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Fire Hydrant Parts

Specifications

Background

National Park Service, Yosemite National Park is seeking various fire hydrant parts for three (3) districts, EL Portal, Yosemite Valley and Wawona.

Wawona Utilities serves Yosemite National Park in the communities of Wawona, El Portal and

Yosemite Valley and other outlying systems. National Park Service Yosemite is the permitted operator for all sewer collection, wastewater treatment and water treatment and distribution systems. Wawona is located on HWY 41, 22 miles north of Oakhurst, CA.

Facilities Management Plan (FMP) 2008 requires all Yosemite Utility Districts to upgrade to modern utility standards as demonstrated in surrounding county and municipal public works utilities. Standards criteria require safety, equipment and infrastructure improvements. Wawona, El Portal and Yosemite District Water Distribution Systems operate over 400 model

Metropolitan 250 Fire Hydrants and are currently undergoing a preventative maintenance condition assessment. The assessment in progress has identified required urgent repairs to recondition fire hydrants to proper working order before fire hydrant condition assessment is completed and replacement of old non-repairable hydrants.

Fire Hydrant Description-Currently Installed

4 ½ inch Metropolitan 250 Fire Hydrants conform to American Water Works Association

(AWWA) C502 standards and manufactured by “U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company.”

Counter Clockwise (CCW) direction to open

Three (3) foot depth of bury

Four and one half inch (4 ½) valve opening

Specifications

This is a brand name or equal solicitation for parts only. The parts described herein shall be furnished and delivered. The vendor shall not perform any installation services.

The vendor shall supply AWWA Standard C-502 Parts for 4 ½ Inch CCW Metropolitan 250 Fire

Hydrants or Equal. The parts supplied must be compatible with the existing fire hydrants, as described herein. Any interested sellers uncertain of compatibility between their proposed parts and the existing fire hydrants must seek clarification prior to submission of their quote. Any quotes received which fail to fully meet this compatibility requirement may be rejected.

Yosemite National Park

Utilities Branch

P.O. Box 700-W

El Portal, CA 95318

National Park Service

U.S. Department of the Interior

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All interested sellers whose quotes include parts other than those identified by the part numbers below and manufactured by Metropolitan shall demonstrate the compatibility of those quoted parts as follows:

- Vendors shall submit engineered drawings showing side by side comparisons of size, shape and product material. All parts must match the size, shape, and material of the

Metropolitan parts listed below.

- Such side-by-side comparisons shall include both Metropolitan 250 engineered cut sheets and the alternative supplier’s engineered cut sheets for the quoted parts.

These Metropolitan 250 part numbers are provided for reference purposes. As stated herein, the vendor shall provide the following Metropolitan 250 parts or equal.

# PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY

1 SP-M2000005281 OP NUT LOCKING PIN MET

250 HYD

2 SP-M287499 HOLD DOWN NUT (BRONZE)

MET 250 HYD

3 SP-M195705 BONNET NUT “O” RING NBR

RUBBER MET 250

4 SP-M287498

(open/counter)

REVOLVING NUT (BRONZE)

MET 250 HYD

SP-MET194556 INNER REVOLVING NUT “O”

RING MET 250

5 SP-M4000021381

(open/counter)

UPPER VALVE ROD

W/BRONZE SHEATH & ROD

PIN (make sure this part is for CCW to open FH)

6 SP-

MET4000019704

VALVE ROD COUPLING C.I.

FLANGIBLE

7 SP-

MET2000001809

ROD COUPLING PINS

STAINLESS STEEL

8 SP-M2000002938 BONNET SEAL (NBR RUBBER)

MET 250 HYD

9 SP-M194992BOLT STANDPIPE COUPLING BOLT

MET 250 HYD

10 SP-M4000021775 4-1/2” BRONZE SEAT RING 50

11 SP-M2000001861 4-1/2” MAIN VALVE-SBR

RUBBER

12 SP-M4000023334 3’-6” VALVE LOWER ROD

STEEL

13 AFCV1934 HYDRANT GREASE 1 LB.

GREASE

50 lbs

14 SP-M2000001704 ANTI-FRICTION BEARING 50

15 SP-

USMET94Hydrant 4-1/2” M94 Flanged 6”x 36” Hydrant (CCW to Open)

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Delivery

Materials shall be delivered to:

Yosemite National Park

Attn: Rodney Raines

5083 Foresta Road

El Portal, CA 95318

Evaluation Criteria

The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the specifications. The Government will also consider experience and past performance data.