QandA Electrical Switchboard Upgrade.docx

This is a Questions and Answers document addressing contractor inquiries regarding solicitation 12326926Q0001 for an electrical switchboard upgrade. The document provides a single substantive response to a contractor question about the existing switchboard system, indicating that the switchboard has been in place since the building's construction in 2001, with the manufacturer, make, and model shown in accompanying images. The response does not provide specific details about the switchboard's current specifications or manufacturer information in text format, relying instead on visual documentation. This Q&A document serves as clarification material supporting the underlying RFQ issued by the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for upgrading the switchboard with a new 1600A pressure switch, which is a total small business set-aside with a $19.0 million size standard under NAICS code 238210.