J045--Air Handler Replacement

ude the E-Clipse Bypass at Los Angeles Downtown Medical Center that supplies the building HVAC (Air Conditioning and Heating). 1.c. Project Location: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 1.d. Solicitation Type - Number: Request for Quotes (RFQ) - 36C26225Q1126. 1.e. Set Aside: This solicitation is issued as an SDVOSB set aside. 1.f. Applicable NAICS code: 238220, Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning Contractors. 1.g. Small Business Size Standard: $19 million 1.h. Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price 1.i. Period of Performance: 30 days 1.j. Wage Determination applicable to this project: SCA WD 2015-5613 revision 29 1.k. Questions regarding the solicitation should be submitted via email no later than 2pm PST Friday, July 18th, 2025, to ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov 1.l. Company info and quote should be on the attached Enclosure 1 form. All other forms of offers will not be accepted. Your enclosure form and capabilities statement/experience should be sent in one email with 2 separate email attachments, or it will not be accepted 2. Statement of Work 2.1. Objective. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is seeking a contractor to replace a total of 22 (each) motors for Air Handlers and 14 variable frequency drives to include the E-Clipse Bypass at Los Angeles Downtown Medical Center that supplies the building HVAC (Air Conditioning and Heating). 2.2. Background. - The current Air Handler Motors at LA ACC Medical Center are approximately thirty-five years old and no longer compatible with the new ABB Variable Frequency Drives that are now causing bearing failures and will eventually spread to all motors. With extreme weather and summer upon us, this will force areas of LA ACC Medical Center to shut down, interrupting patient care services for Veterans Affairs (VA) Patients and staff at the VA LAACC Medical Center. . 2.3. Scope. All work shall be performed on the LA ACC Medical Center at 351 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012: Contractor shall provide all labor and material required to replace twenty-two existing Air Handler Motors with new Baldor Super E Inverted Motors with Bearing Protection Rings that will integrate with the existing ABB Variable Frequency Drives and sixteen new variable frequency drives. Contractor will integrate the new Motors to the Variable Frequency Drives that work with the HVAC Johnson Control Building Automation System (Metasys) to ensure compatibility with the existing speed drives and the Metasys System, all electrical and control wiring shall be tied to the same points that match the existing ABB Variable Frequency Drive Motors. Contractor to tie the Variable Frequency Drives to the Building Johnson Controls System, as they must be compatible with the existing Metasys system, all electrical and control wiring shall be tied to the same ABB variable frequency drives. All points shall match the existing ABB VFDs. The Variable Frequency Drives shall be the ABB Model Number ACH 580 to match the rest of the variable frequency drives at the VA LA ACC Medical Center and properly integrate with the existing HVAC system. No substitutes allowed to keep programming, consistency, operation, ease of maintenance and integrity for all VFDs the same. Contractor shall coordinate all work closely with the VA HVAC Shop and Victor Chevez the VA LA ACC Supervisor. Ensure that the work does not affect hospital operations. Properly disposal of parts and equipment according to State and Federal guidelines. Keep the air handlers on while work is being accomplished. Contractor shall field investigate, and job walk the building site for location of VFDs and familiarize with all work that needs to be performed. Contractor shall provide proper startup of all VFDs, test them and ensure they are communicating properly with the Building HVAC Johnson Controls system. VA HVAC Shop representative shall witness the testing of all VFDs with the contractor. Below is the list of all motors and VFDs that need to be replaced: SF01 thru SF13 are Supply Fans. RF01 through RF 13 are Return Fans HP QUANTITY OF MOTORS QUANTITY OF VFDs Enclosure 20 HP SF01, SF02, SF03, SF05, SF06, SF07, SF08, SF09, SF10, SF11, SF12, SF13 SF05, SF07, SF09, SF13 NEMA 1 7.5 HP RF01, RF07, RF12 RF01, RF07, RF12 NEMA 1 5.0 HP RF03, RF04, RF09, RF10, RF11, RF13 RF03, RF04, RF05, RF06, RF09, RF13 NEMA 1 3.0 HP RF08 RF08 NEMA 1 ABB MODEL ACH580 The Variable Frequency Drives shall be the ABB Model Number ACH 580 to match the rest of the existing variable frequency drives and properly integrate with the existing HVAC system. No substitutes allowed to keep programming, consistency, operation, ease of maintenance and integrity for all VFDs at LA ACC the same. Contact person for ABB Drives is: Chris Liescheidt AIR TREATMENT CORPORATION 640 N. Puente Street, Brea, CA 92821 C: 916.225.2396 | O: 909.869.7975 ext.506 cliescheidt@airtreatment.com E-Clipse Bypass must include: Current Transducers to Protect the Motor from Single Phase Power Conditions in Bypass Additional Digital Inputs and Additional Relay Outputs if required 115 VAC Contactors Eliminates Chatter Pass Through I/O Communication Network Can Control Inputs and Outputs even if Drive Fails Serial Communication protocols Included: Johnson (N2), Modbus RTU and BACnet (MS/TP) Built-in RFI/EMI Filter Integral DC Line Reactor up to 5% Impedance Start-Up and Two (2) Year Parts and Labor Warranty 2.4. Performance Monitoring. The Contracting Officer Representative (COR) will monitor contractor performance and certify the work was done in accordance with the SOW. 2.5. Period of Performance. The period of performance will be 30 days. Work Hours Work hours will be Monday through Saturday from 4:00 PM 12:30 AM Pacific time. All time shall be approved in advance by the Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). Allow 5-days for approval of any alternate working hours needed. a. National Holidays: New Year s Day January 01 Martin Luther King s Birthday Third Monday in January President s Day Third Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 04 Labor Day First Monday in September Columbus Day Second Monday in October Veterans Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25 b. If the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a national holiday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as a National holiday by U.S. Government Agencies, and any day specifically declared by the President of the United States of America. Overtime & Holiday Pay: Overtime pay is at the rate of one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight up to and including 12 hours in any workday, and for the first eight hours of work on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek. Overtime pay also includes Federal Holidays. 2.6. Contractor Personnel Background Requirements. a. The Office of Security and Law Enforcement provides Department-wide policy on the assignment of appropriate position sensitivity designations associated with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) positions involving national security and public trust responsibilities, and on the level of background investigations required for applicants for, and incumbents of, those positions. In addition to VA employees, the policy and investigative requirements a