H299--Annual generator load bank testing

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATON AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT CONSIDERED A SOLICITATION.

The purpose of this source sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of businesses that are capable of satisfying the following work requirements:

STATEMENT OF WORK

Annual Load Bank Test

A. GENERAL:

The contractor will Provide testing services to demonstrate compliance of VA Medical Center Whiter River Junction backup generators (secondary electrical supply) with NFPS and Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospital Organization requirements.

Place of Performance:

VA Medical Center,

215 N. Main St,

White River Junction Vermont

Period of Performance:

Base + 4 Option Years

Requirements:

Description of Service: The contractor shall provide all necessary hardware, technicians, installation/setup, removal/takedown, and testing services to verify compliance of six (6) backup generators at White River Junction Vermont. Generators are as follows.

Caterpillar SR4B-HV 2000KW Serial # 3516CCFJ00463. Standby Gen B32

Caterpillar LC6 Serial #G6B17493. Emergency Gen B1A

Caterpillar SR4 Serial #AER00413. Emergency Gen B32b

Caterpillar SR4 Serial #AMA00952. Emergency Gen B45

Cummins 350KW Serial #I110244436 Emergency Gen B88

Caterpillar LC5 Serial # G5A00647 Emergency Gen B37/2

Contractor shall supply necessary load banking equipment and installation of such in order to operate generators at minimum capacity requirements. Each generator will run for a total of 1.5 hours. The first 30 minutes will be no less then 50 percent of the EPS nameplate Kw. The last 1 hour of the testing shall be 75 percent of the nameplate Kw rating.

Contractor shall supply all necessary technician assistance, connections to electrical equipment, load banks, transformers, and all ancillary requirements to accomplish required testing.

Deliverables:

Contractor shall supply test reports for each generator showing all applicable required data in a format that is readily understandable and ready for submission to applicable authorities.

Minimum run time

Minimum duration at applicable generator capacity

Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought notice are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. Responses to this sources sought/RFI are due by 5PM EST time on November 2, 2022. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Kenya.Mitchell1@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 541350 and a small size standard of $10 million.