Amendment 002_1333ND25QNB190437_Boiler and Stack Testing.pdf

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The purpose of this Amendment is to provide questions and answers. See Attachment.

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1333ND25QNB190437A002 AUG 25, 2025 NB193000-25-01398

000SB

NATIONAL INST OF STDS AND TECHNOLOGY

100 BUREAU DRIVE STOP 1640

BUILDING 301 ROOM B129

GAITHERSBURG MD 20899-1640

See Block 6

1333ND25QNB190437

AUG 15, 2025

See Schedule

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Amendment 002_Solicitation #: 1333ND25QNB190437 Project: BR 193-4 CUP Annual Boiler Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Stack Testing at the Gaithersburg Campus

1. Question: On page 12 it references “stack inspection” please clarify that the stack inspection is not reference to an inspection of the stack proper, but in reference to the stack inspection project manager overseeing the stack testing of boilers?

Answer: This portion of the statement of work (SOW) provides the specific requirements the contractor will need to provide or adhere to in relationship to their selection of a qualified boiler emission stack inspector/company and personnel. So yes, it is specifically referencing the stack inspection project manager overseeing the stack testing of boilers. The follow-on points detail how their relationship will work.

2. Question: Please clarify whether the proposal is due 8/25 or 8/29?

Answer: The Government recognized the discrepancy between the SF1449 and Combined Synopsis.

Therefore, for clarity, submissions are due August 29, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST.

3. Question: Boiler Inspectors cannot rebuild or recertify Safety Relief Valves. You must be a National Board "VR" certified shop to do that. The safety valves would have to be disconnected, removed from the boilers, and sent out for recertification. When the recertification has been completed the safety valves would have to be returned to your facility, reinstalled on the boilers, and reconnected to the discharge piping. Boiler Inspectors do not perform Stack Emissions Testing. Boiler "burner" service companies do this type of activity. When you bundle the various maintenance services along with the inspections it makes it difficult to give you a good inspection quote.

Is there any way you can break the contract opportunity into "inspections" and boiler "maintenance" activities?

Answer: The work can be conducted on Requirement the way it has been requested and has been done prior. Any tasks the awarded contractor cannot perform must then be coordinated with hiring a qualified subcontractor. The same applies with stake emission testing and other tasks. Any proposed personnel/subcontractors’ requirements were specifically detailed in the RFB.