SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Personal Fall Arrest Systems in Residential Roof Construction
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 315999
— Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch (Pittsburgh), Post Office Box 18070, Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15236-0070
- ZIP Code
- 15236-0070
- Solicitation Number
- _NA
- Response Due
- 12/17/2008
- Archive Date
- 1/1/2009
- Point of Contact
- Diane J Meeder,, Phone: (412)386-4412
- E-Mail Address
-
DMeeder@cdc.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) including two of its councils, the Wood Truss Council (WTCA) and the Cold Formed Steel Council (CFSC), is undertaking a design, analysis, test, and evaluation pilot project to investigate the feasibility of using the wood framed roof truss structure as an anchorage location for Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS) in residential roof construction. The goal of this pilot project is to better understand and improve worker safety in residential roof construction without compromising the worker's ability to perform all necessary framing product installation tasks. Candidate PFAS, which appear to provide the most promise of meeting the requirements listed below, may be evaluated by computer based analysis, static and/or dynamic testing to simulate an actual worker arrestment during a fall from a given height or series of heights. NIOSH, NAHB, nor the SBCA promise to purchase, analyze or test any of the presented PFAS. While no party promises purchasing or testing, NIOSH seeks to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work with a personal fall arrest systems manufacturer or an individual or organization with equivalent fall protection expertise to investigate the feasibility of using the wood framed roof truss structure as an anchorage location for PFAS in residential roof construction. This announcement is a business opportunity in that the partner chosen, based on engineering analysis/evaluation of suitable PFAS found under this announcement or other searches, will share expertise with NIOSH researchers toward making the roof truss mounted PFAS a viable and profitable safety system. Personal Fall Arrest Systems in Residential Roof Construction Design Parameters: (PFAS should try to meet as many of these requirements as possible, but highly innovative solutions without testing are not discouraged from presentation or response.) The premise of this project is that conventional fall protection should be provided to individual workers through the roof framing process beginning as early as the placement of the first pre-manufactured roof truss. (This is not to imply the first truss must be used as the anchor for the PFAS.) (A) A fall protection plan shall be developed to protect up to three workers, working simultaneously on the wood framed roof structure for a residential home having the following design characteristics: - Response Required (1) A single level ranch style home built over a concrete slab having a length of 60 feet and width of 32 feet. (2) An exterior wall height of 9 feet. (3) Exterior wall and top plate of 2" x 4" lumber. (4) Common pre-manufactured trusses (likely King Post, Fan, Fink or Howe) 36 feet in span, with a 5 in 12 pitch. (5) Trusses to be placed and framed in accordance with responder's choice of recommended methods, contained in the Building Component Safety Information (BCSI) Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining & Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses. Method chosen must be articulated in response. (B) Ability to provide conventional fall protection coverage across entire framed roof from first truss placement through sheathing and roofing material application operations (removal, repair or installation of weatherproofing roofing materials such as shingles, tile, and tar paper). System should protect against falls through the roof truss structure, as well as, falls through roof openings and the leading edge or otherwise unprotected sides of the structure. - Response Required (C) Provisions for up to 3 workers on the structure simultaneously, more than 6 feet above lower work surface at any one time. - Response Required (D) Describe number of anchors and anchor type, if anchors used, to provide roof coverage. (The percentage of roofing surface to be covered using the anchor system should be described mathematically and visually using an illustration or diagram). - Response Required (E) Cost of complete PFAS for entire roof. Cost should include identification of reusable equipment, as well as equipment that is expected to remain in place at the completion of the build process. - Response Required (Note: There is no requirement any equipment must remain in place for later use by the homeowner or for future repair by a professional contractor.) - Response Preferred (F) Demonstrate, through presentation of test data, the ability to meet all applicable federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) design, test and use standards, such as, but not limited to; 29 CFR 1926.501 and 502; 29 CFR1926 Subpart M, Appendices C and D; and 29 CFR 1926 Subpart L, if the proposed fall protection plan also includes the use of scaffolds. - Response Preferred (G) The fall protection plan shall be organized such that no part of a worker can contact any lower level during the arrestment of a fall. Thus the free fall distance when added to the deceleration distance shall not exceed the distance from the worker's location to the next lower level. - Response Required (H) Appropriate employee training considerations should be detailed to ensure proper and safe use of all system components. - Response Required (I) May incorporate load/energy attenuation technology. - Response Preferred; (J) Does not significantly impede the construction process such that it could be suggested the plan is infeasible. Define how and why the system does not significantly impede the construction process. - Response Required; (K) An illustrated plan is suggested to improve end user understanding of the proper use of the fall protection system(s) through the course of the building cycle from first truss placement to final roofing material application. This should identify worker tie-off locations and proposed truss placement and bracing methods. Illustrations from the BCSI literature may be referenced or copied to assist in this process. - Response Preferred. (L) Affordable. - Commercial solutions or technical solutions qualified and currently in production, or prototypes constructed with already qualified sub-components that meet these requirements are highly desired. However, past testing proving each concept and design is not required. If prior testing has been performed the test information and results should be provided. - Response Preferred (M) Vendors are strongly encouraged, but not required, to send one or more product samples of the complete system. - Response Preferred. Presentation material may consist of literature, electronic presentation, or video. (Samples and data provided to the government as part of this solicitation will not be returned to vendors following the completion of this project.) Vendors may be offered the opportunity to meet with representatives of the project team following a review of all submitted data. Data and/or product samples must be delivered to NIOSH within two weeks (10 business days) of the closing of this announcement. Although every effort will be made to consider all information received, the government will not be obligated to evaluate information received after the two week period. Vendors should note any proprietary data as such. If any data is to be excluded from exchange with any of the project participants, a statement of that fact shall be included with the statement of propriety. Presentations from interested vendors are optional but strongly encouraged. The government has identified the likely dates of Sunday, January 18th and/or Monday, January 19th, 2009, for these presentations to be conducted. This is in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builder's, International Building Show in Las Vegas, NV. The Government reserves the right to identify an alternate meeting date if those identified are not viable for one or more interested vendors. Please send literature to and coordinate with: James D. Green, Project Officer Technical Representative CDC/NIOSH, MS/H-G800 1095 Willowdale Road Morgantown, WV 26505 Phone: 304-285-5857 Fax: 304-285-6047 JGreen@cdc.gov (Please include 3 copies)
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- Address: Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown - NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, United States
- Zip Code: 26505
- Zip Code: 26505
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