RFI Questions Answers CMSFS Bearings and Balance Cooling Towers.pdf

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Bearings and Balance Cooling Towers 2, 3, and 4
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This document is a set of Questions and Answers from a Site Visit related to a Request for Information (RFI) for the Bearings and Balance Cooling Towers 2, 3, and 4 federal contract opportunity at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), CO.

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  • The new bearings manufacturer will dictate the type of grease required. Lifting points do not require certification prior to use. There are several options for staging areas. The preferred method is to balance the cooling tower fans in place versus removing the fan assembly. The work hours are Monday-Friday, 6:30am-5:00pm. Welded balance weights are preferred but not required. The current installed bearings are Dodge brand.
  • The related federal contract opportunity is a Solicitation (FA2517-24-Q-0034) for replacing the bearings in cooling towers 2, 3 and 4 and balancing the fans at CMSFS. It is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside with a NAICS code of 333415 - Air Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing. The purpose is to replace the bearings and balance the cooling tower fans.

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CMSFS Bearings and Balance Cooling Towers 2, 3 and 4

RFI/Questions and Answers from Site Visit

Questions Answers

Type of preferred grease? NEW BEARINGS MANUFATURER WILL DICTATE

TYPE GREASE REQUIRED

Do lifting points require certification prior to use? WE DO NOT REQUIRE CERTIFICATION OF

LIFTING POINTS

Will there be a staging area? DEPENDING ON SPACE REQUIRED, THERE ARE

SEVERAL OPTIONS FOR STAGING AREAS.

Is it acceptable to perform a balance in place versus removed the cooling tower fan assembly?

PREFERRED TO DO IN PLACE

What are the working days/hours for this project? REFER TO SOW Mon-Fri 6:30-17:00

Are welded balance weights required? NO REQUIREMENT FOR WELDED WEIGHTS

BUT WELDED IS PREFERED

Is there a brand name for the bearings/fans for cooling towers 2, 3 and 4?

LIKE FOR LIKE OEM REPLACEMENT CURRENT

INSTALLED IS DODGE BEARINGS.

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