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Buy #: 1025172_01

Question Deadline: 05/27/2020 11:00 ET

Question Count: 7

Buy #: 1025172_01

Question Deadline: 05/27/2020 11:00 ET

Question Count: 7

Question Submitted:

Our company is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and we would like the opportunity to bid on this project. We would need to schedule a site visit prior to bidding. We are located in Houston, Texas and can drive to Red River in less than a day. Please let me know how we can get this scheduled. Sam Godsin

Response Received:

Due to Covid Restrictions gaining access to the Depot is limited and slower than normal. With the bid closing 3 June we will not have the appropriate time to make that happen. Please look towards any future opportunities from RRAD.

Question Submitted:

1. Is there a reporting requirement for SOW for reporting? Do we have to inspect all pipes in containment? 2. Who issued the actual SOW was it NAVFAC, AFCEC or USACE? 3. Are the tanks coated? 4. How many mobilizations will the job require for the internals? 5. Is there another SOW in general? 6. will the 6 vertical tanks be empty or will we have to remove the fuel for testing?

Response Received:

Reporting Requirements: 1.Contractor will furnish two copies of final inspection report for each tank and a final report for all tanks on CD. 2. RRAD issued the SOW. 3. Tanks are painted and have no coatings. 4. Have no idea how many mobilizations it will take for the internals. 5. NO 6. No fuel will have to be removed on you part Have no diameters or lengths of tank.

Question Submitted:

What is the Diameter and Length's for each of the Tanks? Are we going to be provided with the U1A's - Data Sheets for each Tank? Or are there any previous reports to be reviewed? What is the access point into the Vertical Tanks? Can you provide any pictures of the tanks?

Response Received:

NO data sheets for tanks. Access point for the vertical tanks is at bottom of tanks. Approx 30 inch dia manway

Question Submitted:

Are previous reports available to provide information such as tank diameter, fill nozzle size, issue nozzle size, and manhole sizes. The nozzle sizes are needed for gaskets.

Response Received:

I have no previous reports for tank diameters or nozzle sizes.

Question Submitted:

If the intent is the buyer to clean the API tanks to receive an OOS inspection, what are the estimated amounts of residual fuel?

Response Received:

RRAD will clean the interior of 6 tanks prior to inspections

Question Submitted:

Will all 6 API 653 tanks to receive an out-of-service inspection be available at one time?

Response Received:

All 6 API tanks will be ready at the same time

Question Submitted:

Is the intent of the SOW to include cleaning and gas-freeing the tanks for inspection? Or will the seller perform these tasks?

Response Received:

Seller will be responsible for any gas-freeing of tanks

Buy #: 1025172

Question Deadline: None

Question Count: 4

Buy #: 1025172

Question Deadline: None

Question Count: 4

Question Submitted:

Please confirm this opportunity is open and unrestricted. There is conflicting information in the combined synopsis attachment. After reading the SOW, only 6 tank bottoms are to be scanned with MFL. Does this mean 14 horizontal tanks are to receive in-service API 653 inspections and the referenced 6 vertical tanks requiring bottom scans are considered API 653 out-of-service inspections? Or is the intent to inspect the internal condition on all tanks?

Response Received:

This opportunity is 100% small business set aside. The six vertical tanks will get require external and MFL on the floors only. These tanks will be emptied by RRAD. Only the six vertical tanks will require a floor scan (MFL). The tanks will be out of service for the floor scans to be performed but will be placed back in service after inspections. The remaining 14 tanks will require exterior inspections visual and API 653.

Question Submitted:

1. Will all the ASTs require both internal and external API 653 inspections or just the six vertical tanks? 2. Will all the ASTs that require both an internal and external inspection be emptied and cleaned for a single mobilization or will they need to be done in separate visits? 3. Is the PE stamp requirement related to a State or Federal regulation? If so, please provide the citation for review. 4. The SOW says the project must start within 45 days of award AND finish within 45 days of award. Is this correct?

Response Received:

1. All tanks require external inspections. The six vertical tanks will get require external and MFL on the floors only. 2. These tanks will be emptied by RRAD. All other tanks will probably have product in them and cannot be emptied so they will get external inspections only. 3. The PE stamp is required by the state. 4. The start and finish dates are correct.

Question Submitted:

After reading the SOW, only 6 tank bottoms are to be scanned with MFL. Does this mean 14 horizontal tanks are to receive in-service API 653 inspections and the referenced 6 vertical tanks requiring bottom scans are considered API 653 out-of-service inspections? Or is the intent to inspect the internal condition on all tanks?

Response Received:

Only the six vertical tanks will require a floor scan (MFL). The tanks will be out of service for the floor scans to be performed but will be placed back in service after inspections. The remaining 14 tanks will require exterior inspections visual and API 653.

Question Submitted:

Will the Buyer require that the PE stamp on the reports be a Texas PE?

Response Received:

The stamp on the reports does not require it be done by a Texas PE.

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