Department of Veterans Affairs, A/E Evaluation and Program Support Team (181A), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420

C -- NATIONAL STUDY OF BOILER PLANT OPERATIONS SOL 101-734 POC Scope: Kurt D. Knight, 202-565-4663/Selection Process: Robert T. Smoot, 202-565-4181 Applications are invited from Engineering firms or qualified nationally recognized research organizations (private, government, non-profit, or university affiliated) to provide professional services for a study to review: government and industry boiler plant regulation systems (government and industry codes, standards and policies); current boiler plant technology; data relevant to boiler safety including staffing patterns, and staff training; equipment design guides, specifications and selection; and equipment installation, as well as alternatives to boilers and legal liability issues. The goal is to provide the VA with a solid basis for policy decisions regarding the steam boiler plants which serve VA Medical Centers. The study will benchmark VA boiler design and operations against other government and private sector facilities. On site review of VA, other government departments, and private sectors organizations will be required. Recommendations will be required for improvement of VA operational and design safety, quality of equipment and designs, reliability of steam production, and efficiency and cost effectiveness of VA boiler plant operations. Firm will determine the appropriateness of current VA polices to ensure best in industry safety and reliability and to compare the cost effectiveness of boiler operations to the best in industry and government. The selected firm or organization must have significant experience in the design, and operation of boiler plants serving large institutional campuses and medical facilities, and demonstrated ability to conduct extensive analysis and study of large complex boiler systems. Additional emphasis will be placed on the national/international stature of the organization with an ability to add recognized authority to recommendations to influence their acceptance at all VA facilities. Applicants must be able to demonstrate the credentials of the firm and assigned staff to support the study scope. No firm or organization will be considered unless an application consisting of a completed SF 255 and other evidence of experience and capabilities the applicant considers relevant is received by the VA A/E Evaluation & Program Support Team (181A) within 30 days of the date of this advertisement. A current SF 254, representing and differentiating between the personnel, experience and capabilities of all involved offices, must be included with the application together with current SF 254s for each proposed consultant's office involved. Applications will be rated based on the relevant experience of both the firm(s) and assigned individuals; the applicant's capacity to do the work; record of past performance on VA work; geographic consideration; the participation of minority-owned and women-owned consultants; and demonstrate success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. Award of a contract is dependent upon the availability of funds. This is not a request for a proposal. Note: the "covenant against contingent fees" clause is applicable to this solicitation. *** Posted 02/10/00 (W-SN424256). (0041)

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