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Questions and Answers Solicitation # 36C24819Q0304 Boiler Annual Inspection- Semi- Annual Safety Services

Question:

1) Please confirm the inspections as part of this contract are only internal/external of the boilers and don’t include the DA or any other boiler plant equipment.

Answer: There is an internal inspection once a year on every boiler (3 boilers total) and (1) once a year an internal inspection on the DA Tank and (1) once a year on the condensate tank. NOTE: Only (1) boiler can be done at a time for inspection. Boiler plant must be at N+1 at all times.

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2) How many fuels are the boilers required to be tuned on?

Answer: (2) Natural Gas and Propane Gas Question:

3) How many trips will be required to perform Safety Device Testing and Combustion Tuning of all three boilers.

Answer: Only (1) boiler can be down at a time for safety device testing and combustion tuning. In the past the contractor completed all the safety device testing in one visit but can only perform service one boiler at a time.

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4) How long should be allocated to obtain badges and undergo the VA’s Information Security Awareness Training?

Answer: Temporary Badges be issued anytime. The security awareness training is web based training that should not take longer than a day.

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5) Please confirm “semi-annual” Safety Device Testing and boiler Combustion Tuning are both needed twice a year.

Answer: Yes, Semi-annual Safety Device Testing and Combustion Tuning are performed twice a year. 6 months apart.