SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- COMPREHENSIVE INSULATION REPAIRS
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 238310
— Drywall and Insulation Contractors
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Heating Operation & Transmission Division (WPO), 13th & C Streets, SW 2nd Floor, Washington, DC, 20407
- ZIP Code
- 20407
- Solicitation Number
- GS11P06YMC0108
- Response Due
- 7/3/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/18/2006
- Description
- COMPREHENSIVE INSULATION REPAIRS FY2006I. There will be a pre-bid Conference on June 15, 2006 10:00 A.M. Located at the Central Heating Plant located at: 13th & C,Streets, S.W. Washington, DC 20407 SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor shall furnish all of the necessary equipment, labor, supplies, and supervision to perform the work outlined herein. Work is to be performed at various locations throughout the Central Heating Plant. The Government will perform all operational requirements for this work. The Contractor is responsible for conducting inspections required for the completion of this work. The contractor will be responsible for confirming valve and header sizes as well as header lengths for all work items. The listed sizes and lengths are only approximations. ***All lagging elbows shall be aluminum to match stucco-embossed*** ***All lagging shall have seams face down to prevent water penetration*** ITEM A Boiler Steam Drum and Mud Drum Insulation ITEM B Removable Blanket Insulation for Non-Return Valves and Flow Nozzles ITEM C High Pressure Steam Headers & Miscellaneous Insulation Repairs ITEM Z General Conditions & Security A. Boiler Steam Drum and Mud Drum Insulation 1. Remove existing insulation from boiler #3, #4, #5 and #6 steam and mud drums. 2. Install 3? thick 10# boiler insulation with canvas lagging on the steam drum and mud drum with 0.064? embossed aluminum lagging over the exposed cylinder of the steam drum only (to prevent standing water after tube leaks, only canvas shall be required on the mud drum), as well as install 3? thick 10# boiler insulation with canvas lagging over exposed head surfaces. 3. Remove existing thermal insulation and ribbed lagging from the south side of boiler #6 firebox; install 3? thick 10# boiler insulation with .032? ribbed lagging in its place. 4. Remove existing insulation (existing lagging will need to be removed and set aside for reuse) from boiler #1 & #2 Steam drums. a) Boiler #1 & #2 are insulated with asbestos. 5. Install 10# boiler insulation to fill gap between exposed cylinder of steam drum and boiler lagging as well as install 3? thick 10# boiler insulation with canvas lagging over exposed head surfaces. Re-install lagging on cylinder as existed before abatement. B. Removable Jacket Insulation for Non-Return Valves and Flow Nozzles 1. Remove existing insulation from boiler non-return valves and steam header valves?if necessary a) Non-Return Valves: (# boiler number / valve size) #1 / 12?, #2 / 12?, #3 / 2 x 12?, #4 / 2 x 12?, #5 / 12? and #6 12? for a total of eight (8) valves. b) Boiler Header Valves: (# boiler number / valve size) #1 / 12?, #2 / 12?, #3 / 12?, #4 / 12?, #5 / 12? and #6 12? for a total of six (6) valves. c) Main Steam Header Valves 12th Street / 18?, C Street / 18?, 15th Street / 18?, West Side / 18? for a total of four (4) valves 12th Street Bypass/ 12?, 15th Street Bypass / 12?, 12th West Side Bypass / 12? three (3) valves 2. Install removable blanket insulation on boiler non-return valves (8), boiler header valves (6), main steam header valves (7) and boiler flanged flow nozzle/orifice plate (6). a) Non-return valve and Header valve blankets shall be single piece assembly. c) Flow nozzle/orifice plate blankets shall be one piece overlapping insulation 6? on both flanges. 3. Prepare removable blanket insulation for equipment listed in section B. as follows: a) The contractor shall purchase for installation Shannon Enterprises LT450STF20 or Advance Thermal Corporation Heatainer (or government approved equivalent) insulation blankets. b) The inner and outer jackets shall consist of a 20 ounce per square yard PTFE Teflon impregnated/laminated Nomex cloth. The insulation filler shall consist of a needled fiberglass mat (type E fiber) with a density of 11 pounds per cubic foot. c) The blanket construction shall be a double sewn lock stitch with a minimum of 7 stitches per inch. All raw jacket edges shall have a tri-fold PTFE Teflon Nomex cloth binding with no raw cut jacket edges exposed. d) The blanket design shall encase the equipment to be insulated and if possible a minimum 2? overlap shall extend beyond mating flanges. Where feasible, the insulation shall overlap any mating flanges. If overlapping is not possible the blanket insulation shall butt up to any adjoining surfaces. e) To enhance blanket quality and maintain uniform thickness, stainless steel quilting pins shall be placed at random locations no greater than 18? apart to prevent shifting of insulation filler. f) When designing blanket insulation for large equipment where a multi-piece construction is necessary, total number of pieces will be minimized. Any one piece of insulation shall not exceed 50 lbs. in weight. g) The blanket design shall conform to the equipment to minimize air void. h) The insulation blankets shall be fastened with 1-1/2? polypropylene side release buckles with a sufficient number per blanket to ensure a snug and proper fit without gaps or sagging of the blanket. C. High Pressure Steam Headers & Miscellaneous Insulation Repairs 1. Install SSL 850-degree fiberglass insulation. Two layers of 2? thick insulation with top and bottom layers overlapping 50% of their length. Wrap insulation with .016? thick stucco-embossed aluminum jacketing secured with 3/4? stainless steel bands and wing clips at 18? intervals. a) Boiler #1 from orifice plate flange to main header (approximately 130? 12? asbestos) b) Boiler #2 from orifice plate flange to main header (approximately 90? 12? asbestos) c) Boiler #3 from non-return valves to main header (approximately 90? 12?) d) Boiler #4 from non-return valves to main header (approximately 130? 12?) e) Boiler #5 from non-return valve to main header (approximately 90? 12?) f) Boiler #6 from non-return valve to main header (approximately 130? 12?) g) Boiler Plant Main Header (approximately 150? 18? asbestos) h) 12th street line from main header to tunnel gate (approximately 75? 18? asbestos) i) C street line from main header to tunnel gate (approximately 50? 18? asbestos) j) 15th street line from main header to tunnel gate (approximately 25? 18? asbestos) k) West extension location from main header to the tunnel gate (approximately 50? 18? asbestos) l) All main steam bypass lines at tunnel entrance (approximately 50? 12? asbestos) m) Unit-heater steam station supply from tunnel entrance to isolation valves (approximately 95?) 2. Install SSL 850-degree fiberglass insulation. One layer of 2? thick insulation. Wrap insulation with .016? thick stucco-embossed aluminum jacketing secured with 3/4? stainless steel bands and wing clips at 18? intervals. a) High pressure trap line from tunnel gate to de-aerator (150? 6? asbestos) b) Low pressure condensate line from tunnel gate to hotwell (40? 10?) Z. Security 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2006) (a) The Contractor shall comply with agency personal identity procedures identified in the contract that implement Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance M-05-24, and Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) Number 201. (b) The Contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when the subcontractor is required to have physical access to a federally-controlled facility or access to a Federal information system. CLEARANCE OF CONTRACT EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL (a) Overview. Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 ?Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors? (the Directive) became effective August 27, 2004. The contractor shall comply with guidance concerning implementation of the Directive provided by the contracting officer. Notice-to Proceed shall not be issued until the clearance process described in paragraph (3) General Description of the Clearance Process below is complete. (b) Submission of Forms. The contractor shall submit after award the following forms and information for each contractor employee who will require access to Federally-controlled facilities and/or a Federal information system in performance of the contract. ? SF 85P, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (1 original and 1 copy) (SF 86A, Continuation Sheet for SF86, SF85 and SF85P, shall be used if additional space is needed) ? FD 258, Fingerprint Card (2 originals) ? OF 306, Declaration for Federal Employment (1 original) [The employee may omit answers to items 17 and 18, and signs the form in the applicant block]. ? GSA Form 3665, Credit Release Authorization (1 original) The contractor shall furnish these forms to the contracting officer in a sealed envelope together with a cover letter for each applicant on the company?s letterhead. The letter shall be attached to the outside of the envelope and list the following: ? The applicant full name and the last four digits of his/her social security number ? The contract number ? The name, address and phone number of the individual who took each set of fingerprints. (c) General Description of the Clearance Process. FBI Name Check and FBI National Criminal History Fingerprint Check. Upon receipt of the sealed envelope containing the required forms, the Contracting Officer will forward each clearance package to the GSA Central Office for initial processing. A preliminary review will be conducted which consists of an FBI Name Check and an FBI National Criminal History Fingerprint Check. If the checks are favorable and upon initiation of the NCAIC, the contractor employee may be granted limited access to Federally-controlled facilities and Federal information systems. This process takes approximately two (2) weeks but could take longer. National Agency Check with Written Inquiries and Credit (NACIC). For contractor employees who receive a favorable FBI check as described above, a National Agency Check with Written Inquiries and Credit (NACIC) will be initiated. The NACIC check includes record searches with selected sources covering specific areas of the employee?s background including credit, and written inquiries covering specific areas of the employee?s background during the past 5 years. This process takes approximately six months but could take longer. Issuance of Identification Credential. Upon receipt of a favorable FBI Background and NACIC checks, each contract employee may be issued an identification credential in accordance with the federally-controlled facility procedures and be granted full access to those Federal information systems necessary to accomplish the contract. The contractor shall ensure that all contract employees display their credentials in accordance with facility procedures. The contractor shall also ensure that such credentials are returned to the government as contract employees are dismissed or terminated, and upon expiration of the contract. Unsuitable Employees. If the Contracting Officer receives an unsuitable report on any prospective contractor employee, or if the CO finds a prospective employee to be otherwise unsuitable or unfit for his assigned duties, the contractor shall be advised immediately by the Contracting Officer that such employee will not be allowed to work under the contract. The contractor must then take action to remove the employee from the GSA contract. II. General Contract Specifications A. The contractor shall complete the work specified under this contract within one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days from the receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Failure to complete the contract within the stipulated time shall result in liquidated damages of 3% of the base contract being assessed for each day of the contract in excess of the one hundred and eighty (180) days. B. The Contractor shall not be held responsible for delays resulting from Government decisions not to turn over equipment for work because of operational requirements. D. The Heating & Refrigeration Plant has many high temperature and high speed rotating pieces of industrial equipment, and the Steam Distribution tunnels and manholes are hot, damp, and dark. The Contractor must inform his/her employees of the working conditions and the possible safety implications for both the Heating & Refrigeration Plant and the Steam Distribution Complex. The Contractor shall provide proper ventilation, cooling, electric power, and lighting in the tunnels and manholes as necessary. The Contractor shall provide hard hats and steel-toe safety shoes, as well as any other safety equipment necessary when working in the plant, tunnels and/or manholes. The Contractor shall provide a 4-gas air monitor for each work crew working in confined space. The Government shall provide a two-way radio to each Contractor work crew in the distribution system for communication purposes with GSA personnel. The tunnel entrances and manholes will be opened by GSA personnel each day as necessary. No person shall enter the tunnel system alone; entries will only be authorized when at least two individuals are entering the space. No eating or smoking is allowed in either the Central Heating & Refrigeration Plant or the Steam Distribution Complex. E. The Contractor shall receive a safety orientation presented by the Government safety representative before commencement of work in the Central Heating & Refrigeration Plant and steam distribution system. The Contractor shall ensure that his employees follow all OSHA regulations for the work environment, and the Contractor shall ensure sound judgment these areas. The Contractor will use welding screens where necessary. All entrants into the plant spaces labeled as confined space and all steam distribution tunnels and manholes shall have been trained in accordance with OSHA's Confined Space Entry (29 CFR 1910.146). The Contractor shall provide to GSA a copy of their confined space entry procedures. The Contractor shall not operate any mechanical or electrical equipment (such as valves, fan and sump pump disconnect switches, etc.) in the plant or steam distribution system. The Contractor shall perform a hazard analysis to be reviewed by the Government before commencement of work in the steam distribution system. The Contractor shall coordinate with the city government when work will affect traffic flow. III. Contractor Qualifications Contractors shall submit with their bid packages three references to attest to their experience and previous successful completion of jobs of the type and magnitude specified under this solicitation. The field service technician must have at least 3 years experience in performing work of this nature. A. Contractors shall submit evidence of their experience and qualifications. The successful contractor must have at least 3 years successful experience in performing work of this nature. B. Contractors shall furnish resumes of the individuals in their companies responsible for the technical portion of the work, including the field service technicians to perform the field work. C. Contractors shall furnish a minimum of three (3) successfully completed projects similar to that specified herein. The following information shall be required on each project listed: 1. Project Name 2. Project Completion Date 3. Project Location 4. Client Name 5. Client Address 6. Contact Person 7. Client Phone Number D. The contractor shall furnish all information as required in paragraphs "1" through "3" as part of their bid package. IV. Basis of Offer The contractor shall quote a firm, fixed price to perform all work specified under the terms and conditions of this specification.
- Place of Performance
- Address: STEAM DISTRIBUTION CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, 13TH & C, STREETS, S.W. WASHINGTON, DC
- Zip Code: 20407
- Zip Code: 20407
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- SN01060944-W 20060603/060601221327 (fbodaily.com)
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