Attachment 1 Statement of Work.pdf

United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service

STATEMENT OF WORK

Replacement of Transducers, Relief Valves and supply a

1,000-pound tank of Refrigerant on East Chiller

For the

U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center Maricopa, Arizona

STATEMENT OF WORK

1.0 CONTRACT PROJECT:

a. Project Number: TBD

b. Project Title: “Replacement of East Chiller Transducers, Relief Valves and Refrigerant” at the U.S.

Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona.

2.0 PROJECT CONTACT PERSONS:

2.1 FACILITY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (FOS):

Harry Gardner Facility Operations Specialist 21881 N. Cardon Lane Maricopa, AZ 85138 Tel. No.: 602-725-2123 Email: harry.gardner@ars.usda.gov

2.2 CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO):

TBD

3.0 BACKGROUND:

ALARC is organized under the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) which is the principal research agency of the USDA and the Research, Education, and Economics (REE).

The U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center (ALARC) integrates the former Western Cotton Research Laboratory and the U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory on a 20-acre site at the University of Arizona, Maricopa Agricultural Center (MAC). The facility opened in February 2006.

The location needs a Qualified Contractor to provide labor, supervision, equipment, and supplies/materials, except those furnished by the Government, necessary to perform the “Replacement of East Chiller Transducers, Relief Valves and Refrigerant” as described. The contractor shall maintain the current facility buildings, grounds and equipment to their most productive and efficient state of performance.

4.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES:

The Contractor shall provide all professional services necessary for the accomplishment of the contract project and such required services shall be in accordance with requirements as described herein.

5.0 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall provide a cost estimate for parts and labor, furnish a technical and cost proposal to complete each project for any requested work as detailed in section 5.1 below. All requested work will be performed at the U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona.

5.1 Bid Schedule: Base

Provide qualified labor, supervision, equipment, and supplies/materials, except those furnished by the Government, necessary to perform the “Replacement of East Chiller Transducers, Relief Valves and Refrigerant” for the U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center located at 21881 North Cardon Lane, Maricopa, AZ 85138.

Remove and replace defective transducers and pressure relief valves.

Provide the necessary services needed in replacing the defective transducers and relief valves.

Supply a 1,000-pound tank of R134a refrigerant, leave remaining refrigerant on-site for future use.

5.1.1 Replace transducers and relief valves on the York Chiller

Model # YVAA0443GMV46B - Serial # SFFM126920:

Schedule all work with location staff.

Supply a 1,000-pound tank of R134a refrigerant for the chiller repairs, leave the remainder of the refrigerant onsite for future use.

Recover remaining refrigerant in system 1 and system 2 and save for reuse.

Provide and replace the defective liquid line transducers on system 1 and system 2.

Provide and replace the defective condenser relief valves on system 1 and system 2.

Pressurize system 1 and system 2 with nitrogen to check for leaks.

Weigh in the recovered refrigerant and add refrigerant as need for proper operation (up to 370 pounds of R134a per system, leaving remainder of refrigerant onsite for future use).

Start chiller, obtain a full load, test system.

5.2.1 General:

a. The Contractor will work with site personnel to ensure project is accomplished in a timely manner.

b. All requested work shall comply with applicable federal, state (Arizona), and local code requirements as well as current industry standards, and health and safety codes, in effect at the time of contract award.

c. Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and field supervision for the completion of any requested project.

d. All removed hardware, debris and surplus materials resulting from all completed work shall be removed from the work area and disposed of properly after completion of the project.

e. Contractor shall provide and maintain all necessary guards, lights, barricades, etc., to protect persons, property, and materials in and around the site.

f. Contractor shall schedule his work so that his working hours and the working hours of the location coincide (M-F -7:00am - 3:30pm). Should it be necessary to work hours other than the normal, regular working hours, the contractor shall arrange for access to the area with the location personnel.

g. Sanitation facilities: The contractor may use the government sanitary facilities during the execution of this project. It is required that the contractor use these facilities in a responsible manner.