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Statement of Work Overhaul/Recondition Three TACO FE3010 Pumps 12-5-2021

1.1 Location: USDA, APHIS, PPQ, National Center for Applied Plant Protection (NCAPP), 9901 Powder Mill Rd, Laurel, MD 20708

1.2 Background: The NCAPP opened in 1979 to safeguard agricultural resources from the risks associated with the entry, establishment or spread of exotic plant diseases from foreign germplasm to be introduced into the United States. Additional expansion projects at NCAPP in the 1980s and 1990s added facilities for Plant Protection Quarantine (PPQ), Plant Health Program (PHP), National Botanist’s and Beltsville Plant Inspection Station, and the PPQ Science and Technology (ST) Beltsville Laboratory. The NCAPP provides world leadership and excellence to ensure the plant germplasm designated for release into the U.S. Germplasm Resource System is free of exotic plant pathogens and supports the preservation of global plant genetics resources.

The facility has specialized quarantine greenhouses that are used to maintain prohibited plant material from foreign countries while they are being tested at NCAPP. The NCAPP is heated though a boiler system that pumps hot water, providing comfort but also regulating temperatures in the BSL3 and quarantine greenhouses. When the facility has a pump down there is a loss of redundancy.

Market research has shown that the existing pumps are obsolete, and rebuilding is more cost efficient than redesigning the system and replacing with all new.

1.3 Project Description: Contractor shall provide all tools, labor and materials to remove, disassemble, clean, and inspect. Install new bearings, seals, sleeve, and gaskets. Assemble and test pumps. Return and install pump(s). Precision align couplings. Test and return each unit to service.

1.4 Work Sequence: The work shall be conducted in at least three separate phases. Each pump shall be started and completed before moving on to the next pump to maintain redundancy of two pumps. Work of each phase shall be substantially complete, ready for use before commencement of the next. All work shall be performed during normal business hours M-F from 6:30 am until 4:30 pm unless otherwise approved by the PPQ Facility Manager.

1.5 Contractor Use of Premises: The contractor’s crew will have limited use of the premises while performing work associated with the pumps. All contractors must sign in and sign out each day at the Security Guard desk. Confine operations to areas where the pumps are located under renovation and outside surrounding areas. Do not disturb portions of the site beyond boiler room. Contractors will not be allowed to enter other areas of the facility unless escorted and on official business.

Keep driveways and entrances serving the facility clear and available to USDA, facility employees, and emergency vehicles at all times. Do not use these areas for parking or storage of materials. Schedule deliveries to minimize space and time requirements for storage of materials and equipment at a preapproved on-site location. Contractor is responsible for scheduling, receiving, and off-loading all deliveries.

USDA will occupy the site and existing surrounding buildings during the entire servicing period. Cooperate with USDA during servicing operations to minimize conflicts and facilitate USDA program usage.

1.6 Selective Demolition: Contractor shall submit a schedule containing the proposed removal and installation of each pump. The schedule shall be approved by the Facility Manager (FM) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) prior to commencement of any work. Perform removal and installation of the pumps in such a manner as to eliminate hazards to persons and property; to minimize interference with the use of adjacent areas, utilities and structures or interruption of use of such utilities; and to provide free passage to and from such adjacent areas of structures. Provide safeguards, including warning signs, lock out tag out, and other similar items that are required for protection of all personnel during removal and installation operations. Debris associated with the removal and installation of pumps, accessories and similar materials shall become property of the Contractor and shall be disposed of by him/her off the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC) property. If debris is not immediately disposed of it must be secured so that high winds and thunderstorms will not blow debris about.

1.7 Project Contacts:

Contracting Officer James.g.roloff@usda.gov; 612-590-7603

Facility Operations Specialist Wesley.hutchinson@usda.gov; 240-496-4300 Facility Manager Chester.carroll@usda.gov; 301-313-9251