SOURCES SOUGHT
59 -- Canandaigua VAMC electrical Distribution Testing
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2021 6:01:10 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 238210
— Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- Contracting Office
- 242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242) ALBANY NY 12208 USA
- ZIP Code
- 12208
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24222Q0068
- Response Due
- 11/3/2021 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 02/01/2022
- Point of Contact
- Juan Cobas, Contracting Specialist, Phone: 585 393-7731
- E-Mail Address
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Juan.Cobas@va.gov
(Juan.Cobas@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- This is a ""REQUEST FOR INFORMATION"" only. This Sources Sought Notice is not a request for formal proposals or quotes. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Avenue Canandaigua NY 14424 has a requirement for a contractor to provide a 3-year electrical testing of the Electrical Power Distribution System. Statement of Work Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing of the Electrical Power Distribution System at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center Statement of Objectives/Summarized High Level Tasking Requirements The Canandaigua VA Medical Center has a need to perform required three-year maintenance on its electrical equipment including but not limited to medium voltage primary switchgear, secondary unit substations, paralleling switchgear, low voltage switchgear, molded case circuit breakers, dry type transformers, low voltage busways, motor control center, switchboards, automatic transfer switches and emergency generators. Introduction: This Statement of Work (SOW) describes the requirements for the maintenance, inspection, testing, and/or calibration of the Electrical Power Distribution System and all its components at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center, 400 Fort Hill Avenue, Canandaigua, New York 14424 facility. These work items are referenced as maintenance and testing in this document, hereafter. This SOW describes the requirements for the Qualified Electrical Contract Professionals known as Contractors in this document, hereafter. Contractors who are contracted by the Canandaigua VA Medical Center to perform maintenance and testing of the Electrical Power Distribution System, and all its components shall meet all requirements stated in Section 2 of this SOW. This SOW describes the requirements to establish maintenance and testing reports. The period of performance shall be completed 120 days after award, with three months for testing and one month to compile report and submit. 2. Qualifications of Contractors: Contractors shall be experienced Electrical Contractors, having properly trained and licensed permanent staff required to perform the proposed work. Electrical Contracting (i.e., the construction, repair, testing and maintenance of industrial and commercial electrical distribution systems) shall be the primary interest/specialty of the Contractor s business. Contractor personnel conducting testing shall be certified by the International Electrical Testing Association (NETA) or National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) as Certified Technicians, no exceptions. Contractors shall have technical training and demonstrable track records of working experience in maintenance, inspection, and testing of the Electrical Power Distribution Systems and related components in healthcare, industrial, educational, and commercial facilities for a minimum of five (5) continuous years. Electrical components on which the Contractors have experience shall include, but not be limited to, switchboards & switchgear (low and medium voltage); low voltage controls; motor control centers, wiring, transformers, meters, and other electrical appurtenances. Contractors 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. Training certification shall be provided indicating each technician is a Qualified Person as defined by NFPA 70E. Training certifications shall be submitted to the COR prior to work. If no training certifications are available, the contractor s employer shall certify that he/she has met this requirement in writing and submit it to the COR for approval prior to work. Every contractor worker on site must complete the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) approved 10-hour construction safety training. Proof of OSHA 10 hr. training will be required. All contractors working on site must provide documentation of being trained in latest version of NFPA 70E. 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. VHA Directive 1028, Electrical Power Distribution System (2020) Operating /Maintenance manuals and specifications of the electrical equipment to be maintained and tested. Included but not limited to the documents listed below: Secondary Unit Substations Square D a. 80330-001-04 PLC Automatic throw over System, Class 2700 b. IB HRB28361 Masterpact NW Low Voltage Power/Insulated Case Circuit Breaker Installation c. 0613IB1204 Masterpact NW Low Voltage Power/Insulated Case Circuit User Guide d. 48049-136-05 Micrologic Electronic Trip Units, 2.0A thru 6.0A e. 0613IB1202 Maintenance and Field Testing Guide Masterpact NT/NW f. 80298-002-07 Power Zone 4 Low Voltage Metal Enclosure w/ Masterpact Circuit Breakers g. 48049-027-02 LE,LX & LXI Electronic Trip Circuit Breakers w/ Trip System, Series B h. 48049-900-02 Field Testing and Maintenance Guide Micrologic i. 6040 HVL Load Current Interrupting Switches, Class 6040 j. 43500-054-04R1 3 Phase Liquid Filled Primary/Secondary Unit Substation type transformer, Class 7240 General Electric DET-890 Application and Technical Guide General Electric AKD-20 Low Voltage Switchgear Entellisys Low Voltage Switchgear DET-653E General Electric Entelliguard G Circuit Breaker Application Guide DEH-41526 General Electric Entelliguard E Circuit Breaker DEH-41427D General Electric AKD-20 Entellisys Low Voltage Switchgear GET-8032C General Electric Spectra Series Switchboards GET-7005K 1015 General Electric Spectra Series Busway Medium Voltage Switchgear Square D a. 6055-30 Masterclad Metal Clad Indoor Switchgear Series 5 w/ type VR Vacuum Circuit Breaker, Class 6055 b. 6055-31 Type VR Vacuum Circuit Breakers c. 63230-300-212B1 Power Logic Circuit Monitor, CM400 d. 310000400.05 984-A120 Compact PLC User Guide e. 9424200772 Basler Electric BE1-11 Protection System f. 6320-216-208C1 SEPAM Use Commissioning g. 6320-216-219-C1 SEPAM Series 40 Protective Relays Other: a. Siemens Type WL Circuit Breaker Selection and Application Guide b. 80043-055-14 Square D Power Style QED-2 Switchboards c. 0600IB1201 Square D Field testing and Maintenance Guide d. 45123-961-01A Square D I-Line II Indoor Busway e. 48049-207-05 Square D Micrologic 2,3,5 Electronic Trip Units f. MN202002EN Cooper Substation Transformer g. 8998CT9701 Square D Model 6 Motor Control Centers Contractors shall have and provide all necessary tools, equipment, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to perform the work safely, effectively, and timely. Tools, equipment, and PPE shall comply with the requirements of OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910, Subpart I, and NFPA 70E. Prior to initiating work, Contractor shall provide documentation that all instruments, test equipment, tools and PPE have current calibration. Dated calibration labels shall be visible on all instruments, test equipment, tools, and PPE as appropriate. If contractor requires a different source of power for any test equipment, details of power requirements must be submitted at the time of bid. 3. SCHEDULE A. Inspections must be coordinated with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The contractor shall provide a detailed schedule and advance notice before arriving on station to begin any work as described herein. This advance notice must permit the VA to notify personnel in the affected buildings of the impending work. In no instance will this advance notice be less than fourteen (14) calendar days. The contact person for all advance notices will be the (COR). B. A significant portion of the work (up to 50%) will need to be coordinated during off-hours (weekend or between 4:30 pm and 8:30 pm on weekdays), this shall exclude Federal Holidays. The following are Federal Holidays observed by the facility and the Contractor shall not expect access to the VA Facility or VA employees on these dates unless notified otherwise by the COR. New Year's Day Labor Day Juneteenth Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Columbus Day Washington's Birthday Veterans Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day 4. WORK TO BE PERFORMED A. Work items, definitions, and references shall comply with the latest edition of the NETA Maintenance Testing Specifications. See attached Appendix A Equipment Inventory list for main plate data and equipment locations. Below is a list of electrical equipment that shall be maintained, and tested: Switchgear and Switchboard Assemblies Transformers, Dry Type, Air-Cooled, Low-voltage, Small. Transformers, Dry Type, Air-Cooled, Low-voltage, Large. Transformers, Liquid-Filled. Metal Enclosed Busways. Switches, Air, Low-Voltage. Switches, Air, Medium-Voltage, Metal-Enclosed. Switches, Oil, Medium-Voltage. Switches, Vacuum, Medium-Voltage. Switches, SF6, Medium-Voltage. Circuit Breakers, Air, Insulated-Case/ Molded-Case. Circuit Breakers, Air, Low-Voltage Power. Circuit Breakers, Air, Medium-Voltage. Circuit Breakers, Oil, Medium and High-Voltage. Circuit Breakers, Vacuum, Medium-Voltage. Circuit Breakers, SF6. Protective Relays, Mechanical, and Solid State. Protective Relays Microprocessor Based. Grounding Systems. Ground-fault Protection Systems. Motor Control, Motor Starters, Low-Voltage. Motor Control, Motor Starter, Medium-Voltage. Motor Control, Motor Starter, High-Voltage. Emergency Systems, Engine Generators. Emergency Systems, Automatic Transfer Switches. Medium Voltage Cabling. Automatic Transfer Switches. Generators. Infra-Red Scanning: Infra-Red Scanning must be performed while the Electrical Power Distribution System is energized. Appropriate safety precautions must be taken before, during and after scanning the system. Use an infra-red scanning camera to detect hot spots in the Electrical Power Distribution System. Objective of this work is to detect any loose, broken, or corroded connections in the system. Problem connections shall be replaced with new connectors, and/or tightened with torque wrench to meet the equipment manufacturers specifications. Contract should include one day of follow-up testing (within 6 months) to retest deficient or corrected items. An electrical shut down of utility supplied power will be conducted during the timeframe of the work performed in this scope of work. The period of shut down will be four (4) hours; this time can be coordinated for longer durations if necessary. However, contractor should limit service disruption periods so as not to impact patient care. During this time, power will be provided to emergency circuits by the on-site emergency power generators. Contractor will utilize this time to accomplish work on any de-energized system components. Contractor will coordinate with the utility provider and the on-site Electrical Supervisor for the scheduling of shutdown times and dates. Perform Megger Insulation Resistance Testing on building feeds (normal and emergency power). The following buildings will be tested as part of this scope of work: 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 35T, 36, 37 and 80, 118, 121. Contractor will provide a detailed report of testing for future comparison. In addition to listed equipment, all low voltage and main distribution panels will be IR scanned. There are approximately 50 main distribution panels. 5. SUMMARY OF WORK/REPORT A. Provide complete written report of the work. Information shown in the report shall be as following: 1.Company s name, address, telephone & FAX numbers. 2.Name and signature of contractors who perform the maintenance and testing. 3.VA Work Contract Number, name, and number of VA Contracting Officer. 4.Date and Time of work. 5.Copies of contractors valid licenses, professional and training certificates. 6.Descriptions and model number of specialized tools and equipment used, such as torque wrench or infra-red scanning camera. 7.Location, Type, Name, and nameplate information of electrical equipment to be maintained and tested. 8.Descriptions of work items. 9.Test data. 10.Reference materials such as equipment manufacturer s specifications, coordination study, etc. 11.Remarks on conditions of electrical equipment. List all deficiencies, if any. 12.Recommended corrective actions, if any. B. Submit two (2) hard copies of the complete written report, and two (2) CD-Rom or DVDs of the electronic version of the report in PDF format to the COR within seven (7) calendar days of visit and one (1) electronic copy of the report to the Contracting Officer. All reference materials shall be included in the electronic version of the report, either through scanning or other means of electronic text import methods. C. Contractors shall report deficiencies that are deemed critical or catastrophic immediately to the Contracting Officers Representative and Chief of Engineering Service for immediate actions. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR EQUIPMENT INVENTORY The NAICS Code is 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors with a Small Business size standard of $16.5 million. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. This is not a solicitation. If there is sufficient interest, a solicitation shall be posted on FBO. Please send all inquiries to: Juan.Cobas@va.gov by noon EST November 03, 2021. Phone calls will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Veteran Affairs Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Ave., Canandaigua 14424
- Zip Code: 14424
- Zip Code: 14424
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