RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT, CONTRACTING DIRECTORATE, 100 MAIN DRIVE, TEXARKANA TX 75507-5000

J -- REPAIR/MAINTENANCE/CERTIFICATION FLUDIZED BED SOL DAAE32-99-R-7004 DUE 121698 POC Contract Specialist WILLIAM STONE (903) 334-4384 (Site Code DAAE32) SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE OF FLUIDIZED BED RUBBER DENUDING SYSTEM AND CERTIFICATION OF EMISSION MONITORING SYSTEM. Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas is soliciting sources to provide material, supplies and services for annual maintenance and testing of the Fluidized Bed Rubber Denuding System (FBRDS) and certification of the Emission Monitoring System for the FBRDS. No solicitation documents exists. Interested firms must clearly and convincingly document their capability to maintain the systems in accordance with the original system builder's original manufacturer's (OEM) requirements and the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) permit. All work is to be performed at Building 493, Red River Army Depot (RRAD) near Texarkana, Texas. All labor, tools, equipment required to perform the annual Maintenance and Testing and Certification of the Emission Monitoring System shall be furnished by and be the responsibility of the successful offeror. This requirement includes anyand all personal protective equipment required to perform the contract. The successful offeror shall be responsible for procuring and supervising the work of subcontractors as required to accomplish the work. All work shall be completed within a downtime period not to exceed three weeks (twenty-one days). Delivery date for completion of all work including certification shall be no later than 16 April 1999. The services of qualified field service and computer engineers is required on site during the entire refurbishment period. The TNRCC permit establishes that only trained and certified personnel shall maintain the Fludized Bed System. A record of annual inspection and maintenance action on the Fluidized Bed System shall be made available to TNRCC prior to recertification. A listing of required hardware, material and components shall be provided to Red River Maintenance with sufficient lead-time for replenishment of inventory prior to start of work. The offeror shall provide any and all technical manuals, drawings and programming required to perform the contract. The offeror shall provide the services of an independent testing laboratory approved by TNRCC to perform emission monitoring equipment certification tests. Offeror shall guarantee performance of the emission monitoring equipment and that it will pass the tests required for certification. The offeror shall retain field service engineers and testing laboratory equipment and personnel on site until the Fluidized Bed System has passed all TNRCC certification requirements. Acitvities required include replacement of sealing gaskets, replacement of insulating tile and retainers, removal, replacement and sealing of damaged insulation, repair of afterburner walls, replacement of deformed afterburner support columns, resealing of afterburner walls, installation of reconditioned blower, change out of all filter elements, repair and replacement of burner and pilot burners, repair or replacement of defective electrical components and controls, replacement of bar grating, repair including calibration and certification of all machine room and control room gages, removal and replacement of sand and graval, replacement of flexible connections for natural gas, water and air lines, adjustment of all machine variables, and repair of all piping systems. The offeror shall submit a written report at the conclusion of Annual Maintenance. the report shall list all inspection findings, work performed and recommendations for work to be performed by RRAD that was not included in the contract. The emission monitoring unit requires maintenance and inspection prior to annual certification. The TNRCC requires yearly certification of the emission monitoring system for permit requirements. The existing emission monitoring system is an Air Instruments and Monitoring, Inc., (AIM) Model E-6000 system. The purpose of the testing is to determine if the carbon monoxide and oxygen concentrations measured during testing correlate with the carbon monoxide and oxygen emissions measured by the emission monitoring system installed in the exhaust stack. Tests shall be performed on the emission monitoring system as set forth in the appendices to the code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Environmental Protection Agency (current edition), Chapter I, Part 60, Methods 3A and 10, and the Performance Scope of Works #3 and #4. The exhaust stack has a thirty-nine(39) inch inside diameter. The stack has two sampling ports located ninety degrees apart. No tests are required for opacity. Centerline of the ports is approximately forty-two inches above a specially constructed platform located approximately thirty-four (34) feet above ground level. Overall stack height is approximately forty-two (42) feet. Test ports diameters are four (4) inches with four (4) inch length. The stack is designated as Emission Point Number (EPN) 493-150 in TNRCC Permit No. 9157. Upon successful completion of the tests the offeror shall submit to the Contracting Officer five (5) bound copies of the test report containing test results and a description of the equipment, gasses, and procedures used to perform the tests. Field data sheets, laboratory data sheets, calibration data and calculations shall be provided for each test. Reports shall be in the format acceptable to the TNRCC. Two (2) copies of the report will be submitted to TNRCC by RRAD. The Contractor shall provide a warranty on all parts and labor. A response to this sources sought is requested. Please respond "yes" indicating an interest in providing a proposal of "no" if there is no interest. For more information contact Bill Stone, Contract Specialist, FAX 903-334-4141; Voice 903-334-4384 No collect calls Please. Posted 11/04/98 (I-SN268542). (0308)

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