Z1MG--Solar Inverter Repair and Replacement

erial to repair one Satcon 500 KW inverter TD using spare parts from a second Satcon 500 KW inverter TB and replace the second 500 KW inverter TB. 1.c. Project Location: VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, 16111 Plummer Street, Sepulveda, CA 91343 1.d. Solicitation Type - Number: Request for Quotes (RFQ) - 36C26226Q0492. 1.e. Set Aside: This solicitation is issued as an SDVOSB set aside. 1.f. Applicable NAICS code: 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. 1.g. Small Business Size Standard: $19 Million 1.h. Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price 1.i. Period of Performance: 120 days 1.j. Wage Determination applicable to this project: SCA WD 2015-5613 revision 30 1.k. Questions regarding the solicitation should be submitted via email no later than 2pm PST Wednesday, March 26th, 2026, to ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov 1.l. 1.m. Job walk will be conducted at 10am on Monday, March 23, 2026. Participants will meet with Ed Hunt and Ross Manoukian at Building 1, Conference room B-125, of the Sepulveda VA Medical Center located at 16111 Plummer St. North Hills, CA 91343. Please reach out to Ross Manoukian at 818-381-2276 if you need to locate the meeting point. Please email Ositadima.ndubizu@va.gov to indicate intent to participate 1.m. Company info and quote should be in the attached Enclosure 1 form. All other forms of offer 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 BACKGROUND. The ground-mount solar system in SACC Parking Lot A was found to have a critical failure condition during preventive maintenance inspections and service response activities. Currently, two 500 kW Satcon/Solaron inverters are offline, which means that about 1 MW of solar generation capacity is lost. Major internal defects and component breakdowns that cannot be fixed by ordinary maintenance were confirmed by diagnostic testing. In order to recover operational capacity and lessen the ongoing loss of solar production, corrective action is necessary due to the consequent loss of generation, which has a substantial impact on system production. SCOPE. The contractor must provide the following tasks: Parking Lot A Large Ground Mount System Perform diagnostic inspection and isolation of failed inverter systems Salvage usable internal components from inverter TB to support restoration of inverter TD Rebuild and repair inverter TD including internal electrical components, cooling fan motor assemblies, power supply components, and connector hardware as required Decommission inverter TB due to major internal failure and non-repairable condition Install replacement inverter capacity using SMA Sunny Tripower CORE1 (OR SIMILAR) string inverters to restore approximately 500 kW generation capacity Perform electrical integration, system testing, and commissioning Restore monitoring and validate operational performance Document repairs, testing results, and commissioning The contractor shall provide own ladders/ lift to access solar carport system to inspect the damage structurally and electrically Inverter Replacement To replace the output capacity of the 500-kW central inverter, the proposed system would require approximately: 16 × SMA Sunny Tripower CORE1 33-US Inverters Calculation: 500 kW required capacity 33 kW per inverter 500 ÷ 33 16 units The new solar inverters shall be California State Certified and on the current list of inverters. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local legal requirements regarding workers health and safety. The requirements include but are not limited to those found in Federal and State Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA and MOSHA) statutes and regulations, such as applicable provisions of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 1910 and 1926. Contractor is solely responsible for determining the legal requirements that apply to activities and shall ensure safe and healthy working conditions for its employees. Contractor shall assume the responsibility to guard against causing of fires and to protect Government Property, reference NFPA 241 and 29 CFR 1926. The Contractor shall perform the work in a manner consistent with the area security and fire safety regulations especially with regard to exits and exit way access. Utility shutdowns shall not compromise security, communication or fire safety for occupants. Contractor to coordinate all work and inspection with the VA Facility Manager and VA M & O Foreman including all requirements to shut down power to the solar panels at parking Lot A at the VA Sepulveda Campus.and closure of parking lot next to Building 500. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. The period of performance will be 120 days 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 Juneteenth June 19 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 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES The Contractor shall not employ persons for work on this contract if such employee is identified to the Contractor as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general well-being or operational mission of the installation and its population. Contract Personnel shall be subject to the same quality assurance standards or exceed current recognized national standards as established by the Joint Commission (JC). Badge. Contractor shall obtain a Contractor I.D Badge from the VA Police. All Contractor personnel are required to wear I.D Badge during the entire time on VA facility. The I.D Badge MUST have an identification picture and shall state the name of the individual and the company represented. PARKING: It is the responsibility of the contract personnel to park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Parking information is available from VA Police & Security Service Office. The Contractor assumes full responsibility for any parking violations. Smoking is strictly prohibited on the grounds of any VHA facility. Per VHA Directive 1085 dated March 5, 2019, it is VHA policy that all VHA health care facilities, including hospitals, community clinics, administrative offices, and Vet Centers, will be smoke-free for patients, visitors, contractors, volunteers, and vendors effective October 1, 2019. There will no longer be designated smoking areas. INSURANCE COVERAGE a. The Contractor agrees to procure and maintain, while the contract is in effect, Workers Compensation and Employee s Public Liability Insurance in accordance with Federal and State of California laws. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damage to property, which may be done by him, or any employee engaged in the performance of this contract. b. The Government shall be held liable for any or all loss, cost, damage, claim expense or liability whatsoever, because of accident or injury to persons or property of others occurring in the performance of this contract. c. Before commencing work under this contract, the Contracting Officer shall require the Contractor to furnish certification from his/her insurance company indicating that the coverage specified by FAR 52.228-5 a