Combine Solicitation – automated utility plant control
Notice Type: Combine Solicitation
Posted Date:
Office Address:
Subject: automated utility plant control
Classification Code: J - Maintenance, repair & rebuilding of equipment
Solicitation Number: AG-6197-S-16-0006
Contact:
Setaside: Competitive 8(a)Competitive 8(a)
Place of Performance (address): 1920 Dayton Ave
Place of Performance (zipcode): 50010
Place of Performance Country: US
Description:
Animal and
Veterinary Services
Utility Plant Chemical Control General Information VENDOR PLEASE PROVIDE AND/OR TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
CAGE: ________________________
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POC: __________________ and/or Sales Rep: ______________________
Vendor Phone: ______________________________________ Vendor E-mail: ______________________________________
Billing/Payment in the yearly in arrears
Schedule
Unit of Unit of Issue Unit Price Total Price 0001 Base Year Equipment and service
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 13'implified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12--Acquisition of Commercial Items.
REGULATORY & STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13'implified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 12--Acquisition of Commercial Items and is NOT expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-88-2, dated
This procurement is unrestricted, NAICS 325998 (500 emp Size Standard).
Evaluation criteria: "Technical capability, price and past performance when combined are more important when compared to price."
The resultant is anticipated to be a Firm Fixed Price Contract with a one year base and 4 12 month option periods. Quotes are due By
SCOPE The
DELIVERY TO:
All Materials, Labor, Equipment,
Quotes shall will include purchase of the automatic boiler chemical feed controllers, sample probe(s) and associated equipment and purchase of the boiler conductivity probes, assemblies and automatic valve packages/assemblies. The contract will include two service visits per year for a full service cleaning, replacement of probes (as needed), calibration of probes (as needed) and software updates (as needed). The chemicals that will be used in conjunction with the controllers will need to be able to be tracked automatically by the controllers. Current chemicals in use are but not limited to Nalco NALCOÂ(R) 1720, Nalco NexGuardÂ(R) 22310, Nalco Tri-Act 1820 and Nalco NALCOÂ(R) 8735.
BOILER CHEMICAL AND BLOWDOWN AUTOMATION:
Currently operators perform water tests once per day, the results of which are only a snapshot of the system at any given time. Steam demand at various times of the day can result in drastically differing water test results and boilers can easily wander out of control range. As steam demand on campus fluctuates, the boiler system experiences swings resulting in either high conductivity/chemicals out of range and steam carryover or low conductivity/chemicals out of range and high water use.
Automation of chemical monitoring, chemical feed and boiler blow down control will allow for constant real-time control of boiler water quality resulting in more efficient use of chemicals
The automatic controller will need to detect and react to the conditions inside the boiler system under actual operating temperatures and pressures, allowing proven technology to deliver superior boiler system performance.
Each boiler blowdown line will need one conductivity probe and one automated valve for blowdown control.
Each boiler will operate with continuous blowdown. Attached is a diagram of a potential continuous blowdown valve setup.
The automatic controller needs to be able to be connected to the internet. The automatic controller will use wireless phone technology to connect and report controller information. This will allow for real-time alarm notifications to be sent out to existing building automation systems during system upsets. The unit will monitor the boiler conductivities and increase or decrease blowdowns to meet a desired setpoint.
The controller needs to automatically log data which shall be customizable to allow for dissemination of data reports to include performance trending..
The chemical sample point will be on the discharge side of the feedwater pumps, which will detect the chemicals and at Temp ORP residuals and control the chemical pumps accordingly.
The two service visits per year will include replacement of the NCSM probe (or like). All other probes will be owned by the
Conceptual Drawing
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items Addendum to 52.212-4 INVOICING
The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA Orders is the
Please make sure that your invoice has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account.
A copy of the actual invoice or a breakdown of the work being invoiced for must submitted to the COR and be attached in IPP as an attachment in order to process payment in addition to any documents required in the Specifications.
52.252-2 --
AGAR 452.209-71 Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction Or Tax Delinquent Status For Corporate Applicants,
52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (
52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days before the contract expires. (End of clause) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (
WD 05-2206 (Rev.-20) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on
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ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:
HEALTH & WELFARE: Life, accident, and health insurance plans, sick leave, pension plans, civic and personal leave, severance pay, and savings and thrift plans. Minimum employer contributions costing an average of
VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)
HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year,
THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:
1) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: Under the SCA at section 8(b), this wage determination does not apply to any employee who individually qualifies as a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. Because most Computer System Analysts and Computer Programmers who are compensated at a rate not less than
Additionally, because job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, job titles are not determinative of the application of the computer professional exemption. Therefore, the exemption applies only to computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements and whose primary duty consists of: (1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications; (2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications; (3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or (4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).
2) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS -
HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL: An 8 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a high degree of hazard when working with or in close proximity to ordinance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder. All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives. Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving regrading and cleaning of artillery ranges.
A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close proximity to ordance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary materials which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or arms of the employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns and the like; minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment being used. All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordance, explosive, and incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.
** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **
If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination.
The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of
The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition,
REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE {Standard Form 1444 (SF 1444)}
Conformance Process:
The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract. {See Section 4.6 (C)(vi)} When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF 1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.
The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:
1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).
2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.
3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the Wage and Hour Division,
4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.
5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.
6) The contractor informs the affected employees.
Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF 1444 or bond paper.
When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to insure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination. Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.
Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/APHIS/NVSL/AG-6197-S-16-0006/listing.html
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