CONT OPPS - 20-00227MWH - Questions_Clarifications and Responses.pdf

Questions/Clarifications & Responses – NRMAG000-20-00227 Fire Suppression System at ATD Building Includes Installation & Maintenance

The following questions and or clarifications requests were received from various interested parties. All questions and clarifications have been consolidated. Questions are denoted by “Q” and the response is denoted by “R.”

Q1: Are engineering drawings (as built drawings) available?

R2: Yes, we have the original as-built drawings from Lockheed Martin.

Q2: What year was the Tower Built?

R2: 2003

Q3: Was there a previous Fire Suppression system within the Tower?

R2: Yes

Q4: What type of Fire Suppression system?

R4: FM-200 was the previous agent used for a different radar installed in the ATD Tower.

Q5: Does the system need fire monitoring?

R5: Yes and that it’s written within the SOW.

Q6: Where does the fire monitoring need to tie into?

R6: We are looking to them for this answer, we just know we need a fire monitoring capability.

Q7: Does NOAA have a mandate for a fire suppression system?

R2: Reference this website for guidance:

https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/2017_Facilities_Standards_%28P100%29%C2%A0.pdf

Q8: How airtight is the Tower?

R8: We do have some water ingress so probably not exactly airtight, we have made improvements to the airtightness in recent months.

Q9: Can reflective materials be used above the rotating deck?

R9: No and that is stated within the SOW.

https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/2017_Facilities_Standards_%28P100%29%C2%A0.pdf