Vendor Questions and Answers.pdf
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- Sodium Battery Installation for KAFB COMM 498
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- FA940125Q0022
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This document is a Vendor Questions and Answers file for a sodium battery installation contract at Kirkland Air Force Base. The Q&A provides detailed technical specifications and clarifications about battery replacement requirements, including replacing existing lead-acid Absolyte batteries with sodium nickel batteries in two buildings. Key technical details include:
Specific requirements involve installing 40 sodium nickel batteries (48V, with a preference for 200Ah units), providing battery racks (recommended 6-shelf configuration), and replacing existing LaMarche inverters. The system is single-phase with 120V single-phase AC output at 20 amps and 48V DC input. The battery replacement is part of a broader electrical infrastructure upgrade that includes removing legacy equipment, installing new power inverters (200-amp and 100-amp modular units), and adding 27 new 20-amp dual locking electric outlets. The contract aims to modernize critical backup power systems with enhanced monitoring capabilities.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| Base Access and Building Locations.pdf | ||
| Solicitation - FA940125Q0022 b.pdf | ||
| SOW Battery Installation Redacted.pdf |
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1. Would you consider separating the battery purchase from the electrical installation requirements?
- No, the electrical installation requirements are as necessary as the battery purchasing/installation requirement.
2. Please confirm the Sodium Nickel battery required is 48V, 120Ah, 4,800Ah total capacity for (40) units, is this correct?
- Recently installed sodium nickel batteries for buildings on the base are 200Ah, these would be the preferred option.
3. Would you consider going with (24) 48V, 200Ah to achieve the same 4,800Ah total capacity if this were a more cost e ective solution?
- See answer #2
4. Is the contractor required to provide racking for the (40) 48V Sodium Nickel Batteries?
- Yes, contractor is to provide racking for the Sodium Nickel Batteries for both buildings. Base Comm would recommend the usage of 6-shelf racks due to space concerns for both buildings if 2 or 4-shelf racks were to be used. Use of 6-shelf racks may allow contractor to perform installation while removal takes place (ex:
remove existing lead-acid rack, install new sodium nickel rack w/batteries, repeat process until complete).
a. If yes, does Kirkland AFB have a preference to use 2, 4, or 6-shelf racks, see attached?
See answer #4
5. Can you confirm battery manufacture, make and model along with the quantity of existing batteries? A few pictures would be extremely helpful to evaluate the scope of the removal.
- Attached to this email are slides that contain building locations and battery environment for building 498 that can be used as reference. All lead-acid batteries present in both buildings, that are to be replaced, are Absolyte. 100A33 models – 2x B20449, 3x B498. 100G33 models – 6x B20449, 3x B498.
- ** see Base Access and Building Locations pdf.
6. Can you provide calculations on how the requested Sodium Nickel batteries were established or is this system just being sized based on the capacity of the existing battery system?
- Calculation for the requested Sodium Nickel Batteries were performed based on existing capabilities/capacity of the lead-acid battery systems for both buildings with the decommissioning of legacy equipment in both cases (reduction in required capacity).
7. Inverter/Charger specifications, what is the inverter e iciency?
- Estimated 92% e iciency.
8. What chargers/inverters do they have currently?
- Existing inverters are of LaMarche origin: LMP2000A populated with 1400A current capacity in B20449, and LMP1000A populated with 600A capacity in B498.
9. SMC batteries don’t work with high ripple current, they may need a new system?
- Unknown, outside scope of knowledge. Other sites which had Absolyte lead-acid batteries of the same models listed in answer #5 were replaced with sodium nickel with no issues.
10. Is this a single or three phase system?
- Both buildings make use of a single phase system.
11. What is the output and input?
- Output – 120V single phase AC, 20amp. Input – 48V DC.
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