20260427_T51 Cooling Tower_SalientCharacteristics.pdf
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This document is a Salient Characteristics questionnaire for a federal contract opportunity at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).
The Portland VAMC requires an evaporative cooling tower for building T51 on its campus. The equipment must match the existing physical dimensions, provide seismic event resistance through appropriate anchoring, and feature plumbing ports compatible with existing infrastructure. The cooling tower must deliver chilled water at pressures and volumes consistent with the existing supply capacity and connect to electrical connection points sized to match current supply capacity. The equipment must demonstrate interoperability and connectivity with existing HVAC systems already in place and maintain communication capabilities with the facility's "Backnet" system. The power source must accommodate line operation as well as alternative sources including vehicle power, batteries, and pneumatic sources, with dual voltage requirements of 220V/50Hz. Market research was conducted by James Donnelly, Healthcare Engineer, Energy, and included formal written quotes for like-for-like equipment and equipment upgrades that account for increased internal heat loads resulting from the building's redesignation as a Business use space with higher occupancy requirements. The research also involved querying government databases and reviewing technical documentation including catalogs and product literature. Special considerations address the need to replace the existing unit with a compatible replacement that fits within the same physical footprint while providing enhanced cooling capacity to support the facility's new business occupancy classification. James Donnelly (503.271.7831, james.donnelly2@va.gov) serves as the primary point of contact for clarifications and additional information.
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Salient Characteristics
You may provide a benchmark quote and/or a Statement of Work (SOW) with salient characteristics in addition to this questionnaire.
1. A brief description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs
(including the installation location, equipment, clinical need addressed, and estimated value):
Evaporative cooling tower for building T51 on Portland VAMC campus.
2. Salient Characteristics:
Minimum Clinical Performance Requirements
- Physical size to match existing
- Anchoring to meet seismic event resistance
- Plumbing ports to match existing
- Chilled water pressure and volume compatible with existing supply capacity
- Electrical connection points to existing
- Electrical sized to existing supply capacity
- Interoperability/connectivity with existing systems already in place
- Communication capabilities with existing system – “Backnet” compatible
Source Considerations
- Power source: line operation, vehicle power sources, batteries, pneumatic sources
- Voltage requirements: dual, 220V/50Hz
Biomedical Tech Considerations
- Not applicable
Certifications
- Conformance to MIL-STDs if they are required
3. What market research was performed and what were the results (be specific)? If market research was not performed, please provide a statement indicating the reason market research was not conducted.
Provide any/all Market Research that your facility may have performed in the selection process of the equipment requisitioned.
Market research was completed by James Donnelly, Healthcare Engineer, Energy.
Research included formal written quotes received by the facility for like-for-like equipment and equipment upgrade in consideration of larger internal heat load due increase occupancy load associated with redesignation of building as a Business use.
Salient Characteristics
-Queried Government databases/spreadsheets that provide information relevant to the requirements
-Technical documentation relative to the performance requirements stated such as catalogs, product literature, internet literature.
4. Are there any special considerations?
Special considerations regarding replacing the existing unit with a unit that fits in the same physical location and is compatible with existing HVAC components, but provides appropriate cooling as necessary due to redesignation/reassignment of the spaces as Business occupancy.
5. Points of Contacts that can be used by the contracting agency for clarifications or additional information (Name, Title, Phone, Email):
James Donnelly, Healthcare Engineer, 503.271.7831, james.donnelly2@va.gov
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