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RFP 36E77618R0053 RENOVATE 5TH FLOOR SURGERY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND VA RESPONSE TRACKING SHEET

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Pushbuttons with Reference to‐Drawing 5‐EP102‐ Note E306 andDrawing 5‐EP500 Nurse Call Symbols, Symbol with a “P”, identified as “Duress”Please confirm that the Duress Alarm Pushbuttons, shown to be installed at four locations on plan 5‐EP102, are to be connected to and work as part of the facility’s existing Responder 5 Nurse Call System, and are NOT to be part of a separate EPPS system defined in Spec Section 28 26 00.

SFVAHCS Contracting Officer Representative Response: The four Duress Pushbuttons indicated with a “P” on Drawing 5-EP102 and associated with Keynote E306 shall be connected to the SFVAHCS’s current TTI Guardian duress system, which is a security function. The “P” symbol shall be changed to an “AS” symbol under the Sound And Security symbols legend on Drawing 5-EP500. Contractor shall insure that the new duress pushbuttons communicate with the TTI Guardian System and shall determine if additional repeaters are required to cover the area. Currently there is a repeater in the Entry Lobby (Room 500) of 5th floor and in the stairwell outside of 5th floor. The existing repeaters may be reutilized if they are not damaged during demolition. The Duress Pushbuttons are not to be connected to the Nurse Call System, which is a medical emergency function.

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Spec Section 28 26 00 Electronic Personal Protection System (EPPS) Is there an expectation for any type of portable, wireless (RF) panic alert device to be carried (worn) by staff working in the 5th Floor surgical area being renovated?

If not, please eliminate this spec section from the contract documents.If so, please define exactly how this system is to be configured to work and annunciate, how many portable devices are to be provided, what type of transceivers are to be installed, where, how many are to be provided, etc.

SFVAHCS Contracting Officer Representative Response: See response to Item A (Panic/Duress Pushbuttons) above.

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Wireless Clocks with Reference to‐ Drawing 5‐EP102‐ Note E320. Please provide additional detail concerning the clocks that are to be furnished‐ Round or Square; Steel or Plastic Housing; Surface or semiflush w. special backbox; 10”, 12” or 15” diameter face; traditional (analog) clock w. hour/minute/ sweep second hands; etc.

Is there a need to comply with “Buy American” for these clocks, or is a foreign brand acceptable?

Please confirm that the clocks provided are to accept & directly synch to the WWVB radio transmitter signal originating at Ft. Collins, CO. without the need for any type of master clock.

Or, should a master clock also be provided and installed at the site, to act as a “repeater” to support the NIST (atomic clock) transmissions?

SFVAHCS Contracting Officer Representative Response: Keynote 320 on Drawing 5-EP102 shall be changed to the following: ‘PROVIDE BATTERY OPERATED CLOCKS WITH STEEL HOUSING AND MOUNT FLUSH TO THE WALL. THE CLOCK FACE SHALL BE 12” DIAMETER, TRADITIONAL (ANALOG), WITH HOUR/MINUTE/SECOND HANDS. BATTERIES SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE INSTALLATION.’

The Contractor shall follow Buy American clauses as outlined in the applicable FAR clauses of the contract.

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Elapsed Time Indicating Clocks with Reference to‐ Drawing 5‐EP102 ‐ Note E321 & Spec Section 27 52 41 Elapsed Time Clocks are shown to be installed in the two Minor Procedure Rooms. Spec paragraphs 2.1 A & B indicate that the clocks are to be 12” dia, analog type with sweep second hand and also include a separate control panel to start/ stop, zero & reset the timer. Spec paragraph 2.1 D indicates that the clocks are to electronic, digital readout with 2.5” high LED characters. Which is desired‐ an analog clock or a digital clock?

SFVAHCS Contracting Officer Representative Response: The Elapsed Time Clocks in Rooms 511 and 512 (Minor Procedure OR 1 & OR 2) shall match what is already installed in other locations in the Building 5 (i.e. Ground Floor Surgical Center Room Clocks are American Time brand) or an approved equal. Spec paragraph 2.1 D shall be the specified clause to follow. Clocks shall be electronic, digital readout, with 2.5” high LED characters and shall also include a separate control panel to start/stop, zero and reset the timer.