Q and A UPV Testing.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- W50S6V24Q0016
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This document is a set of Questions and Answers related to a federal contract opportunity for UPV (Unfired Pressurized Vessel) Inspection and Walk-Down services. The solicitation number is W50S6V24Q0016. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price agreement, with the Department of the Army Colorado Army National Guard as the federal agency.
The key details are:
- The UPV testing and certification is required to be performed every 3 years, with the next round due within 45 days of contract award.
- There are 22 UPVs located across 3 sites that need to be tested.
- The contractor will be required to provide the testing results, including pressure calculations and life expectancy, within 30 days of completing the onsite work.
- Several clarifying questions were answered regarding the scope, timeline, and logistical details of the UPV testing.
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UPV Testing Questions and Answers
Solicitation #: W50S6V24Q0016 SAM.gov
Q1. Would this be a one-time inspection, or are you looking for a specific frequency? (annual, bi-annual, etc.)
A1. Triennial. Every 3 years
Q2. Are the 22 UPVs spread out amongst these 3 locations?
A2. Yes. (estimated)
Q3. What time frame are you looking to have this completed by?
A3. Work started and completed within 45 days of award of contract.
Q4. I believe the purpose of the first walkdown was to identify all the UPV’s that needed to be tested, is that complete, or is the purpose to test the 22 identified vessels and provide a list of ones missed?
A4. Identify & test. The ones they end up testing will be considered our list of identified UPV for testing moving forward.
Q5. Theres a sentence in the PWS that’s requiring that after the vessels have completed testing that we have just 5 days to provide the tags, reports, and results of the testing. If we are required to provide the testing results back in 5 days we are going to pass on this proposal.
Each pressure vessel takes up to 12 hours of reporting, which includes pressure calculations and life expectancy calculations. I hope that I’m reading this requirement incorrectly.
A5. This can be up to 30 days from the time they arrive back to their shop (home).
Q6. It takes approximately 3-4 hours per vessel to complete the inspections. If this PWS is asking us to bid the inspection of the 22 vessels we are going to need to know the size, whether they are insulated, whether they are accessible and how many are at each location. Normally with pressure vessels I try to get as much historical data the vessels prior to proposing the inspections.
A6. If we can have it written for one trip to identify and give us the timeline on how long it will take to accomplish the testing process and schedule from there.
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