J059--Switchgear and Circuit Breaker Testing at the Waco VA

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the following changes:

1.) Attach Technical Questions and Answers.

Questions/Answers

Q: We would like either the model number or type (50/51, overcurrent, differential, under-voltage, etc.) of electromechanical relays, quantity 24. If they are standard overcurrent, or ground relays that is fine, however, if they are not these, then we need to know what they are, because the testing time will increase.

A: We have 53 s not 50/51

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Q: Can you tell us if there any drawings or one lines for the existing 15kV SWGR?

A: Yes, there are drawings in the building. They are old style blueprints and cannot be removed from the building.

Q: What are the requirements for Infection Control Risk Assessment? The contractor must comply with the requirements for Type C/Class II (Lowest Risk) Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA)

A: This clause will always be enclosed in a contract in case the contractor has to go into a patient care building.

Q: Can we get clarification on the following requirement? There was a number of people attending the site walk and there were no COVID restrictions at that time. Contractor personnel will bid by all federal codes and regulations of COVID-19 while working on the government premises.

A: If the contractor is working in a patient care building, they will have to a COVID test.

Q: Need verification that we will not be required to provide generator power during the outages. The questions was brought up during the site walk and the VA rep. indicated that this would not be required. Contractor will need to provide temporary during shuts downs to patient care buildings if power is turned off to those buildings during the performance of work.

A: The contractor will not need temporary; the VA has backup generator power for buildings that are down.

Q: Warranty Period need clarification on what the VA requirement is for warranty on this older equipment? Is this statement in there in the case we provide some new or replacement? Contractor must provide one (1) year warranty on parts and labor.

A: The government requires a warranty period on all services perform if something goes wrong after the completion of the project. That is why we ask for deficiency report after to clarify any issues and fix them right then.

Q: Would like to know if the VA can schedule back to back outages, for instance can they schedule an outage on 2 circuits on a Thursday night, 2 other circuits on Friday night and a full outage Saturday during the day.

A: We can look at scheduling back to back outages starting Wednesday night 2 circuits Thursday night 2 circuits, and the full outage Saturday night. We would need a 2-week head notice for leadership to be informed, fill all generators, and obtain spot coolers for patient building. The main reason if something goes wrong, we can still go to parts warehouse to get stuff if needed.

The purpose of this amendment to the Request for Quote: 36C25721Q1096 is to extend the technical question and quote submission date.

Revised Updated Technical Question Submission Date:

Questions must be received no later than Tuesday, July 28, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. Email your questions to t.miller@va.gov. The subject line must specify Technical Questions 36C25721Q1096 Switchgear and Circuit Breaker Testing . There will be no automated email notification of receipt of questions. All questions received without requested documentation will not be considered.

Previous Question Submission Date:

Questions must be received no later than Friday, July 16, 2021, 11:00 AM CST.

Revised Updated Quote Submission Date:

Quotes must be received no later than Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. Email your quote to t.miller@va.gov. The subject line must specify Quote - 36C25721Q1096 Switchgear and Circuit Breaker Testing . There will be no automated email notification of receipt of quotes. All quotes received without requested documentation will not be considered.

Previous Quote Submission Date:

Quotes must be received no later than Thursday, July 22, 2021, 11:00 AM CST.

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This RFQ is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Interested SDVOSB s must be listed to receive contract awards.

Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, is soliciting offers for voltage testing on switchgears and circuit breakers. Services will be performed at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care Facility in Waco, at 4800 Memorial Drive, Waco, Texas 76711, in accordance with the Statement of Work.

A site visit will be held 14 July 2021 at 1000 AM. Location will be Central Texas Veterans Healthcare Facility, 4800 Memorial Drive, Waco, Texas 76711. Meet at Building 133 (Next to Building 17).

POC for the site visit will be Mr. Rene Flores. Phone: (254) 297-3722

Offeror shall submit technical questions shall be accepted by the Government in writing via email only no later than 11:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time (CDT), July 16, 2021. Please annotate subject line of e-mail with Technical Questions 36C25721Q1096 Switchgear and Circuit Breaker Testing and send to T Miller, Contract Specialist, at t.miller@va.gov. Please include in your questions the section of the solicitation/page number that your question is referencing.

Offeror shall submit offers directly via email to T Miller, Contract Specialist, at t.miller@va.gov. Subject line of e-mail shall be Quote - 36C25721Q1096 Switchgear and Circuit Breaker Testing by Due Date/Time specified in Block 8 of the Standard Form (SF) 1449 of the solicitation.

See attached solicitation: S02 - 36C25721Q1096_1

See attached wage determination: S02 - 15-5261 Wage Determination McLennan County Waco Texas