and data management systems as listed below shall be calibrated every 6 months. C. Provide at least 2-weeks-notice to the 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 his/her designee is available on site to monitor the work. D. The VAMC 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 gauges 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. The VAMC will comply with any other requirements of the test personnel that are considered reasonable by VAMC and have been presented in writing at least 2 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 from the burner manufacturer. G. A summary of the work is as follows: 1) Review boiler plant log sheets and alarm 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 VAMC requirements stated in this contract. 4) Test and record the operation and set points of all burner/boiler safety interlock devices. Verify that the set points and operating points are within approximately 20 percent 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, nitrous oxide, where applicable), fuel train pressures, atomizing train pressures, burner pressures, stack temperatures, boiler steam output. 6) Compare the combustion performance data with VAMC requirements 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. Verify that all devices are properly selected for the application in terms of type, size, set point range, performance, and code approval. Calibrate all instruments that are not within manufacturer specifications for accuracy. 8) Immediately inform the COR of any recommended repairs or modifications. H. All 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): 10/1 8/1 5/1 4/1 (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 nitrous oxide: refer to original burner specification. 5) Flue gas oxygen: 2.5-4.2 percent (Up to 5.2 percent at loads below 40 percent 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 percent (Up to 2.5 percent at loads below 40 percent 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. 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. The following safety devices will be tested: High Water Alarm on Condensate Tank (HWACT) Low Water Alarm on Condensate Tank (LWACT) High Water Alarm on Deaerator Tank (HWADT) Low Water Alarm on Deaerator Tank (LWADT) Deaerator Overflow Drain System (DAODS) Deaerator Safety Valve (DASV) Safety Valve Following DA PRV (SVFPRV) - Steam Liquid Relief Valve on Oil Pump Set (LRVOPS) Propane Pilot Backup System Carbon Monoxide and Combustible Gas Alarms in the Boiler Plant Outside Air Damper Interlock (OADI) Low Water Alarm and Cutoffs on Boiler (LWA/LWCO/ALWCO) Recycle and Non-Recycle Boiler Steam Pressure Limit Switches Steam Safety Valves on Boiler (SVB) Low Fuel Gas Pressure Cutoff Switch (LFGPCS) High Fuel Gas Pressure Cutoff Switch (HFGPCS) Automatic Fuel Gas Shutoff Valves and Solenoid Vent Valve Seat Leakage Main Gas Line Automatic Pilot Fuel Gas Shutoff Valves and Automatic Pilot Fuel Gas Solenoid Vent Valve Seat Leakage Pilot Line Proof of Closure on Automatic Fuel Shutoff Valves Natural Gas Flame Scanner-for main flame out (FSMFO) Flame Scanner Not Sensing Igniter Spark (FSNSIS) Igniter Timing (IT) Main Flame Ignition Timing (MFIT) Pre-Purge and Post-Purge Timing (PPT) Low-Fire Proving Switch (LFPS) Forced Draft Damper Wide-Open Pre-Purge Proving Switch (FDDWOPS) Combustion Air Pressure Switch (CAPS) Purge Airflow Proving Switch (PAPS) Forced Draft Motor Interlock Switches (FDMIS) Outlet Stack Damper Interlock Switch (OSDI) Furnace Pressure Interlock (FPI) Low Pilot Fuel Gas Pressure Cutoff Switch (LPFGPCS) Low Flue Gas Oxygen Level Interlock (LFGOLI) Low Fuel Oil Pressure Cutoff Switch (LFOPCS) High Fuel Oil Pressure Cutoff Switch (HFOPCS) Low Atomizing Media Pressure Switch (LAMPS) Automatic Fuel Oil Shutoff Valves (AFOSV) - for Seat Leakage Proof of Closure on Automatic Fuel Oil Shutoff Valves Oil Report Requirements: A. Provide complete written report of the inspection fully describing all tests performed, all findings, and recommendations. At a minimum the following information will be delivered to the COR in a table (Excel or Word): 1) The first column, labeled Function, did the device pass or fail. 2) The second column, labeled Device, list the device number and description in accordance with the VHA Boiler Plant Safety Devices Testing Manual, 3rd Edition. 3) The third column, labeled Deficiencies-Recommendations. 4) The fourth column, labeled Corrective Actions, list any corrective actions taken during the inspection. 5) The fifth column with the date tested. 6) The sixth column with person performing the test. 7) The seventh column will be for comments. Furnish report within 1 week of each facility inspection in Microsoft Word format by email to the COR and to the designated VA Headquarters Office. Provide hard copies of data sheets and flue gas analyzer strip printouts to the COR within 1 week of visit. All safety-related deficiencies shall be immediately reported to the COR, Boiler Plant Supervisor, and/or Chief Engineer during the inspection visit. Semiannual Boiler Tune Ups All six Boilers must be tuned at least once every six months. A qualified person will be used to tune the boilers and a report of the results of the tuning will be submitted to the COR. The tuning performed will be on Natural Gas and on Fuel Oil. The Boilers will be tuned at a minimum of six points through the entire range of 0-100% Boiler Firing Rate. Qualifications/Certifications: The contractor shall have electrical safety training to meet the requirements of NFPA 70e. The contractor and all of the individuals working on the project site shall have taken the OSHA Certified 10-hour construction safety course. Technicians shall have completed at least a 1 year of trade school and have 5 years of successful experience in this field. The experience shall be largely with institutional and industrial boiler plants similar in design to the VAMC plant. The VAMC facility manager/engineer may define and accept equivalent qualifications. Technicians shall demonstrate familiarity with and ready access to the current versions of the following references: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 85 Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code VHA Boiler Plant Safety Device Testing Manual, 3rd Edition Technicians shall be equipped with portable electronic flue gas analyzers and other test instruments necessary for the required tests and calibrations, all calibrated within 1 month of the site visits. At facilities with programmable digital controls, the technicians must be capable of programming the controls and have the appropriate hardware and software for this. Safety Regulations All applicable safety regulations shall be observed during all work of this contract. VA Police will issue identification badges to contractors, employees and subcontractors which must be worn at all times when on VA property Contractor shall keep the area cleaned daily and haul away all debris to a designated container The VA Safety Officer shall have full authority to see that the contractor obeys all safety rules and regulations relative to the fulfillment of this contract. Provide the necessary barricades/signage where required. Scheduling and Hours of Work: All work in areas involved shall be scheduled with the VA Operations Supervisor. Work shall be scheduled for proper execution to completion of this contract. Hours of work. The work will be conducted during normal working hours 0800-1630 Monday Friday excluding Federal Holidays. The 10 holidays observed by the Federal Government, are Jan 1 - New Years Day, Jan 16 -Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Feb 20 - Washington s Birthday, May 29 Memorial Day, July 4 Independence Day, Sept 4 - Labor Day, Oct 9 - Columbus Day, Nov 10 - Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Dec 25 - Christmas Day or any other day specifically declared a holiday by the President of the United States. Contract Type: The government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract. Award will be made to lowest price quote which conforms to the requirements within this solicitation. PAYMENT: CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: Effective January 1, 1999 all payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clause 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-- Other than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). Payments will be made monthly in arrears upon receipt of properly prepared invoices which must show reference to the correct purchase order number issued upon contract award. Contractors must use OB-10 for submission of invoices. Register at the following website, www.ob10.com/veteransaffairs Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.204-7- Central Contractor Registration; 52.212-1-Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items including subparagraphs: 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than Central Contractor Registration; 52.333-3 Protest After Award; 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items; 52.217-8 Option for increased Quantity-separate priced line item VAAR 852.215-70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors, and VAAR 852.215-71, Evaluation Factor Commitments; FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, VAAR 852.219-9, VA Small Business Subcontracting Plan Minimum Requirements; and 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting. Submitting Quote: Contractor shall submit their quote by completing the attached cost schedule; including any offered discounts; name, address, and telephone number of the offeror; terms of any express warranty; completed copy of 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items, and SAM document. Interested contractors must submit a copy of any relevant certifications and licenses along with their quote. Quotes must be received by 3:30pm EST December 15, 2016. All quotes must be submitted by electronic submission in reference to VA249-17-Q-0114 to todd.pappas@va.gov; Offers received after the exact time specified in the solicitation are considered late and may be considered if the action would not unduly delay the acquisition. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted to the Contracting Specialist in writing (email is acceptable). Any prospective bidder desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation must request it via e-mail to the Contract Specialist: Todd Pappas (todd.pappas@va.gov) No Later Than: close of business on December 9, 2016. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: The government is in no way obligated to do business with or award a contract to any firm or its affiliates, or otherwise pay for the information provided in this synopsis. This Request for Quote is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Request for Quote or use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as non-responsive and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. List of Attachments: Cost Schedule
 
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