Z1JZ-- 667-24-4-501-0361, TRI-annual switchgear testing (VA-25-00000261) (VA-24-00065050) 36C256-24-AP-2658

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Solicitation number
36C25624Q1008
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Veteran-Owned Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541330 Engineering Services
Place of performance
Overton Brooks Veteran Affairs 510 E. Stoner Ave Shreveport LA 71101

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Paragraph 1:

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Network Contracting Office 16 is seeking a qualified contractor to provide preventive maintenance, inspection, cleaning, and testing of the electrical switchgear and distribution system at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The contractor must furnish all labor, parts, transportation, and equipment to perform tri-annual testing and verification of the facility's electrical infrastructure, including transformers, breakers, switchgear, emergency generators, and transfer switches. The contractor must be certified by the InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) and have at least 5 years of relevant experience. The contractor will be required to submit a detailed written report within 7 calendar days of each site visit. Responses are due by June 12, 2024 at 4:00pm Central Time.

Paragraph 2:

This requirement is set aside for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB). The government has not provided any information about potential incumbent contractors or the estimated value of the contract. The scope of work covers a range of electrical equipment and components across the VA medical center facilities, but the specific quantities are not detailed in the pre-solicitation notice.

Notice text

Page 2 of 4

STATEMENT OF WORK

Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing Electrical Power Distribution System

TRI-ANNUAL SWITCHGEAR TESTING

The contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, parts, transportation and equipment to provide a preventive maintenance inspection (PMI), clean and service and test electrical switch gear and Ground testing verification that resistance between your grounding system and earth meets the specifications of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and other pertinent guidelines listed below, located at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, 510 E. Stoner Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101 in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, schedules and specifications of this statement of work.

The contractor will coordinate all maintenance visits through the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). All work shall be accomplished during normal duty hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Any testing requiring disruption of utilities shall be accomplished between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on consecutive nights until such work is completed. Contractor shall work the entire period during these outages to reduce the number of nights required to accomplish such work at a minimum. Specific scheduling and phasing shall be coordinated with VA representative at least seven workdays prior to first night time outage.

The following are federal holidays:

New Year s Day Labor Day

Martin Luther King Jr. s Birthday Columbus Day

President s Day Veteran s Day

Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day

Juneteenth Day Juneteenth Day

Independence Day Christmas Day

Scope of Work:

It is the intent of these tests to assure that all electrical equipment is operational within industry and manufacturer s tolerances, (including oil sample testing for transformers). Work items, definitions, and references shall comply with the latest edition of the NETA Maintenance Testing Specifications.

Upon completion of the tests, a label shall be attached to all service devices. These labels shall indicate date of service and the service company responsible. The tests shall determine suitability for continued operation. The testing company shall thoroughly clean all equipment tested and serviced. Such cleaning shall include removal of all dust, dirt, debris, oil film, etc. Cleaning is subject to Contracting Officer s Representative inspection and acceptance. Ground testing verification that resistance between your grounding system and earth meets the specifications of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and other pertinent guidelines. Any item/equipment that fails the initial test shall be retested in the presence of the COTR.

Testing and inspecting must be done while the Electrical Power Distribution System is energized; contractor must ensure all appropriate safety precautions are taken before, during and after scanning the system. An infra-red scanning camera will be used to detect hot spots; loose, broken, or corroded connections within the Electrical Power Distribution System. Problem connections shall be replaced with new connectors, and/or tightened with torque wrench to meet the equipment manufacturers specifications. The C&A requirements do not apply, and that a Security Accreditation Package is not required.

Locations of Testing:

Transformer DGE

Â

Behind Bldg 6

300 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary SN# P015757, Oil

Breaker (7ea.)

G.E.

Behind Bldg 6

3 Pole/600V/THJ

Transformer A-1

G.E.

B-E-96

1000 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary SN#M157525A, Oil

Transformer A-2

G.E.

B-E-96

1000 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary SN#M157525C, Oil

Transformer B-1

G.E.

B-E-96

1000 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary SN#M157525D, Oil

Transformer B-2

G.E.

B-E-96

1000 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary SN#M157525B, Oil

Transformer C-1

G.E.

B-E-96

750 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary, SN#M157526, Oil

Transformer C-2

G.E.

B-E-96

500 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary, Oil

Transformer C-3

G.E.

B-E-96

501 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary, Oil

Breakers (15 ea) Sub A

G.E.

B-E-96

Sensor Ratings 800/3200 Amps

Breakers (15 ea) Sub B

G.E.

B-E-96

Sensor Ratings 800/3200 Amps

Breakers (13 ea) Sub C

G.E.

B-E-96

Sensor Ratings 400/1600 Amps

Load Interrupter Switch (5 ea.)

G.E.

B-E-96

Â

Transformer D-1

G.E.

1-E-39

500 KVA/3PH/12470 Primary, SN#M157527, Oil

Load Interrupter Switch

G.E.

B-E-39

Â

Breaker (9 ea.)

G.E.

B-E-39

Sensor Ratings 300/2000 Amps

Breaker (11 ea.)

G.E.

Main Gen. Room

3 Pole/600 Volts

Emergency Generator

Cat

Boiler Plant

210KW

Emergency Generator (2 ea.)

Cats

Main Gen. Room

600KW600KW

Emergency Generator

Cat

North Side Bldg3

1000KW

Emergency Generator

Allis

Bldg 31

125 KW

Emergency Generator

Onan

East Side Bldg 6

80 KW

Auto Transfer Switch (8 ea.)

Zenith

Bldg 1

208/3 Phase

Auto Transfer Switch (1 ea.)

Cuttler

Bldg 1

208/3 Phase

Auto Transfer Switch (1 ea.)

Asco

Bldg 3

208/3 Phase

Auto Transfer Switch (1 ea.)

Zenith

Bldg 6

208/3 Phase

Auto Transfer Switch (1 ea.)

Â

Bldg 40

208/3 Phase

Auto Transfer Switch (1 ea.)

Â

Bldg 3

208/3 Phase

Auto Transfer Switch (1 ea.)

Â

North Side Bldg3

480/3 Phase

Breaker (14 ea.)

G.E.

B-E-97

3 Pole/600 Volts

Breaker (12 ea.)

G.E.

B-E-5

3 Pole/600 Volts

Breaker (12 ea.)

G.E.

B-W-14

3 Pole/600 Volts

Breaker (21 ea.)

G.E.

Sub Basement

3 Pole/600 Volts

Transformer Dry

G.E.

Sub Basement

480/208/3 Phase

Transformer

G.E.

North Side Bldg 2

1600KVA/3PH/12470, Oil

Transformer

G.E.

North Side Bldg 2

800KVA/3PH/12470, Oil

Transformer

G.E.

Back Of Bldg. 4

500KVA/3PH/12470 Primary, Oil

Transformer

Â

Mental Health

1500KVA/3PH/12470

Transformer

Â

Bldg 55

500KVA/3PH/12470

Transformer

Â

Bldg 57

500KVA/3PH/12470

Breaker (5 ea.)

G.E.

Back Of Bldg. 4

3 Pole/600V

Cleaning Interior Of MCC

Â

Bldg. 2

Â

Protect Relay

G.E.

Bldg. 40

Type *121AV53 *Varies

Breaker (9 ea.)

Siemens

Bldg. 40

15000V/1200 Amp Main Incoming Feeds

Protect Relay

G.E.

Bldg. 40

Type *121AV53 *Varies

Facility Grounding

Â

Campus

Testing Facility Grounding System

Note: Failure to having verified all quantities and locations prior to offer and contract award does not relieve the contractor of the responsibility to conduct all tests required by specifications within locations identified herein the SOW.

Contractor Qualifications:

Contractor shall be certified by the InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) as NETA Certified Technician, and completed the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) approved 10-hour construction safety training.

Contractor shall have technical trainings, and track records of working experience in maintenance, inspection, and testing of the Electrical Power Distribution System and its components in healthcare, industrial, educational, and commercial facilities for a minimum of five (5) continuous years.

Contractor shall have safety trainings, either on-the-job or class-room type, in electrical safety outlined in the OSHA Standard 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910 Subpart S Electrical, and the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace for employees and subcontractors performing duties outlined in this SOW. Training certifications shall be submitted to the VA Contracting Officer prior to the performance start date. If no training certifications are available, the contractor shall certify and submit, in writing, the employees and subcontractors have met the training requirement prior to the performance start date.

Contractors shall have ready access to the latest versions of the following references:

NFPA 70, National Electrical Code.

NFPA 70B, Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance.

NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety for the Workplace.

NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power System.

OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910, Subparts I & S.

InterNational Electrical Testing Association, Inc. (NETA) Maintenance and Testing Specifications.

Operating/Maintenance manuals, and specifications of the electrical equipment to be maintained and tested. These documents may be obtained from the VHA Medical Center, or the equipment manufacturers.

Reporting and Deliverables:

Contractor shall provide a complete written report of the work accomplished in accordance with this SOW. Information shown in the report shall be as following:

Company s name, address, telephone & FAX numbers.

Name and signature of contractors who perform the maintenance and testing.

VA Work Contract Number, name and number of VA Contracting Officer.

Date and Time of work.

Copies of contractors valid licenses, professional and training certificates.

Descriptions and model number of specialized tools and equipment used, such as torque wrench or infra-red scanning camera.

Location, Type, Name, and nameplate information of electrical equipment to be maintained and tested.

Descriptions of work items.

Test data.

Reference materials such as equipment manufacturer s specifications, coordination study, etc.

Remarks on conditions of electrical equipment. List all deficiencies, if any.

Recommended corrective actions, if any.

Submit six (6) hard copies of the completed written report and one (1) CD Rom/DVD report, in Microsoft Word, to the government within seven (7) calendar days of visit. All reference materials shall be included in the electronic Word version of the report.

Contractor shall report deficiencies that are deemed critical or catastrophic immediately to the Contracting Officer or to the COR for immediate action.

The use of cellular phones is prohibited inside the medical center.

The Overton Brooks VA Medical Center is a smoke free facility. Smoking is prohibited inside any building except the smoking shelter on the facility grounds. Smokers are allowed to smoke outside the 25 foot boundaries from every entrance/exit. Violators shall be removed from the premises permanently.

Service Delivery Summary:

The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critical to mission success.

Desired Outcome

Performance Standard

Monitoring Method

Incentive/Disincentive

All tests, repairs, inspections, cleanings and reports are completed per SOW.

100% compliance is

required for customer

satisfaction, performance,

and utility.

100% inspection.

Full payment shall be

made for 100%

compliance.

Contract Monitoring Procedures:

Contracting Officer s Technical Representative (COTR) to assist with the contract monitoring requirements. The COTR will monitor such items as quality of service, timeliness of performance, customer service, cost control, and business relations supporting documentation. In accordance with FAR 1.601 (a) Contracts may be entered into and signed on behalf of the Government only by contracting officers. A COTR may not modify the stated terms of the contract, including extending the length of the contract period.

Files

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36C25624Q1008_1.docx DOCX document

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Z1JZ-- 667-24-4-501-0361, TRI-annual switchgear testing (VA-25-00000261) (VA-24-00065050) 36C256-24-AP-2658 Latest solicitation Solicitation
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