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J -- REPLACE BOILER ECONOMIZER, FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA SOL DAPC49-98-R-0006 DUE 071798 POC Contract Specialist, Catherine Holland, or Contracting Officer, Shirley A. Lucas, Telephone (907) 384-7358 or Facsimile (907) 384-7112. (Site Code DAPC49) The contractor shall provide all labor, supervision, parts, including economizer tubes, materials, chemicals, shipping, and tools necessary to remove and replace the existing economizer in boiler #4 in the Central Heat & Power Plant (CHPP), Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The Bent Tube Boiler, serial number 61929-2, National Board No. 2033, was manufactured by Wickes Boiler Co. of Saginaw, Michigan, Circa 1953. The economizer sections measure approximately seven (7) feet in width by three feet eight inches (3'8") in height by twenty two (22) feet in length. There are four (4) economizer sections, each section contains 26 columns of tubes lengthwise and twelve (12) rows of stacked tubes. There are thirteen (13) carryover tubes tying each section together. In addition to each section having supports on each end, there are two (2) midrange supports on each section. The contractor shall replace the economizer with the same quanitity of tubes, supports and surface area as currently installed. The economizer tubes are two (2) inches in diameter, with a wall thickness of point one eight zero (0.180) in accordance with ASME B31.1, Power Piping, Specification SA178. There is thirteen thousand two hundred thirty (13,230) square feet of heating surface. Any asbestos abatement required during replacement of the economizer shall be defined by the contractor and the asbestos removed by the Government. All welding shall be performed by a cetified welder meeting the Weld Performance Standards listed in the Contractor's "R" (Repair) Stamp issued by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. The contractor shall provide a certified Boiler Inspector for final testing and inspection of the economizer installation, and furnish three (3) bound copies of the Boiler Inspection Report to the Contracting Officer after inspection completion. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business, SIC 7699, the size standard for which is $5 million average annual receipts. All offers submitted by responsible small business offerors will be considered by this agency. (0149)

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