Number: 2825095
Country: United States
Source: Federal Business Opportunities
This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued and award will be made in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. This RFP will be a competitive, total small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541330 with a size standard of $15 million. The contract type will be a firm-fixed price/labor-hour hybrid.
Background:
The current state-of-the-art methods for evaluating the fire effects from a High Energy Arcing Fault (HEAF) event is contained in NUREG/CR-6850 Appendix M and NFPA 805 Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) 07-0035, Revision 2. NUREG/CR-6850 contains a model to evaluate HEAFs in cabinets, and the NFPA 805 FAQ 07-0035 contains a HEAF model for bus ducts. Each of these models is based primarily on a single event that corresponds to the type of failure, and each does not allow adjustments to account for the variables which can influence a HEAF. Further, these events continue to occur, the most recent event in the U.S. occurring in March 2010 and producing two HEAFs, one of which is a different failure mode from that characterized in either NUREG/CR-6850 or the NFPA 805 FAQ. To support improvement of the state-of-the-art in Fire PRA modeling of HEAF events, test data is needed.
HEAFs have the potential to cause extensive damage to the failed electrical component and distribution system along with adjacent equipment and cables within the zone of influence. The significant energy released during the HEAF event can act as an ignition source to other components and developing a mechanistic model based on past events and testing can improve the state of knowledge and provide better characterization of HEAF in the fire PRA and NFPA 805 license amendment request applications.
To better understand the HEAF phenomena, enduring fires, and to develop a mechanistic model, a testing program is being conducted at KEMA-Powertest facilities (NRC-HQ-60-15-C-0004) that will provide the required information to progress with model development. Electrical contractor support is required to support the HEAF testing. Work performed by the electrical contractor would include preparation work such as equipment assembly and testing, including Hi-pot testing (also called Dielectric Withstanding Voltage (DWV) testing, or the like), and participation in teardown activities after the HEAF test has been performed. The contractor would also support capture of field conditions during testing, including as-built drawings, test documentation, and photos.
Objective:
The objective of this acquisition is to provide support (assembly, storage, and teardown) of electrical testing on low and medium voltage switchgear (circuit breakers) and distribution buses (NRC-HQ-60-15-C-0004). The electrical measurements made during the testing, along with the mechanical measurements will allow for development of an enhanced HEAF model for use in fire probabilistic risk assessment. The electrical contractor will support this testing on-site, at the KEMA-Powertest facility, as well as off-site at a nearby staging area for preparation work, teardown, and storage activities.
Scope of Work/Tasks:
The contractor shall provide all resources necessary (personnel, equipment and material) to accomplish the tasks and deliverables described in this Statement of Work (SOW).
The contractor shall provide and/or perform the following three tasks:
TASK 1, Equipment procurement, preparation, and storage located near KEMA-Powertest facility
TASK 2, Support KEMA HEAF Testing of Electrical Equipment
TASK 3, Documentation of test results
Place of Performance:
The work to be performed on under this contract will be primarily performed at KEMA-Powertest facility: 4379 County Line Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914; and at the awarded contractor"s facility.
