QandA Lightning Protection.pdf
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- W91QF4-26-B-A013
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This is a Questions and Answers document from a federal solicitation addressing bidder inquiries regarding a lightning protection system inspection and testing project at prison facilities.
The solicitation involves inspection and testing of lightning protection systems, including light poles with lightning protection throughout the prison facility and ground rods at various locations. Facility maps with building numbers and drawings are available through publicly searchable locations. Bidders are required to attend a mandatory site visit; there is no allowance for bid packages that do not account for portions of work due to lack of attendance. Work details, including surface conditions for ground rods at each location, are provided in attachments. The contracting agency will permit Schedule of Values payment tied to completion benchmarks rather than monthly payments, accommodating the concentrated timeframe for this work. Prison facility access requires full-time escorts, which will extend work duration; the facility will arrange photography documentation of completed work. Remote bid opening participation via conference call links is available for bidders submitting bids at least 24 hours prior to opening. Compliance with UFC 3-575-01 is required; while this standard incorporates applicable portions of UL 96A, UL 96A certification is no longer relied upon as a basis for compliance.
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1. Can you share a map of the facilities with building numbers?
RESPONSE: Facilities list of building numbers and drawings are available where locations are publicly searchable.
2. Can you issue a conference call in for the live bid openings?
RESPONSE: Yes, we will offer links to all bidders if they cannot attend the public opening provided the bid is received at least 24 hours prior to bid opening to allow for link sharing.
3. Is there a way to change the payment terms from Monthly to either per building or lump sum. Most of this work will be done in a concentrated time frame.
RESPONSE: Yes, we will amend to JOB and allow Schedule of Values payment tied to benchmarks in completion.
4. Do we need a full-time escort in the prison facilities? Are there any restrictions of movement at these facilities? How can we document work (pictures) at these facilities?
RESPONSE: Facilities require escorts and therefore any work required inside of prison facilities will take longer and in terms of pictures the facility can arrange pictures be taken of completed work.
5. There are light poles with lightning protection throughout the prison facility. Are these poles associated with any building and will they require inspection/testing?
RESPONSE: Refer to attachments for work details. For companies missing the site visit, there is no allowance for bid packages that did not account for portions of work due to lack of attendance.
6. There doesn't appear to be any test wells. Will you require all of the ground rods to be dug up for inspection/testing and grounds restored to original condition. In some cases, there is concrete covering the ground rods. If so, could you please list the conditions of the surface for the ground rods at each location?
RESPONSE: Available information for this requirement are included in the attachments.
7. Do you require any formal training or certifications such as a UL96A lightning protection certification for these inspections/testing?
RESPONSE: UFC 3-575-01 incorporates applicable portions of UL 96A but however, UL96A is no longer relied upon as a basis for compliance.
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