SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- LOW PRESSURE CO2 SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 3/6/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 238220
— Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, BOR - All Ofices, Denver Federal Center, Building 67, Room 380, Denver, Colorado, 80225, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80225
- Solicitation Number
- R14PS94001
- Archive Date
- 5/16/2014
- Point of Contact
- Lori Greene,
- E-Mail Address
-
lgreene@usbr.gov
(lgreene@usbr.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Bureau of Reclamation is amending Announcement ANN44010, Solicitation R13PS44010 issued May 8, 2013 for a requirement to replace an existing high pressure CO2 fire protection systems and associated equipment for generating units 1 thru 8, including associated electrical equipment and design and replace with a UL approved low pressure CO2 fire protection system and associated equipment for generating units 1 thru 8 in compliance with applicable NFPA standards. The new Solicitation number for this requirement is R14PS94001. The principal components of the work will involve the following major tasks: A. Removing and disposing of existing high pressure CO2 fire protection systems and associated equipment including electrical equipment. B. Design, furnish, install and test FM or UL approved low pressure CO2 fire protection systems and associated equipment in 8 Generating units in compliance with applicable NFPA standards. C. Design, furnish, install and test electrical systems including wiring and conduit for a new fire detection, suppression and alarm system for 8 generator housings (which are classified as a ¿unique fire hazard location,¿ inside the generator housing. D. Design, furnish, install and test automatic fire detection and notification devices. E. Properly interfacing with and provide power for a new CO2 Fire Suppression Release Panel F. Designing, furnishing, installing and testing control circuits and devices to replace functionality of existing control and interface systems with generator controls. G. Removing existing CO2 system cables, conductors, and devices. H. Designing, furnishing, and installing new conductors and cables for power, control, and fire detection and alarm systems. I. Re-using conduit wherever possible and adding new conduit where required. J. Furnishing and installing fire stopping materials. The necessary experience and qualifications that the Bureau of Reclamation has identified as mandatory for successful contract performance are as follows: 1. Designer: NICET Level III or higher certified technician experienced in fire protection engineering under the supervision of a professional Engineer experienced in design of this type and licensed in the State of Arizona. This specialist shall be authorized and certified by the manufacturer of the equipment being furnished to determine the requirements of the low pressure carbon dioxide fire extinguishing system and fire alarm system utilizing the manufacturers¿ equipment. 2. Manufacturer: Company specializing in manufacturing low-pressure CO2 Fire Suppression Systems with a minimum of (5) years documented experience. For Fire Alarm Systems, the company must demonstrate a minimum of (3) years of manufacturing experience with appropriate NICET certification. 3. Installer: The Installer shall be trained by the manufacturer to install and test low pressure carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems. Installer must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience installing fire alarm systems with appropriate NICET certification. 4. Electricians: Electricians must have a current electrical license issued by the state of Arizona, have NICET certification and have experience in industrial controls. Performance Requirements of the low-pressure fire suppression system are summarized as follows: 1. The 2 bulk storage unit tanks will supply carbon dioxide via a common pipe to eight electrical power generating units. The tanks shall be identical in size and each tank volume shall contain a minimum of 6,110 pounds of carbon dioxide unless design calculations indicate tanks of a larger capacity are required. 2. The carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems shall be designed to achieve a design concentration of 50 percent within a generator air housing unit in 7 minutes, but the rate of application shall not be less than that required to develop a concentration of 30 percent in 2 minutes per NFPA 12.3. The carbon dioxide fire extinguishing systems shall be designed to maintain a minimum concentration of 30 percent within the housing for 30 minutes following the initial discharge. 3. After one automatic initial discharge and one automatic extended discharge operation, the two tanks shall contain enough carbon dioxide for the complete and uninterrupted protection of three additional generating units during the interval preceding refilling of the tanks to full capacity. a. Complete protection means enough carbon dioxide for three additional automatic initial discharges and three automatic extended discharges. b. The tank volume shall take into account the volume of carbon dioxide required to fill the distribution piping system. It should be noted that the above requirements descriptions are only a brief top-level summary. The actual specification document describing the detailed requirements is approximately 175 pages, and will be provided with the solicitation when it is released. The Contractor will be required to perform the requirements in compliance with numerous and rigorous industry, federal, and Bureau of Reclamation standards. The period of performance is anticipated to be up to 1 year from the issuance of the Notice-To-Proceed. The Bureau of Reclamation anticipates that a solicitation will be released in the spring of 2014. The request will be procured using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 238220, Plumbing, Heating and AC Contractors, with a size standard of 14M. The value of the resulting contract is expected to be between $1 million and $5 million. This requirement will be Total Small Business Set-Aside. There will be no public bid opening as competitive proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 15, and the evaluation criteria included in the solicitation. The resulting award is expected to be a firm-fixed-price contract. The projected award date is on or about June 20, 2014. All dates in this notice are estimates and are subject to change. No other information will be available before the solicitation. A site visit is planned for interested parties, and details will be provided in the solicitation. The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be available through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) (www.fbo.gov) website. The extent of the work will be described in the solicitation when it is posted on or about April 1, 2014 under solicitation number INR14PS94001. All prospective offerors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registry via www.sam.gov and have their Representations and Certifications for their company registered under www.sam.gov to be eligible for award. Written questions may be submitted to Sonny Greene at lgreene@usbr.gov. Only written questions will be accepted and addressed. Click here to see more information about this opportunity on FedConnect https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/ Contracting Office Address: Bureau of Reclamation Upper Colorado Region See Administered By Office 00000 US
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USBR Glen Canyon Dam Field Division, Hwy. 89, Page, Arizona, 86040, United States
- Zip Code: 86040
- Zip Code: 86040
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