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Page 4 of 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 36C24624Q1234 BOILER USEFUL LIFE INSPECTION 1. Are the Original Manufacturers Data Reports (ASME Forms), including all Power Piping Forms, available for each boiler?Â... Page 4 of 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 36C24624Q1234 BOILER USEFUL LIFE INSPECTION 1. Are the Original Manufacturers Data Reports (ASME Forms), including all Power Piping Forms, available for each boiler? A: Will we have to locate the documents. 2. Are the last annual inspection reports available? If applicable, have all deficiencies been repaired and boiler certificates for integrity and operation been issued? A: Yes have the last annual inspection reports, yes the deficiencies been repaired. 3. It is proposed that two boilers will be available the first week for inspection. If this changes due to government delays, can the contractor submit a change order to the contract? A: Yes, two boilers will be available the first week. 4. Since the plant will be live during internal inspections, is it known that all energy sources (feedwater, gas, air and especially steam) can provide double valve protection without leaking by the 2nd valve? A: Yes. 5. For the non-return valve and 2nd stop valve, has the free blow drain (valve in between the NRV and 2nd Stop Valve) been verified to have zero leak by the 2nd valve? A: Yes. 5. Is it going to be the responsibility of the VA to Lock Out/Tag Out each boiler? A: The VA and the contractor. 6. Who will be responsible for providing a Confined Space Chit & Air Monitoring? With training, will the VA provide a whole watch?  A: The contractor is responsible for the Confined Space and has to gas free the boiler interior. 7. Are the Steam drum and the Mud drum included in the inspection (for all 3 boilers)? A: Yes, this is an internal and external inspection including the steam & mud drum. 8. Can you provide the lates inspection reports and any Non-Destructive Data? A: Yes.

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Pre-Solicitation Notice The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 has a need for Boiler Life Expectancy Inspection. The contractor shall provide all transpor... Pre-Solicitation Notice The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 has a need for Boiler Life Expectancy Inspection. The contractor shall provide all transportation, material hardware and parts, tools, specialized equipment, labor, supervision, and technical expertise to provide the services. The solicitation shall be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13. Place of Performance: Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond VA 23249. Period of Performance: Period of Performance for the resultant contract will be a base year beginning on or about 9 Sept 2024 8 Sept 2025 in strict accordance with all schedules, specification, terms, and conditions and provisions of the contract solicitation. Type of Set-Aside: This acquisition is a SDVOSB set-aside. The applicable NAICS is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services with a size standard of $19 Million. This requirement will be solicited as a SDVOSB set aside. Contract Type: The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, and specifications of the solicitation. A formal Request for Quote (RFQ) will be issued on or about 15 Aug 2024 via Contract Opportunities website via SAM.gov. All potential offerors are responsible for monitoring and downloading all documents including amendments at the SAM.gov website without further notification from the Contracting Officer. To be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the following: 1. SAM database with posted NAICS capability at SAM.gov with the 2. SBA registered and verified by Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov): Warren A. Pennil VAMC Hampton 100 Emancipation Drive Bldg. 27 Hampton VA 23667 If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Warren A Pennil at email address: warren.pennil@va.gov.

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. Market Rese... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. Market Research is being conducted to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Woman Owned Small Business or HUBZone interests. The Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is trying to determine whether to set-aside an acquisition for Boiler Useful Life Inspection at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond Virginia 23249. The scope of the acquisition includes but is not limited to: Qualification Requirements for Consultant and Inspection Personnel: A professional engineering firm (Professional License (PE)) that specializes in life expectancy evaluations must be part of the team and provide an analysis and recommendations under their seal based on the evaluation of the boiler and associated equipment by means of visual inspection and non-destructive testing conducted by experienced boiler inspectors and non-destructive testing experts on the team. The inspections shall be supervised on-site by a Qualified Professional Inspector , defined as anyone or combination of the following. Proof of qualifications shall be provided with the bid and as part of the final report. A boiler inspector who has a valid commission from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. A boiler inspector who has qualified by passing a written examination under the laws, rules and regulations of a jurisdiction of a state. A boiler inspector who is regularly employed as a boiler inspector by a jurisdiction that has adopted and administers one or more sections of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code as a legal requirement and has a representative serving as a member of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Conference Committee. A boiler inspector who is regularly employed by an insurance company that has been licensed or registered by the appropriate authority of a state of the United States to write boiler and pressure vessel insurance. Non-destructive testing personnel shall be certified to American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Level II, who are experienced in evaluating boilers and associated equipment. If your company is interested in performing these services, please notify our office of your intent. In response, please include the following: (a) a positive statement of your intent to submit a bid as a prime contractor (capability statement); (b) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers; (c) past performance references with points of contact and phone numbers. At least two (2) references are requested, but more are desirable. Responses to this notice should also identify whether or not the firm falls into any of the socioeconomic categories listed above. Your response is required by: Tuesday 13 Aug @ 12:00 PM. All capable Service Disabled Veteran Small Businesses are encouraged to respond. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail via email to: warren.pennil@va.gov