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Amendment 0006

VA PITC Uninterruptable Power Supply Replacement Project

1. The following questions and responses are hereby incorporated into the solicitation.

a. Question: The drawings are calling for a load test of the 2- temporary UPS system (trailers) while we are completing start-up. (drawing E 1 13, note 22) There are no specifics on the test. Do they want them fully loaded at 750KVA? How long do they want each load test?

Answer: In accordance with Section 263353 – Static Uninterruptible Power Supply paragraph 3.2.C.5… Load Bank Test: The UPS shall be load tested using a supplier furnished resistive load bank. The test shall consist of one hour burn-in, step-load, transfer tests, and battery discharge test.

b. Question: We want to quote Eaton bus duct . The drawing states GE Spectra or approved equal.

What is the process to get the Eaton equivalent approved?

Answer: In accordance with Section 262500 – Enclosed Bus Assemblies paragraph 2.1.A and 2.1.A.1, A. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include the following:

1. General Electric Company; Electrical Distribution & Control Division or Engineer and PITC approved equal. New bus duct MUST be an exact equivalent to existing G.E. Spectra bus duct. New bus duct MUST matchup to and connect to certain existing sections of G.E.

Spectra bus duct. SEE Note #11 on project drawing #ED112 for the exact type of the existing GE Spectra Busway.

Specifications state Available Manufacturers, therefore vendor can quote any other manufacturer as long as it meets the specifications identified above along with the manufacturers specifications so the devices can be properly reviewed to determine applicability to meet with the existing GE Bus Duct already in use at the facility.

c. Question: The drawings show 480V, 4-wire, but there do not seem to be 277V loads on the UPS.

Can you please confirm that a 480V, 3-wire UPS system will be acceptable in this application?

Answer: Bus Duct must be 480 Volt 3-Phase 4-Wire in accordance with the Specification Drawings. Also, each ‘normal’ and ‘bypass’ input to new UPS and each UPS ‘output’ must be 480 volt, 3-phase, 4-wire.

d. Question: In Amendment #3, there was clarification as to the design life and expected warranty on the batteries, and more information is needed. A 10-year design life battery in a UPS application is typically only good for 5 years. Supporting a full 5-year warranty means a very high probability of full string replacement for all strings, and manufacturers will typically price accordingly. This means GSA will be, in essence, purchasing the first full battery refresh with these project funds. Is this the intent, or can a clarification be included that normal end-of-life full string replacement is not required to be covered under the warranty? UPS manufacturers typically can add extended coverage that includes 10% jar replacements as needed, per string, per year, but which would exclude full string replacements.

Answer: Amendment #3 answer to question #3d shall remain as is. Warranty that provides full replacement of the battery for 5 years is required.

2. Item 16 in the Solicitation (Owner Reference / Evaluation Form) is hereby rescinded and replaced with the Owner Reference / Evaluation Form attached to the end of this amendment. The form attached to the end of this amendment gives the evaluator a line to provide the name of the firm

(offeror) that is being evaluated.

3. The proposal due date and time, 11/20/14 at 2:00 PM ET, remains the same. Offerors are reminded that late proposals will not be accepted.

4. Offerors must acknowledge this amendment by number in the SF 1442 submitted with the proposal.

5. All else remains the same.

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION-SEE FAR 3.104

Owner Reference / Evaluation for PITC UPS Renovation, 5000 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA

Instructions to Offerors: Give this form to the owner who will provide the reference. Instruct the owner to complete it and email it directly to jeffery.Linskens@gsa.gov by the proposal due date and time. The Government will not accept reference forms directly from Offerors. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure the reference was received at GSA by the proposal due date and time.

FIRM BEING EVALUATED (OFFEROR):______________________________________________________

PROJECT TITLE: ________________________________________________________________________

PROJECT LOCATION: ____________________________________________________________________

Interview Questions for Company Level Past Performance

a. Timeliness of performance

b. Cost Control

c. Quality product

d. Project Management

A. Timeliness of Performance –

1. Did the contractor complete the project on schedule?

_____ Contractor completed project prior to approved scheduled completion date.

_____ Contractor completed project by original scheduled completion date.

_____ Contractor failed to meet project completion date.

Comments:

2. To what extent did the contractor adhere to contract delivery schedules at significant milestones?

____ Contractor exceeded scheduled milestone requirements.

____ Contractor typically delivered as scheduled but occasionally missed milestone dates.

____ Contractor rarely met scheduled milestone requirements.

Comments:

3. How responsive was the contractor in addressing unforeseen/unanticipated conditions?

____ Contractor consistently exercised a pro-active approach.

____ Contractor demonstrated some initiative in exercising a pro-active approach.

____ Contractor never demonstrated a pro-active approach.

Comments:

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B. Cost Control –

1. Did the contractor submit reasonably priced change proposals?

____ Contractor consistently submitted fair and reasonably priced change proposals.

____ Contractor typically submitted fair and reasonably priced change proposals.

____ Contractor submitted fair and reasonably priced proposals some of the time.

____ Contractor rarely submitted fair and reasonably priced change proposals.

Comments:

2. How responsive was contractor in submitting proposals for owner initiated changes?

____ Contractor was extremely responsive in expediting proposal submissions.

____ Contractor was generally responsive in expediting proposal submissions ____ Contractor was sometimes responsive in timely submissions of change Proposals.

____ Contractor was nonresponsive in timely submissions of change proposals.

3. How reasonable were contractor initiated changes?

____ Contractor initiated changes were extremely reasonable.

____ Contractor initiated changes were typically reasonable.

____ Contractor initiated changes were reasonable some of the time.

____ Contractor initiated changes were not reasonable.

Comments:

C. Quality product

1. How well has the contractor complied with contract requirements?

____ Contractor exceeded contract requirements.

____ Contractor met the minimum requirements.

____ Contractor did not meet the minimum requirements.

Comments:

2. Did they conform to standards of good workmanship?

____ Contractor exceeded standards of good workmanship.

____ Contractor met the standards of good workmanship.

____ Contractor did not meet standards of good workmanship.

3. Does the contractor have the ability to adapt to changing requirements while maintaining a desired level of quality?

____ Contractor was extremely effective in adapting to changing requirements.

____ Contractor was effective in adapting to changing requirements.

____ Contractor was ineffective in adapting to changing requirements.

Comments:

D. Project Management

1. How well did the contractor work with the owner and the owner’s technical advisors?

____ Contractor worked extremely well with the owner and the owner’s technical advisors) ____ Contractor was generally cooperative with the owner and the owner’s technical advisors.

____ Contractor did not work well with the owner and the owner’s technical advisors.

Comments:

2. Was the contractor cooperative, businesslike, and concerned with the interests of project related third party entities (i.e. tenants)?

____ Contractor was very cooperative.

____ Contractor was generally cooperative.

____ Contractor was not cooperative.

Comments:

3. Did the contractor maintain a consistent on site management/project team throughout the duration of the project?

____ No adjustments were made: contractor maintained the same team throughout the duration of the project.

____ Minor adjustments to the support team were made during the project.

____ Significant changes to the key personnel of the project team were made during the project.

____ Contractor maintained no consistency in key personnel during the project.

Comments:

Evaluated By (Signature): __________________________________

Name and Title: __________________________________________

Organization: __________________________________________

Phone Number and Email Address: ____________________________________________