SOURCES_SOUGHT_For_Alcova_Battery_System_Replacement_1.pdf

Sources Sought Alcova Battery Replacement – WY-AO

There is currently no solicitation. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

The Bureau of Reclamation is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for 48 and 125 VDC battery banks, associated equipment, and battery enclosure/cabinets. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 335910 - Alkaline Cell Storage Batteries (i.e., nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, silver oxide-zinc) Manufacturing. The following Product Service Codes (PSC) are associated with this procurement; 6110 – Electrical Control Equipment, 6125 – Converters, Electrical, Rotating, and 5930 – Switches.

Location of where the product will be delivered FOB is: 205 Chamberlain Rd. Mills, WY 82644

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform this contract, please provide the following information:

1) Company name and Point of Contact information.

2) SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.

3) Small Business Size/Certification (to include 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB etc.)

*If WOSB please indicate if the company is SBA certified or pending SBA certification. The certification status can no longer be self-certified.

4) A capability statement addressing the particulars of this effort.

5) Anticipated delivery time after award.

The government will use this response to determine market capacity to:

1) Provide the product consistent in scope and scale with the description in this notice and otherwise anticipated;

2) Secure and apply the resources required to successfully deliver the product for similar requirements;

3)The market research responses to this sources sought will help determine the future set-aside for this requirement.

Telephone inquiries or faxes will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by March 10, 2023, by 1:00 PM Mountain Daylight time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Melissa Parkison at: mparkison@usbr.gov.

1. Required Salient Characteristics

a. Standard Equipment

i. One 48VDC Battery Enclosure/Cabinet

ii. One 125VDC Battery Enclosure/ Cabinet

iii. One 48VDC Battery Banks

iv. One 125VDC Battery Bank

v. One Safety Switch

vi. One Heavy Duty Safety Switch

vii. Two 48VDC (Volts of Direct Current) Replacement Chargers

viii. Two 125VDC Replacement Chargers

b. Additional Requirements

i. Battery Enclosures

1. Rack

a. Holds the NiCad Batteries

b. Rated for Seismic Zone One

c. Electrolyte resistive coating

d. Two -step/two-tiered battery mounting

2. Spill Containment

a. Leakproof

b. Capable of containing the liquid content of the batteries

c. Flame retardant Replaceable acid absorbing/neutralizing pillows

3. Hydrogen Detection System

a. Detect Hydrogen level of 1%

b. Turns on both the fan, exterior warning light, and an external alarm (125VDC, 5A) when 1% of Hydrogen is detected

4. Fan

a. TEFC (Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled) motor

b. Operated by the Hydrogen detection system

c. Exhaust into the external duct system

d. Grille and washable filter

5. Internal Lighting

a. When the doors open, the light turns on.

b. Intrinsically safe

c. LED lighting

d. Powered by an external source of 120VAC (Volt

Alternating Current)

6. Enclosure/Cabinet

a. NEMA Type 1 (National Electrical Manufacturer Association)

b. Enclose batteries, battery rack, spill containment, Hydrogen detection System, and fan assemble and connect to exterior ductwork

c. ANSI (American National Standards) 61 Gray Zinc die-cast handle with 3-point latching provision on the door

d. Heavy-duty lifting eyes and eyebolts

e. NEMA 1 grill and washable filter kit

f. Floor stand kit

g. Exterior light to indicate when dangerous levels of

Hydrogen exist within the cabinet

h. 48VDC Fits into 10’W x 3’D X 8’H space

i. 125VDC Fits into 19’W x 6’D x 8’H space

ii. Battery Banks

1. 48VDC

a. NiCad batteries that are similar to ALCAD MB390P

b. 41 Cells

c. 390 Ah (Ampere-hours)

d. 1.2VDC Nominal

e. One positive and one negative post per cell.

f. Cell vent cap act as flame arrestors.

g. Cells have protective covers for terminals.

h. Each cell must be able to supply a continuous load of 46 amperes for eight hours at 68°F

i. Equip each cell with a lifting strap or device

j. Provide inter-cell connection hardware, including all necessary equipment such as insulated inter-cell connector bars, nuts, bolts, and washers with a rounded edge.

k. The terminal post must accept a two-hole lug with ½-inch bolt holes spaced at the 1.75-inch center to center for connection to the existing plant electrical system.

l. Provide no-oxide grease to make all the battery bank connections.

m. Provide labels to number cells.

n. Provide safety data sheets (SDS) for the cell and electrolyte.

o. Provide No-Oxide grease for making battery connections

2. 125VDC

a. Ni-cad batteries that are similar to ALCAD MB415P

b. 96 Cells

c. 415 Ah

d. 1.2VDC Nominal

e. One positive and one negative post per cell.

f. Cell vent cap act as flame arrestors.

g. Cells have protective covers for terminals.

h. Each cell must be able to supply a continuous load of 50 amperes for eight hours at 68°F.

i. Equip each cell with a lifting strap or device

j. Provide inter-cell connection hardware, including all necessary equipment such as insulated inter-cell connector bars, nuts, bolts, and washers with a rounded edge.

k. The terminal post must accept a two-hole lug with ½-inch bolt holes spaced at the 1.75-inch center to center for connection to existing plant electrical system.

l. Provide no-oxide grease to make all the battery bank connections.

m. Provide labels to number cells.

n. Provide safety data sheets (SDS) for the cell and electrolyte

iii. Safety Switches

1. General Duty

a. Fusible

b. 60A, (AMP)

c. two or three poles

d. 120 VAC (Volt of Alternating Current)

e. NEMA 1

f. Neutral factory installed

2. Heavy Duty

a. Non-fusible

b. 200A

c. two or three poles

d. 125VDC

e. NEMA1

iv. Replacement Chargers

1. 48VDC

a. General Specifications: similar to Hindel Power AT10

b. 5 Year Product Warranty

c. The universal main control board operates in any AT

Series charger

d. Alarm assembly with local LEDs and summary relay contact for AC Failure, DC Failure, High Vdc, Low Vdc, Positive (+) and Negative(-) ground fault

e. High DC voltage shutdown

f. Forced load share during parallel operation

g. Float/equalize selector switch with indicating lights

h. Manual equalize timer (0-255 hr.) with indicating lights

i. AC line failure automatic equalize timer (0-255 hr.) with indicating light

j. AC On indicating light

k. 1% Digital LED meter for Vdc, Adc, timer hours, and alarm settings

l. AC input and DC output circuit breaker

m. Membrane front panel

n. Front panel controls can be disabled for security

o. A redundant analog circuit for the LDCV alarm, independent of the microprocessor

p. Redundant control loops for higher reliability

q. Local or remote voltage sense with redundancy to protect against remote sense failure

r. Self-diagnostics

s. Input & output MOV surge suppressors

t. Reverse polarity protection via free-wheeling diodes

u. CU-AL I/O compression lugs

v. Switchboard wire, UL VW (Vertical Wire)-1

w. Enclosure pre-treated using a 5-stage iron phosphate process with baked epoxy powder coating in ANSI 61 gray

x. Safety and Acceptance

y. Meets NEMA PE 5-1996, PE 5-1997 (R2003) specification

z. NEMA-1/IP20 type standard enclosure

aa. Environmental

bb. Operating Ambient Temperature 0°F to 122°F (-18°C to

50°C) w/o derating

cc. Operating Altitude 10,000 feet above sea level w/o derating

dd. Relative Humidity 0% to 95% (without condensation)

ee. Audible Noise Less than 65 dBA (a weighted decibel) at any point 5ft (1.5m) from any vertical surface of the enclosure

ff. AC Input 208VAC, 10A, 1ø, 60Hz (Hertz)

gg. DC Output

hh. Voltage rating 48VDC nominal

ii. Current rating 25A

jj. Continuous rating 110% rated current at maximum equalize voltage at 50ºC

kk. Current limit adjustment range from 50% to 110% rated output

ll. Voltage Regulation ±0.25% for line, load, and temp.

variations

mm. Electric Noise 32dBrnc (deciBel Relative to Noise in a

Circuit)

nn. Ripple

oo. Unfiltered on battery 1% Vrms (Voltage root-mean-square)

pp. Filtered on battery 100mVrms

qq. Filtered off battery 2% Vrms

rr. Battery Eliminator 100mVrms

ss. Surge withstand capability Meets IEEE-472 (Institute of

Electrical and Electronics Engineers), ANSI C37.90a

tt. DC output filtering: per NEMA PE5 1996, standard and battery eliminator

uu. High AIC (Ampere Interrupting Capacity) Breakers

vv. Auxiliary alarm relay board

ww. Copper ground bus

xx. AC lightning arrestor

yy. Static proofing

zz. Battery temperature compensation aaa. Floor mounting stand bbb. Barrier-type alarm terminal block ccc. Forced load share cable

2. 125VDC

a. General Specifications: Similar to Hindel Power AT30

b. 5 Year Product Warranty

c. A universal main control board

d. Alarm assembly with local LEDs and summary relay contact for AC Failure, DC Failure, High Vdc, Low dc, Positive (+) and Negative (-) ground

e. High DC voltage shutdown

f. Forced load share during parallel operation

g. Float/equalize selector switch with indicating lights

h. Manual equalize timer (0-255 hr.) with indicating lights

i. AC line failure automatic equalize timer (0-255 hr.) with indicating light

j. AC On indicating light

k. 1% Digital LED meter for Vdc (volts of direct current), Adc(analog -to-digital convert), timer hours, and alarm settings

l. Six pulse rectification

m. AC input and DC output circuit breakers

n. Membrane front panel

o. Front panel controls can be disabled for security

p. A redundant analog circuit for LDCV alarm, independent of the microprocessor

q. Redundant control loops for higher reliability

r. Local or remote voltage sense with redundancy to protect against remote sense failure

s. Self-diagnostics

t. Input & output MOV surge suppressors

u. Reverse polarity protection via free-wheeling diodes

v. CU-AL I/O compression lugs

w. Switchboard wire, UL VW-1

x. Enclosure pre-treated using a 5-stage iron phosphate process with baked epoxy powder coating in ANSI 61 gray

y. Safety and Acceptance

z. Meets NEMA PE 5-1996, PE 5-1997 (R2003) specification

aa. NEMA-1/IP20 type standard enclosure

bb. Environmental

cc. Operating Ambient Temperature 0°F to 122°F (-18°C to

50°C) w/o derating

dd. Operating Altitude 10,000 feet above sea level w/o derating

ee. Relative Humidity 0% to 95% (without condensation)

ff. Audible Noise Less than 65 dBA at any point 5ft (1.5m) from any vertical surface of the enclosure

gg. AC Input 480VAC, 3ø, 60Hz

hh. DC Output

ii. Voltage rating 130VDC nominal

jj. Current rating 100A

kk. Continuous rating 110% rated current at maximum equalize voltage at 50ºC

ll. Current limit adjustment ranges from 50% to 110% rated output

mm. Voltage Regulation ±0.25% for line, load, and temp.

variations

nn. Electric Noise 32dBrnc

oo. Ripple

i. Unfiltered on battery 2% Vrms

ii. Filtered on battery 100mVrms

iii. Filtered off battery 2% Vrms

iv. Battery Eliminator 100mVrms

pp. Surge withstand capability Meets IEEE-472, ANSI C37.90a

qq. Include these options

rr. DC output filtering: per NEMA PE5 1996, standard and battery eliminator

ss. High AIC Breakers

tt. Auxiliary alarm relay board

uu. Copper ground bus

vv. AC lightning arrestor

ww. Static proofing

xx. Forced load share cable

yy. Battery temp. compensation

zz. Barrier-type alarm terminal block aaa. End of discharge alarm bbb. Battery discharge alarm ccc. Zero-center ground detection meter

2. Required Performance Specifications

a. Do not deliver batteries installed in enclosures/cabinets

b. Batteries shall be manufactured no more than 6 months prior to delivery

c. The delivery location is 205 Chamberlain Rd. Mills, WY 82644

i. The point of Contact is Wayne Parker (wparker@usbr.gov) and Larry Wood (lwood@usbr.gov)

d. Delivery will be conducted during business hours, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Contact Larry Wood (lwood@usbr.gov) with time truck will be arriving at least three days before arrival. No deliveries on federal holidays.

mailto:lwood@usbr.gov