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CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT (CUP)

WATER TREATMENT CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

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Bldg. 11, NIH Bethesda campus

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DIVISION OF TECHNICAL RESOURCES (DTR)

PO: Casey Hughes COR: John Fratangelo CO: Anazette Andrews

Date: June 14, 2022

1. INTRODUCTION

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the premier biomedical research center in the world. Its 27 Institutes and Centers employ 18,000 employees; more than 1,200 Principal Investigators and 4,000 postdoctoral fellows conduct basic, translational and clinical research in more than 75 buildings on the more than 300-acre Bethesda, Maryland campus. The NIH meets it mission using some of the most advanced technology in research and medical diagnostic equipment in the United States. The NIH campus performs research in state-of-the-art animal care facilities, microbiological research, and a 240-bed hospital. The NIH Central Utility Plant (CUP) is the heart of this enormous campus, providing all heating and cooling to laboratories, patient care and administrative facilities while insuring efficiency and reliability.

The Campus relies on the Central Utility Plant (CUP) of the National Institutes of Health is in Building 11 on the Bethesda campus 365 days per year. It generates steam and chilled water for distribution to the buildings on the campus. The continuous and efficient operation of the CUP is critical for the NIH mission. The CUP consumes about 1.5 million gallons of water daily for chilled water production, boiler feed water, and cooling tower water makeup. Poor quality water is identified as a single point of failure in producing chilled water, steam, distribution to the campus buildings, to the building Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning system (HVAC) and cooling and heating of laboratory and clinical research equipment processes such as the cooling of large MRIs and the sensitive control of animal research facilities. Effective and efficient water treatment of the cooling and heating is critical to ensure that NIH meets its mission.

2. BACKGROUND

A. The NIH Central Utility Plant (CUP), Building 11 is Critical Facility and one of the largest CUPs under one roof in the world, serving the NIH campus with chilled water, steam, electricity, and compressed air to keep the facilities operational. The CUP is a 24-hours per day, 7 days per week, operational facility that is managed by the Division of Technical Resources (DTR), Office of Research Facilities (ORF), Office of the Director (OD), NIH.

B. CUP Components include the following, to meet the ongoing 24/7 operations of research activities on campus See Attachment 1 for more detail:

1. Chilled Water: The nominal chilled water plant was designed with twelve (12) 5,000 Ton capacity chillers with chilled water generating capacity of 60,000 tons of cooling. Six (6) chillers were installed in the 1990s and six installed in 2000s. Currently two (2) new 6,000 ton chillers and three (3) new cooling towers are being installed with a tentative completion date of June 2023.

2. Thermal Energy Storage System (TESS) ¿ The TESS tank holds 7.9 million gallons of CHW thermal storage of treated chilled water when fully charged.

3. Steam: Five (5) natural gas/ No. 2 fuel oil dual fuel fired boilers produce a nominal 800,000 pounds per hour (PPH) of steam, Cogeneration System Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) adds an additional nominal 180,000 PPH and two (2) dual fuel auxiliary boilers have a total nominal capacity of 150,000 PPH.

4. NIH also has a nominal 24 MWe Cogeneration facility - one of the largest US government

Cogen plants - (gas turbine with heat recovery steam generator). The steam generating capacities of the HRSG (referred to as Boiler No. 6) are 107,000 PPH under normal operating conditions and 180,000 PPH when the duct burner is fired.

5. Distribution System: The total CUP chilled water distribution is 3 million gallons and including the TESS is approximately 11 million gallons. NIH Campus Chilled Water Supply/Steam and Chilled Water Return/Condensate Loops are closed loops and both loops experience losses. The make-up water is received from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) and require pre-treatment prior at the CUP prior to use.

6. The CUP operates under a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) and WSSC requirements for discharge to the sanitary sewer system. For NPDES Permit changes approval is required by the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) when new chemical products are used for the cooling tower treatment. Therefore, the Contractor is required to provide complete documentation during the Transition Period with the Incumbent Contractor to ensure a smooth transition to new products. NIH will inform the NIH Division of Environmental Protection (DEP) who in turn will inform MDE of any changes before a new chemical product can be introduced. MDE approval can take between ninety (90) to one hundred eighty days (180) days. Based on previous experience, review and approval durations may be reduced if the proposed chemicals are the same as the current chemicals being used. NIH will need a complete list of the new products and all corresponding aquatic toxicity data and manufacturers¿ product information on the chemical composition and anticipated concentrations that will exist in the effluent. MDE may require additional testing based off this information before approving the chemicals. The Contractor shall provide a detailed chemical analysis of their products with the proposal.

3. OBJECTIVE

The objective of this project is as follows:

A. Ensure the integrity and safety of the Building 11, CUP water treatment system infrastructure by providing and delivering to the CUP water treatment chemical products for the boiler, cooling tower, chilled water, and other process water related systems that are better or equal to current water treatment chemical products.

B. Maximize Chilled Water Production, Steam Production and Cogeneration Plant equipment and distribution systems useful life and efficiency by minimizing corrosion rates, scaling, and bioburden.

C. Provide a seamless transition from the incumbent water treatment contract to the new contract within 90 days of Notice to Proceed.

D. Collaborate with CUP Environmental Compliance Officer to implement strategy to predictably bring noncompliant parameters for the NIH National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit into compliance.

E. Provide emergency and preventative maintenance parts, supplies, and services for equipment that supports the CUP Industrial water treatment system and infrastructure.

4. SCOPE OF WORK:

The NIH Central Utility Plant (CUP) practices a comprehensive protocol-driven Water Management Program through the use of Key Performance Indices (KPI) (Attachment 2) that includes routine water treatment with oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides to control Legionella spp.; addition of scale and corrosion inhibitors are added at the CUP to reduce the formation and deposition of scale. The CUP manages water treatment quality through sampling, testing, and remediation. NIH seeks to secure an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) service contract on a Best Value Basis the Base Year and four (4) Option Years to perform the following tasks.

TASK 1: Water Treatment Chemicals Supply (Recurring)

A. This task involves the supply of all industrial chemicals to operate and implement the Water Treatment Program for the NIH CUP, often referred to as Building11 on a recurring basis. The Contractor shall provide water treatment chemicals in collaboration with NIH to meet the KPIs. The chemicals will be provided over one (1) base year and an annual renewal for four (4) option years. The current chemicals used and historical usage to meet the KPI¿s are listed in Attachment 3 and Attachment 4 respectively. The Contractor shall provide recommendations during the course of the Contract to improve efficiency, reduce costs and meet changing needs as the KPI¿s are adjusted over the course of the Contract. Task 1 includes but not limited to delivery, quality assurance/laboratory testing, inventory control, and account management.

1. The Contractor shall provide and deliver water treatment chemical products equivalent to those listed in Attachment 4, Current Chemical Products to meet:

i. NIH¿s compliance with the Key Performance Indices (KPI)(Attachment 2),

1. The Contractor will partner with NIH and provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) with demonstrated experience to achieve full compliance and continued improvement of the NIH KPIs over the Period of Performance (POP). Specific requests for consulting services on a nonrecurring basis not related to daily operations will be made on a task by task basis under Task 2.

ii. Provide technical recommendations from Corporate Experience to NIH for new products to improve NIH¿s compliance with the Key Performance Indices

(KPI),

1. When new chemical products are recommended the Contractor will provide SMEs for consultation as required for NIH to review and approve the recommendation.

iii. Provide Recommended Chemical Products and Dosing for Mechanical Systems Operations per Attachment 1., Attachment 2 and Attachment 3, and Attachment 4.

2. Provide chemicals for system layups as required by NIH. A system will be laid up to prevent downtime corrosion and/or microbiological growth. NIH¿s standard operating procedure layups is for systems that will remain idle for more than two (2) weeks and not operational so water can be recirculated. The labor will be provided under Task 5 Additional Related Services. The chemical quantities were provided from historical usage.

3. Response Times for Maintaining Contact with NIH:

i. During normal business hours (6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday), responses to telephone calls and e-mails from NIH personnel shall be provided within one (1) hour.

ii. During off-shift hours, the Contractor's Dispatcher shall be available by telephone within 1 hour of initial phone contact and the contractor shall provide technical support within two hours of notification by NIH.

iii. The Contractor shall provide a 24-hour telephone point of contact for emergency chemical deliveries.

iv. The Contractor shall provide emergency chemical deliveries within 24 hours of order.

4. Inspection Frequency:

i. The contractor shall conduct quarterly, annual and weekly safety inspections of the Chlorine Dioxide System, bulk storage chemical tanks, connections points, interconnected piping, level sensors and spill prevention devices. An inspection report will be provided to the NIH PO within three (3) business days of the inspection.

The report shall list each bulk delivery system and Chlorine Dioxide System and cover the condition of the existing components. The deficiency report will note any conditions that require repair or replacement.

5. Contractor Requirements for Safeguarding Government Equipment:

i. Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for the Contractor's use. At the close of each work period, the contractor shall secure all government facilities, equipment, and materials.

ii. The contractor shall ensure the chemical products provided will not damage the government's water treatment equipment including but not limited to the Chlorine Dioxide Generator, Reverse Osmosis Systems, Side Stream Filters, Polishers, chillers, cooling towers, boilers, Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) steam turbines, pumps, tubing, meters, probes and pipelines.

iii. The contractor shall make recommendations on changing the water treatment equipment to ensure chemical compatibility when necessary or changes based on improvements to water treatment chemistry.

B. Account Management:

1. The Contractor shall designate an Account Manager to serve as a technical representative and single point of contact for NIH management with the contractor organization. The Contractor shall provide resumes for the both the Account Manager and Back Up Account Manager. Any personnel substitution must be approved in writing by NIH CO. The manager must have experience with Chlorine Dioxide Generators. This manager's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following issues:

i. Ensure all chemicals are delivered safely to the areas provided by NIH including bulk delivery, neat delivery and other chemicals.

ii. Ensure conformance to contractual requirements

iii. Manage costs and cost variances

iv. Be on site during normal business hours (6:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at least eight (8) hours per week to conduct weekly inventory checks to ensure efficacy of stored chemicals. The Account Manager shall provide a service report on a weekly basis to the NIH CUP providing an updated inventory of chemicals on-site, quantities and use by dates, performance, scheduled deliveries for the week and recommended quantities to maintain sixty (60) day inventory. A weekly meeting will be held with the account manager who will provide meeting minutes within four (4) business days.

v. Provide updates and lessons learned on water treatment technology issues

vi. Provide recommendations to reduce water, chemicals and/or energy use

vii. Provide periodic technical, financial and service reviews as requested by NIH

viii. Provide recommendations on technological and operational changes to optimize the chemical effectiveness.

ix. Take corrective action process for non-performance issues

x. The account manager shall conduct semi-annual reviews with NIH corporate management to review conformance of technical, financial, and service quality to contractual requirements and industry standards.

2. The Contractor's primary on-site Account Manager representative must possess a college- or university-level degree in a corresponding technical discipline and have a minimum of 10 years of experience in water treatment systems. If during the performance period of the Work, the Water Treatment Contractor should need to backfill positions described herein, the Back Up Account Manager shall meet the same educational and experience level requirements. The Account Manger shall demonstrate a minimum of 10 years of recent continuous capabilities and experience with projects for providing water treatment chemicals program monitoring and control for systems of comparable scope and complexity such as large Government research facilities, federal military, large municipal district heating and cooling plant and/or large industrial heating and cooling facility. Primary technical service personnel shall have Hazwoper 40, OSHA 30 certifications and experience with unit operations, systems and field service testing including:

a. Zeolite softeners

b. Condensate polishers

c. Reverse Osmosis Systems

d. Boilers

e. Steam and Condensate Systems

f. Recirculating cooling towers (open loops)

g. Chilled water systems (semi-open loops)

h. Thermal Energy Storage Systems

i. Industrial Water Storage Systems

j. Equipment cooling water systems

k. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits

l. Chemical feed and water analysis m. Chlorine dioxide feed systems (minimum of three (3) years continuous experience)

m. Chemical cleaning of all system types included in SOW.

n. Works collaboratively with COR, NIH CUP management, and engineers to ensure the water treatment program meets all KPIs and objectives.

3. Contractor shall have a qualified Backup Account Manager available who can perform the responsibilities described above when the primary Account Manager is unavailable or otherwise unable to perform their duties.

C. Discharge Permits Assistance:

1. For each major water system (Boiler, Chilled Water, Cooling Tower, equipment cooling), the Contractor shall provide chemical products to assist NIH in maintaining applicable licenses, permits and discharge limits. The cooling tower water at NIH discharges directly to a public water way requiring that discharge limits meet the Government's NPDES Permit (Attachment 5). For systems discharged to the sanitary systems the contractor shall provide chemical products to assist NIH in meeting the WSSC discharge limits.

2. The Contractor shall provide chemical products to maintain compliance with NIH NPDES Permit provided as Attachment 5, based on water supplied by WSSC

(Attachment 3) for the annual capacity levels provided in Attachment 2, and Attachment 1 specifications and operating capacities of Building 11 Mechanical Systems.

3. The NIH NPDES Permit was granted on the basis of using only those chemicals stated in the permit application in the cooling tower system, listed in Attachment 6. All proposed chemicals for the cooling tower system should be identical to those approved on the NPDES Permit. Changes to chemicals used in the cooling tower system will require approval by the NIH Department of the Environment (DEP) and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) authority have jurisdiction and may take up to 180 days for approval. To comply with the NPDES Permit the Contractor shall provide a complete list of the new products and all corresponding aquatic toxicity data and manufacturers¿ product information on the chemical composition and anticipated concentrations that will exist in the effluent. MDE may require additional testing based off this information before approving the chemicals.

4. Collaborate with NIH CUP to implement strategy to predictably bring noncompliant parameters for the NIH National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit into compliance.

5. The Contractor shall furnish SME to provide consultations and recommendations when issues arise during normal operations to comply with WSSC, MDE and NPDES Permit requirements.

6. Remove and dispose all chemicals in accordance with the WSSC, NPDES and MDE permit requirements.

D. Quality Control

1. To ensure quality control for water treatment chemical products at NIH, the Contractor shall supply all labor and their own portable monitoring equipment to test the Contractor¿s chemical products in storage to ensure they maintain their effectiveness through the inventory period.

2. Chemical Production Facility

i. In-house capabilities to provide complete water treatment services, including chemical production at a minimum of 2 production facilities with at least one other storage facility or demonstrate a five (5) year relationship with manufacturers with the required facilities. The primary production facility shall be within 300 miles of NIH and both production facilities shall be capable of providing all chemical products within 24 hours¿ notice. The storage facility must be temperature controlled and be able to accommodate ninety days of NIH¿s full inventory in the event the primary production facility is disabled by any means including but not limited to accidents or adverse weather.

ii. All chemical providers shall be in adherence with ISO 9001:2105 Certification.

iii. Ensure water treatment chemical concentrations are certified to concentrations indicated in the technical literature, on safety data sheet and product label.

Provide CoA for each chemical product.

iv. The Contractor shall assure defects in equipment used for the storage, delivery and monitoring and control of water treatment chemicals are prevented.

v. All equipment, accessories, and supplies are to be the product of a United States manufacturer regularly engaged in its manufacture, and shall be of suitable institutional grade for reliability in a mission-critical facility

vi. All items of a given type shall be products of the same manufacturer

vii. Supply all equipment, accessories, and supplies new and free from defects

viii. Supply all equipment, accessories, and supplies in compliance with applicable standard and National, state, and local codes

ix. The Government reserves the right to tour the production facility and laboratory with reasonable notice for review of manufacturing processes and quality control. The Government will reject any material, equipment, method, design, or qualifications of any manufacturer or testing laboratory performing work under this project that it determines to not be in conformance with project requirements, acceptable practice, or suitable to the project application

x. Instruments and calibration solutions shall be National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) traceable. All instrumentation shall be routinely calibrated, and records of such calibration shall be maintained.

3. Recurring Laboratory Testing

i. Contractor shall provide testing services when requested by NIH to verify results obtained by the NIH water treatment staff or to confirm the efficacy of the chemical stocks in the CUP.

ii. The Contractor shall run at a minimum the following tests on a quarterly basis as part of Task 1, unless otherwise noted.

1. Calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, iron, zinc, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulfate, silica, bromide, aluminum, barium, manganese, orthophosphate, phosphate: Detection using ICP-AES, EPA 200.7 protocol.

2. Sulfate, phosphate, orthophosphate: ASTM Standard D4327 - 17, Standard Test Method for Anions in Water by Suppressed Ion Chromatography

3. Benzotriazole and tolytriazole: (Contractor's In- House High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method provided by contractor for review.) (Shall be performed monthly)

4. Nitrate: Either Cadmium reduction method or Nitrate electrode method by following EPA method: 5.7 https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/html/vms57.html)

5. Amine sampling in air: PV2016 by OSHA

iii. Contractor shall provide Quality Control (QC) methodology for all testing methods used at Contractor's laboratory.

4. NIH may, from time to time, bring in a 3rd party Water Treatment Consultant to review practices and procedures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the program. The Contractor shall provide detailed technical information and assistance requested by the Consultant to perform their concurrent sample collection throughout the CUP campus and provide certified analytical laboratory analysis of the chemical products provided under this contract as requested.

E. Chemical Delivery:

1. The Contractor shall transfer chemicals from the delivery truck to on-site storage tanks, drums or other containers per Attachment 7.

2. If chemicals are to be supplied from other manufacturers (third parties), the Contractor must retain the chain of custody, confirm and guarantee the product quality through independent testing to meet specifications and deliver them to NIH. No direct shipment from a third party to the site will be permitted.

3. Provide resumes and qualification of Delivery Personnel

4. The Contractor shall deliver chemicals during normal business hours to the site as determined by the responsible PO and contact the Central Utilities Plant Branch Chief NIH Building 11 or their designee.

5. The Contractor shall provide packing slips and/or bill of lading to PO within two (2) business days.

6. The Contractor shall provide a weekly chemical inventory of chemicals at Building 11.

7. All deliveries must be made per U.S.D.O.T. and Maryland State requirements. Where Hazardous Chemicals are transported, the Contractor must meet 49 CFR Part 107, Subpart G.

8. Contractor must maintain a spill prevention plan and maintain spill kits to be used in case of an emergency. All chemical spills are to be reported immediately to the

PO.

9. Contractor shall have qualified representatives familiar with the CUP storage locations for bulk storage, neat delivery, and drum and container delivery present at the time of delivery.

10. During bulk, neat and container chemical deliveries a minimum of two trained personnel shall be present to ensure delivery of bulk chemicals and prevent spills or overflows. The employees must have at a minimum, Hazwoper 40 and OSHA 10 training within the last three years and attend the Building 11, CUP Safety Orientation.

11. All drums shall be moved off the Building 11 loading dock by 2 p.m. to the area specified in Attachment 9 or designated by the representative from the NIH Bldg11

CUP.

F. Inventory Management:

1. Provide and maintain up to 60 days inventory and no fewer than 20 days inventory of water treatment chemical products for the CUP Water Treatment System in consultation with the PO or CUP Operations based on the operation of the Boiler, Chiller and Cogeneration Plant. For the Base year, refer to the Bid Form for required inventory requirements.

2. Ensure chemical product stocks are used in order of delivery to prevent expiration of effectiveness.

G. The contractor shall provide detailed product information in the form of Technical Data Sheets (TDS) with Certificate of Analysis (CoA) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)) for each proposed product and estimated quantities based on the following background information:

1. The Key Performance Indices KPIs in Attachment 2

2. The specifications and operating capacities of mechanical units in Attachment

1 -C108435 Specifications and Operating Capacities of Mechanical Systems.

3. Make-up water quality, annual water consumption and steam and chilled water system generation in Attachment 3.

TASK 2: Technical Consultation for the water treatment system associated with the NIH Building 11, Bethesda Campus, Central Utility Plant (CUP) and Cogeneration Plant (Nonrecurring)

A. Subject Matter Experts: NIH may need to consult with Subject Matter experts from time to time to discuss technical matters regarding the effectiveness of the chemical products provided, chemistry improvements or KPI control problems. This work is nonrecurring, and NIH will issue a task order for requested services from SME's on an as-needed basis.

1. Provide subject matter experts in the following disciplines:

a. Microbiological Detection and Control Expert in chilled water distribution and chilled water generation systems of over five (5) million gallons and Thermal Energy Storage tanks. (PhD in microbiological or chemistry with 10 to 20 years of experience)

b. Air and Water Borne Legionella Control Expert in cooling water and cooling towers 10 to 20 years of experience in legionnaires disease risk assessment, outbreak prevention and response.

c. Corrosion Control Expert with National Association of Corrosion Engineering (NACE) specialist certification and with experience on Central Utility Plants with campus distribution systems with capacities of up to 1,000,000 pounds per hours of steam capacity, 40,000 Tons of chilled water capacity.

d. Steam Treatment with Neutralizing Amine Expert with experience with ASHRAE standard 170-2013 and FDA 21 CFR 173.310)

e. Reverse Osmosis Expert with 10- 20 years of experience on industrial reverse osmosis systems associated, steam condensate returns systems, make-up water treatment and experience with water treatment facilities meeting American Water Association (AWA) standards.

f. Water Softener and Condensate Polisher Expert 10-20 years of experience on ion exchange water treatment systems such as water softener and condensate polisher associated with facilities meeting AWA standards.

B. The Contractor shall furnish SMEs with demonstrated experience to provide technical consultation regarding selected chemicals and potential alternative chemicals for the water treatment system associated with the Bethesda Campus Central Utility Plant (CUP) and Cogeneration Plant at NIH's request. This work is nonrecurring and is separate from the SME services included in Task 1 for the initial selection of chemicals during the Transition Period and on-going recommendations during the POP. The Contractor shall provide hourly rates for each SME for when work is requested outside the scope of TASK 1.

C. The Contractor will partner with NIH to achieve full compliance with the NIH KPIs that include but are not limited to pH, conductivity, Langelier Saturation Index (LSI), oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), total suspended solids, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, silica levels, and NPDES total and dissolved copper tests (EPA 200.8). SME services may be needed to evaluate cause of failure to meet KPI¿s and potential remedies.

D. When requested Contractor will use the latest National approved guidelines for sampling and testing for Legionella spp., this will include BUT not limited to ISO standard 1173. The Contractor's SME shall have experience and be FULLY familiar with using daily on-site rapid advanced adenosine triphosphate (ATP) as an early indicator of the likelihood of Legionella spp. growth and heterotopic bacteria. Currently being performed by NIH.

E. The Contractor's SME must have experience and full knowledge of the Microbial culturing that is used as a validation method to detect Legionella spp. colonies based on morphology, advanced adenosine triphosphate as well as more complex and sensitive testing procedures such as quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Further, the Contractor's SME shall be fully experienced in heavy metal detection in the water supply.

This is including but NOT limited to the Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP)

Spectroscopy.

TASK 3: Lease and maintain Chlorine Dioxide Generator System (Recurring)

A. Lease and maintain one primary and one redundant Chlorine Dioxide Generator and ancillary equipment equal or better to the currently installed generators, as described below:

1. The CUP currently leases one primary and one redundant Chlorine Dioxide Generator utilizing three precursors (acid, bleach and sodium chlorite). The generator produces approximately 300 lbs. per day of chlorine dioxide at a minimum concentration of 2,000 ppm efficiency equal or greater to 95%. The storage tanks each have a capacity of 3000 gallons. Current configuration includes an in-line chlorine dioxide strength probe, precursor tanks with tank level monitors, a day tank with tank level monitors, and a PLC for interface of generator status, flow rate, CLO2 strength and tank level monitors.

The system can also tie into 5 existing gas monitors for safety purposes that will initiate safety shutdown upon exceeding limit. Provide and maintain Programable Logic Controller (PLC) for interface of generator status, flow rate, CLO2 strength and tank level monitors

2. Include base pricing and four (4) Option Years.

TASK 4: Additional Water treatment field and analytical laboratory testing services (Nonrecurring)

The contractor shall perform the following:

A. When and as needed, perform water treatment field and analytical laboratory testing services to support additional testing needs for the generation of chilled water and steam by the Central Utility Plant, chilled, condensate closed water loops, condenser water system, steam distribution system, and water softener and RO pretreatment systems serving he NIH campus. This task is nonrecurring, and the Contractor shall provide a unit rate price for test.

B. NIH will issue a task order as required for individual tests other than required under Task 1 for Quality Control.

C. Testing services are requested for the following:

1. Field and/or analytical laboratory testing for NIH campus-wide ad-hoc condensate loss investigations.

2. Provide field water treatment testing supplies and regents. Provide analytical laboratory testing for NIH campus-wide ad-hoc chilled water loss investigations.

3. Concurrent water treatment sampling and testing for scheduled third party oversight consulting campaigns in the CUP and the outbuilding mechanical rooms.

4. Supplies for field testing and analytical laboratory water treatment

5. Field and analytical laboratory water treatment testing for the TESS as requested.

6. Ad-hoc field microbiological ATP testing for PEP filters prior to copper translator study for aquatic toxicity.

7. All sampling and testing protocols and standard must be approved by the

NIH. See Section 4.0 Task 1 for Quality Control and Task 4 for Additional Testing requirements and frequency.

D. The Contractor shall provide unit prices to perform the following tests and methodologies as requested by NIH. Some tests may be included both under task 1 for

QC purposes and under Task 4 as additional testing to be requested on an as-needed basis and issued through a separate task order.

1. Adenosine Tri - Phosphate (ATP): Method described in LuminUltra ( user manual)

a. NIH performs enhanced micro biological testing to monitor cooling towers including two (2) petrifilm and ATP tests three (3) times per week.

2. Calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, iron, zinc, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulfate, silica, bromide, aluminum, barium, manganese, orthophosphate, phosphate: Detection using ICP-AES, EPA 200.7 protocol

3. Chloride: EPA Method 9252A

4. Sulfate, phosphate, orthophosphate: ASTM Standard D4327 - 17, Standard

Test Method for Anions in Water by Suppressed Ion Chromatography

5. Bromide: ASTM D1246-16, Standard Test Method for Bromide Ion in Water

6. Nitrate: Either Cadmium reduction method or Nitrate electrode method by following EPA method: 5.7 https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/html/vms57.html)

7. Benzotriazole and tolytriazole: Contractor's In- House High Performance

Liquid Chromatography: HPLC method to be provided by contractor for review.

8. Total suspended solids: Standard Methods (2005) 2540D and EPA (1983)

Method 160.2)

9. Turbidity: The test is measured by a nephelometer, following EPA Method

180.1

10. Monthly legionella test: ISO 11731 testing protocol

a. Contractor shall provide unit price to perform once per month on each cooling tower (up to 144 total per year).

11. Amine sampling in air: PV2016 by OSHA

12. NPDES total and dissolved copper tests: EPA 200.8 Contractor shall provide unit price for twelve (12) tests per year.

13. Particle size distribution analysis on side stream filters: ISO 21501-2 in compliance with ISO 17025

TASK 5: Additional Related Services (Nonrecurring)

Task 5 includes Additional Related, Nonrecurring Services to assist NIH in maintaining equipment, including the tasks listed below. NIH will issue a task order as required for additional services in addition to those required under Task 1.

Additional Related Services include the following:

A. This work will be issued by Task Order per scope provided by NIH as required. The Contractor shall provide proposals within five (5) business days for normal requests and 24 hours for emergency requests.

B. The Contractor shall provide on a non-recurring basis the following additional preventative maintenance and related services, including but not limited to:

1. Equipment Lay ups

i. Hot Lay-up Procedures: Contractor shall be able to provide ¿Hot Lay up¿ procedure in which the equipment remains online with no rinsing or draining required in the event of emergency startup.

ii. Scheduled Lay-up Procedures: Contractor shall be able to provide lay-up procedures for scheduled equipment outages/maintenance.

2. System Flushes https://archive.epa.gov/water/archive/web/html/vms57.html

3. Sand filter cleanings

4. Replace condensate polisher media

5. Equipment cleanings

6. Annual lay-up and cleaning of the Cogen¿s HRSG, two (2) Auxiliary Boilers, gas compressor closed cooling system and the Combustion Turbine Inlet Air Cooling (CTIAC) Cooling System.

7. Water Treatment Equipment maintenance (Reverse Osmosis, sand filter cleaning, or polisher media replacements, analyzer maintenance and reagents).

5. TRANSITION PLAN:

A. Initial Inspection and Deficiency Report: The incoming Contractor, outgoing contractor and the CO or designee shall make a complete and systematic initial inspection together during the transition phase for an existing facility that shall include all chemical storage systems associated with the water treatment chemical storage in CUP and Cogen in Building 11. The purpose of this inspection is to discover and list in an existing deficiency report all deficiencies that exists in the equipment and systems covered by this SOW, as well as the Contractor's (incoming contractor) itemized price (including labor, materials, overhead, and profit) for correcting each deficiency. This report covers all equipment and systems within the building regardless of whether or not they are listed in the building inventory. The Government will elect to have all, or any part of this work performed by the incumbent contractor, incoming Contractor, Government employees, or other contractors. The incumbent contractor will be given the opportunity to correct items in the Initial Deficiency Report. The existing deficiency report shall not include any items that would be replaced, repaired or adjusted during the performance of normal preventive or predictive maintenance. The Initial Deficiency Report is required to be provided within fifteen (15) Business Days after Contractor¿s Notice to Proceed.

6. Transition Phase:

A. The Contractor shall provide with the proposal, a plan for transition two weeks after the Contract start date to assist transitioning between contractors. The purpose of this phase is to permit a transition that is seamless to the tenants and to assess the condition of the building and incomplete maintenance work at the time of contractor transition.

During this period, the incoming Contractor shall:

1. To comply with the NPDES Permit the Contractor shall provide a complete list of the new products and all corresponding aquatic toxicity data and manufacturers¿ product information on the chemical composition and anticipated concentrations that will exist in the effluent. MDE may require additional testing based off this information before approving the chemicals.

2. The Contractor shall submit a work schedule to the COR or designee for the transition phase. This schedule shall describe on a weekly basis, work to be accomplished and staff to be onboarded. At the end of each week during the transition phase, the Contractor shall submit a report describing the work accomplished that was actually completed.

3. Submit to the COR or designee Standard Operating Plans for delivery, inventory and testing of chemical products provided.

4. Inspect the condition of all equipment and systems for the Chlorine Dioxide

System, safety sensors, bulk storage chemical tanks, connections points, interconnected piping, level sensors and spill prevention devices.

5. The Contractor shall clean all valves, supply lines, bulk and neat delivery chemical tanks prior to replacing existing inventory with new chemicals

6. Submit an Initial Deficiency Report, including an itemized estimate for correcting each deficiency to the CO

7. Support CUP Operations to transition CLO2 production unit to a new unit or the use existing unit.

8. Provide a plan for transition chemicals from the current provider to the new Contractor and provide cleaning and disposal services as required.

7. Phase-out Transition Period A. When the Contract ends, the Contractor shall comply with Continuity of Services.

During this phase-out period, the contractor shall also:

1. The Transition Period shall be 90 Calendar Days from the end of the Period of Performance.

2. Assist the COR or designee and incoming Contractor for a seamless

3. transition in operations and maintenance with no adverse effect on the operation of Building 11.

4. Provide the COR and the incoming contractor with access to all records and official documentation (both hard copies and electronic as applicable) required by this Contract.

5. Coordinate and complete disposal, cleanup, and transfer of all materials according to applicable laws.

6. Provide all data records (e.g., database files, and spreadsheets) relating to building systems, assets, Work Orders, permits, work activities and other related matters to the CO or designee.

7. Provide training to incoming Contractor.

8. Applicable Code, Standards, Regulations, etc.

A. The Contractor shall ensure that all work and services meet applicable regulatory requirements, generally accepted best industry practices and ensure compliance with applicable guidelines listed below:

B. Applicable Statutes, Regulations, Standards, and Guidelines include, but not be limited to:

1. National Discharge Elimination Permit (NPDES)

2. Maryland Department of Environment (MDE)

3. Environmental Protection Agency

4. NIH DEP (Authority having jurisdiction)

5. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

(ASHRAE)

6. Department of Transportation (DOT)

7. International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

8. ISO 9001:2015

9. American Water Association (AWA)

9. DELIVERABLES

A. To comply with the NPDES Permit the Contractor shall provide a complete list of the new products and all corresponding aquatic toxicity data and manufacturers¿ product information on the chemical composition and anticipated concentrations that will exist in the effluent. MDE may require additional testing based off this information before approving the chemicals.

B. Weekly Service Report within two (2) business days of weekly meetings C. Lab Test Results from both Task 1 and Task 3 within ten (10) business days unless otherwise instructed D. Completion of Site Safety Training for the Account Manager and Deliver Personnel within ten (10) business days of award.

E. Delivery Schedule within two (2) business days of weekly meetings F. Packing Slip or Bill of Lading within two (2) business days G. Weekly Chemical Inventory report within two (2) business days of weekly meetings H. Consultation as required I. Proposed Transition Plan from existing to new chemical products within ten (10) business days of award or Notice to Proceed.

a. Initial Inspection and Deficiency Report of existing Government Furnished Equipment within fifteen (15) business days of award or Notice to Proceed.

J. Certificate of insurance for a general liability policy within ten (10) business days of award.

K. Quality Control Plan within ten (10) business days of award.

a. For contents, See Section 4. Scope of Work, Task 1 Subsection D. Quality Control L. Safety Plan within ten (10) business days of award.

M. All delivery support personnel shall possess a OSHA 30 certification and the current HAZWHOPR 40 certification.

10. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIABILITIES

A. Indemnification by Contractor. Contractor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Government, the members thereof, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, Affiliates its directors, managers, officers, employees and agents from and against all losses, damages, claims, demands, suits, actions, recoveries, judgments, costs, expenses, liabilities, fines and sanctions of every kind (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs and costs of investigation) which arise from or in connection with third-party claims arising from the negligent acts or omissions of Contractor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor shall not be responsible for indemnification to the extent of Government's negligence.

B. Indemnification by Government. Government shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Contractor, its officers, directors, employees, agents, Affiliates and representatives from and against any and all claims (in whatever form and to the fullest extent permitted by law) arising out of or in any way connected with, but only to the extent of, any gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of Government or anyone acting on Government's behalf or under its instructions (other than Contractor and its suppliers, contractors, vendors, and their subcontractors and vendors and any employee or agent of the foregoing), in connection with this Agreement and Government's obligations thereunder.

11. CONFIDENTIALITY

A. General: Any confidential and/or proprietary information furnished by either party to the other in connection with the Services shall not be disclosed to third parties without the prior written consent of the other party, unless required by law or governmental agency, provided that in such case the parties shall use reasonable efforts to notify the other in advance to afford it an opportunity to protect its information.