GENERAL CHAMBER REQUIREMENTS Rev1.pdf

PDF 76 KB Posted

Attached to
Growth Walk-in Chambers (2) - Hilo HI. Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
12905B24Q0227
Issued by
Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Pacific West Area

About this file

This document is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the procurement of two walk-in growth chambers for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Pacific West Area (PWA) located in Hilo, Hawaii.

The key details are: The solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase of two walk-in growth chambers with specific electrical, heat rejection, compressed air, and water requirements. The chambers must be capable of integrating with the agency's existing central management system. The lighting for the chambers must match the spectral distribution properties of the agency's existing lighting systems. The solicitation is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 334516, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Offers are due by 12:00 PM Central Time on August 22, 2024, and must comply with the attached RFQ terms and conditions. Delivery is required within 180 days of contract award, to the USDA Pacific West Area facility in Hilo, Hawaii. No additional contract requirements or terms beyond standard FAR clauses have been identified.

View the file

Other files for this federal contract opportunity

Show all 17

On GovTribe

Work with this file on GovTribe

  • Download the original file
  • Contacts named in this file
  • Similar government files
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this file

Text version

MANDATORY GENERAL CHAMBER REQUIREMENTS:

(All values provided on a per chamber basis)

1.0 Meet existing building design parameters:

1.1 Electrical Service: Main electrical service shall be compatible to be integrated with the following electrical services:

1.1.1 Inside building at control panel: 120/208volt, 3 phase, 60 cycle, four wire plus ground. Maximum MOP allowable = 50 amps

1.1.2 Inside building at chemical drier: 208-230volt, 3 phase, 60 cycle, three wire plus ground. Maximum MOP allowable = 30 amps

1.1.3 Exterior building at C/U: 208/230volt, 3 phase, 60 cycle, four wire plus ground.

Maximum MOP allowable = 50 amps

1.2 Heat Rejection to Ambient: Chamber and Chemical Drier combined shall not expel greater than 10,200btu/hr to the building ambient.

1.3 Compressed Air: Maximum compressed air requirement shall not exceed 3.75 CFM @ 50psi

1.4 Purified Water: Maximum purified water requirement shall not exceed 2.1USGPH.

2.0 Controls and Management Integration

2.1 Remote Access and Management: Chambers shall be configured for, and capable of, fully integrating into the existing central management system for control, alarming and data collection activities. The existing system is the CM V8.5 Central Management.

3.0 Plant Growth Lighting Suitability

3.1 Spectral Properties: For continuity of research conditions between environments, plant growth lighting shall be consistent with existing lighting systems and specifically capable of matching the existing spectral distribution properties indicated below, to within +/- 2%, along the full 360nm to 780nm axis, and be validated by on-site spectroradiometer measurements and analysis.

File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .