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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 01, 2018 FBO #6126
DOCUMENT

J -- Emergency Standby Generator Maintenance and Repair - Attachment

Notice Date

8/30/2018
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

811219 — Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 20;1495 Wilmington Drive, Suite 360;DuPont WA 98327
 

ZIP Code

98327
 

Solicitation Number

36C26018Q9775
 

Response Due

9/4/2018
 

Archive Date

11/3/2018
 

Point of Contact

Crystal Parris
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTE; THE VA IS NOT SEEKING PRICING OR OFFERS. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 20, in support of Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA. is currently requesting information in order to determine the existence of viable commercial sources capable of providing Emergency Standby Generator Annual Maintenance and Repair Services. The intended contract period of performance is for a base year with four (4) one-year option periods. Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide parts, materials, labor, tools and equipment, and travel as necessary to VAMC Spokane hospital campus (travel to and from VAMC Spokane for all service visits shall be at no additional charge to VAMC Spokane) to provide on-site annual maintenance, three-year maintenance, maintenance repair, emergency repairs, Fuel Polisher and Day Tank maintenance, Switchgear testing along with testing and reporting. All replacement parts are OEM Caterpillar parts and all work is performed by Caterpillar certified technicians. The repair services are performed at VA Spokane Healthcare System, Spokane Campus, 4815 N. Assembly Street, Spokane, Washington 99205. Specific Tasks: The Contractor shall provide Caterpillar certified technicians skilled personnel with the technical qualifications to perform maintenance, repair services and testing on all VA Spokane generators, Switchgear and associated equipment listed below. The Contractor shall ensure service is provided by a Caterpillar Certified Technician. Certified means that they are trained in all aspects of the systems from electrical specification and performance, to fault-finding and health and safety practices. Certified Technician shall be a certified and approved by the Caterpillar generator manufacturer. The Contractor shall perform a load bank test event for each unit for a duration of 1 hour under 100 percent load, to include a 15-minute warm-up period and a 15-minute cool down period. Maintenance shall be performed once a year at internals of approximately twelve (12) months; exact date shall be determined by VAMC Spokane Engineering Service (ES). Switchgear Service The baseline level of maintenance that shall be performed on the three switchgear assemblies and controls shall comply with the 2016 edition of NFPA 70B. VA recognizes that NFPA 70B covers all facets of electrical maintenance for clarification purposes, the contractor is responsible to perform maintenance on the following items within the switchgear and its controls: Circuit breakers and trip units Busing Generator and switchgear controls Enclosure housings Filters Current transformers, potential transformers, control power transformers Protective relays Lighting internal of the switchgear housing VA recognizes that NFPA 70B is a minimum standard developed by NFPA and that in order to support the site s critical mission the level of maintenance required to support the equipment needs to be increased. The contractor shall conduct the following additional services to provide an increase service level for the generator sets: Annually demonstrate the switchgears ability to perform all the designed sequences of operation, excluding Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) failures. Replace control indicator lights on an as needed basis without need for cost approval from VA. After completing repair-oriented and repair-preventative services under this contract, the Contractor shall provide a detailed written report containing information on the work performed, parts utilized, suspected causes of component failures, and further recommendations to enhance equipment readiness status to the Facility Manager. The Contractor shall send a copy of this report the facility manager NLT 10 days from repair of system. Work sequencing: The contractor shall perform generator inspections and or maintenance one generator at time. Two generators shall remain fully functional and capable of operating in case of emergency always. The NAICS code assigned is 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance and the small business size standard is $20.5 million. The Government is not soliciting offers at this time, and it will be the Contracting Officer who will determine which suggested changes are accepted. This is a sources sought notice to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources. A solicitation is not currently available. Responses to this request will be considered for the purpose of determining how the requirements will be stated and how the procurement will be conducted. This sources sought announcement is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required services, please complete the sources sought questionnaire below and email your response to crystal.parris@va.gov no later than 9 a.m. on 04 September 2018. Include any comments or questions you may have. Also provide your capability statements within your response. A SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONNAIRE is below. Responses to the Questionnaire are encouraged from all interested parties. You are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. Please provide any additional feedback in your response that you feel is relevant. Source Sought Questionnaire: Company Name ___________________________________________ Phone Number ____________________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________ DUNS ______________________ * Proof of Systems for Award Management Registration (SAM) is mandatory* 1. GSA Number if applicable_________________________________ 2. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is tentatively 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; the small business size standard for this NAICS code is $20.5 million. A size standard, which is usually stated in number of employees or average annual receipts, represents the largest size that a business (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as a small business for Small Business Administration and federal contracting programs. The definition of "small" varies by industry. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) 3. If your company were selected, how many calendar days would your company need after the contract award date before completing providing services? _____ 15 days _____ 30 days _____45 days _____other (please list) 4. In your opinion, what are the risks associated with this effort? Comment on any current or potential technical, cost, schedule, or performance risks that you would like to make the Government aware of that concerns this service. 5. Provide any additional feedback that you feel is relevant (i.e., problems or any other issues experienced with similar contracts). ______________________________________________________________________________ Note: Do not include Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in responses.
 

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C26018Q9775 36C26018Q9775.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4572365&FileName=36C26018Q9775-000.docx)

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Record

SN05063754-W 20180901/180830231148-dde1b3eb732b87fb27df9297affaca13 (fbodaily.com)
 

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