Updated Vendor Questions and Answers.pdf

Vendor Questions & Answers The updated vendor questions and answers are highlighted in yellow text below.

1) Is this solicitation only for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) total set-aside? Or can anybody bid on it?

Answer: Yes, the solicitation is only for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses

(SDVOSBs) to submit their offers. Unfortunately, if a vendor that is not SBA certified as a

SDVOSB submits their offer, the non SBA certified SDVOSB offer would not be evaluated.

2) Who is the incumbent?

Answer: The incumbent is Water & Energy Systems Technology, Inc. (W.E.S.T., Inc.).

3) What was the previous/current contract# for this requirement?

Answer: In order to ensure this solicitation’s requirements are met, the previous service contract is not relevant since this is a new requirement with details listed in the RFQ, SOW, and

Price/Cost Schedule.

4) What is the budget/value for this requirement?

Answer: The VA does not disclose the funding/budgeted amount for the requirement since this is a commercial acquisition under FAR 12.6. Therefore, we highly recommend for vendors to provide their best offer that they believe is competitive.

5) Why and how are you going to enforce the Limitations of Sub-Contracting? Answer: Under

VAAR 819.7004 the CO required to enforce the limitations of sub-contracting for any set-aside contracts. Therefore, any offerors who do not agree and sign the VAAR 852.219-75 VA Notice of

Limitations on Subcontracting – Certificate of Compliance For Services, the offerors will not be eligible for evaluation.

Also, for both pre-award & post-award actions, the CO will use any other pertinent VAAR, VHA

Policies, and FAR to ensure that Limitations of Sub-Contracting are enforced.

6) What was the cost of the final full option year of the previous contract?

Answer: In order to ensure this solicitation’s requirements are met, the previous service contract is not relevant since this is a new requirement with details listed in the RFQ, SOW, and

Price/Cost Schedule.

7) Please confirm whether Degrees, certifications, licenses or industry experience can be utilized via subcontractor(s) for this requirement?

Answer: Please review SP1, SP2, SP3, and SP4 of the Special Standards of Responsibility from the RFQ document.

8) How many tons capacity of cooling does each CT (Cooling Tower) have?

Answer below:

Cooling Tower 1: 1000 Tons

Cooling Tower 2: 1000 Tons

Cooling Tower 3: 500 Tons

Cooling Tower 4: 1000 Tons

CHP Cooling Tower: is not in use, the updated SOW reflects the removal

9) How many lbs/hr of steam do the steam boilers produce or boiler horsepower?

Answer below:

Boiler 1: 25,000 lbm/hr

Boiler 2: 50,000 lbm/hr

Boiler 3: 12,215 lbm/hr

Boiler 4: 30,000 lbm/hr

CHP Boiler: is not in use, the updated SOW reflects the removal

10) What percentage of condensate return does each stream system have?

Answer: The spec is 60-100%

11) Is the contractor responsible for DI (Deionizing) water bottle exchange for the RO water system?

Answer: Yes, please review the updated SOW in 3rd paragraph for Section B under Research RO

System.

12) Is the contractor responsible for the 800,000lbs of the water softener salt?

Answer: Yes, per the Price/Cost Schedule and please review the SOW Section B. under paragraph Plant Softeners for salt deliveries for the water softener systems.

13) Will the VA schedule a site visit to survey the systems to be treated and the equipment that is in place?

Answer: Yes, please review the Solicitation Site Visit attachment.

14) Will the VA be able to provide the as-built drawings/schematics for Building 5 Penthouse’s water loops (hot and cold)?

Answer: Yes, the VA is working with the facility manager to obtain the as-built drawings/schematics and can provide if the information is still needed after the site visit.

15) What are the system volumes for all cooling tower sumps, chilled water closed systems, glycol systems, and closed loop systems?

Answer: The VA will research further.

16) What are the model numbers for all cooling towers and what are the annual make-up usage?

Answer:

Cooling Tower 1 & 2: CCT Ceramic Cooling Tower – no model number (2700 gpm flow each)

Cooling Tower 3: BAC Baltimore Aircoil Company – Model VTZ-375P

Cooling Tower 4: BAC Baltimore Aircoil Company – no nameplate

The overall Cooling tower make-up is around 10.5 million gallons per year

17) What are the model numbers and hp for all steam boilers and what are the lbs steam per year produced?

Answer:

Boiler 1: Nebraska NS-8/S-49. For CY 2024: 84 million lmb

Boiler 2: English 50 DS 200. For CY 2024: 28 million lmb

Boiler 3: Unilux ZF1400-S. For CY 2024: 8 million lmb

Boiler 4: Superior 30-DS-200 For CY 2024: 36 million lmb

18) What is the annual make-up for each chilled water closed system, glycol system, and closed loop system?

Answer: Cooling tower make-up is around 10.5 million gallons per year. The others systems are apparently negligible.

19) When water is lost from these systems and chemical and glycol must be replenished, is that cost to be included in this contract?

Answer: No.

20) Under number 2 Deliverables, testing is conducted, but it does not clearly state the chemicals are to be provided. Will chemicals be provided as part of this contract or are those handled on a separate contract?

Answer: Yes, chemicals will be provided as part of the contract, please review Section B. of the

SOW.

21) If chemicals are to be provided, what is the steam production capacity of the boiler plant in Salt Lake City?

Answer: 117,215 lbm/hr is the total capacity of the 4 Boilers

22) How will you verify the contractor’s engineer or chemist has a BS degree from an accredited university?

Answer: The vendor may provide proof like a picture of a diploma and/or a copy of an official college transcript with personal identifiable information (PII) and/or sensitive personal information redacted. In turn, the VA will verify by contacting the college’s/university’s registrar to confirm the validity of the documentation

23) Is salt to be provided in bags delivered on a forklift?

Answer: No

24) Who will add the salt to the various locations that require salt?

Answer: Please review the updated SOW section B. paragraph Plant Softeners.

25) Will closed system chemicals need to be added to the closed systems?

Answer: Yes, please review the updated SOW section B.

26) Do these closed systems have known water loss, if so, how much closed system volume will need to be treated annually?

Answer: Negligible water loss