**STATEMENT OF WORK**

**FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM**

**MANUAFACTURER TECHNICIAN SUPPORT FOR INSTALLATION ONBOARD THE U.S.
MARAD VESSEL**

**NS SAVANNAH (NSS)**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

**[Section]{.underline}**

1.0 Background

2.0 Scope of work

3.0 Task Requirements

4.0 Final Acceptance/Deliverables

5.0 Government Furnished Equipment / Government Furnished Materials

6.0 Production meetings and schedules

**[List of Tables:]{.underline}**

Table 1, Overall Contract Schedule of Milestones and Deliverables

**[List of Attachments (provided electronically):]{.underline}**

Attachment 1, Fire Alarm Installation Specification

Attachment 2, Installation Drawing Set:

Fire Detection and Alarm:

401-1002, Fire Detection and Alarm System, rev. B.

Attachments 1 and 2 are hereby incorporated by reference into the SOW.

List of Submittals/schedules are identified in individual
specifications.

**1.0 BACKGROUND**

The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) provides
project management and marine engineering support to the Maritime
Administration (MARAD). MARAD is owner and custodian of the Nuclear Ship
SAVANNAH (NSS). Conceived in the 1950\'s as part of President
Eisenhower\'s \"Atoms for Peace\" program, the NSS was designed,
constructed and operated as a joint research and development project of
the Maritime Administration and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
MARAD\'s contribution was the ship, the AEC\'s was the reactor and
related nuclear systems. The reactor was first brought to power in 1961,
with seagoing trials following in 1962. The AEC ended its participation
in the project in about 1965, transferring liability and title of the
reactor to MARAD. NSS was operated in experimental and commercial
demonstration service throughout the 1960\'s. Having completed its
research and development objectives, the ship was removed from service
in 1970. When alternative uses for the ship failed to materialize, its
nuclear power plant was de-fueled, partially decommissioned and prepared
for long-term lay-up.

From 1981 to 1994 the vessel was bareboat chartered to the Patriots
Point Development Authority, Charleston, SC for public display. The NSS
charter was terminated by mutual agreement in 1994. The vessel was
placed in MARAD\'s James River Reserve Fleet for long-term retention.

MARAD began assessing and evaluating possible course of action for
radiological decommissioning. In the post 9-11 environment, MARAD made
assessments of the physical vulnerability of the ship and plans for
total decommissioning of the ship with potential use as a museum and is
presently registered as a National Historic site.

In support of MARAD's mission the Volpe National Transportation Systems
Center (Volpe Center) is providing this Statement of Work (SOW) to
install a new Fire Detection and Alarm System (FA) (Task 1).

**2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS**

The contractor shall provide all the labor, materials, and be a duly
authorized representative of the Fire Alarm Manufacturer to install and
terminate all the fire alarm devices, associated equipment, panel
hook-ups, test, commissioning and training for the fire detection and
alarm system per the drawing. The contractor shall be responsible to
procure and install all the speaker strobe devices, smoke and heat
detectors, pull stations, panels (primary and remote), and ancillary
electrical components per drawing 401-1002 for Fire Alarm system for
loops 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and C deck area of library/documents
storage/Battery Room. [Under a separate Government contract,
electricians will install the rough wiring and will be properly
identified]{.underline}. C deck area includes the three (3)
documentation storage rooms that encompass the breadth of the vessel on
C deck. The contractor shall warranty the fire alarm (FA) components and
related installation of devices/components for 1 year from date of
Government system acceptance. The contractor shall participate in the
planning/ship check meeting at the front end of the job with the Volpe
Center COTR, determine locations of all devices, prior to the
installation of wiring by others. The contractor shall provide final
as-built drawings in electronic and hard copy formats, redlined wiring
installs will be provided by the wiring installers to be incorporated by
the contractor with devices, panel wring details, etc.

The contractor shall identify the proposed manufacturer of the fire
alarm equipment, provide a complete list of all fire alarm components,
panels, and makes/models/part numbers/quantities required to be supplied
with the solicitation proposal submittal. In addition, provide component
cut sheets for Volpe review and provide fire alarm technicians
qualifications (mfg. Certifications/NICET certifications). [The
contractor shall identify/verify manufacturers FA wiring
(type/style/size) required, including the listed metal wire molding and
backing boxes for purchase by the government. FA wiring and any metal
raceway (metal wire mold) will be procured by the government. Refer to
the drawings for the FA materials. All amplifiers shall have an
additional 50% capacity for anticipated future installation of
additional speakers. FA panels shall be installed by the FA contractor,
the panels will be roughed-in under separate contract.]{.underline}

The Fire Alarm Contractor shall demonstrate at least three similar
projects in scope and size onboard ship, including references and points
of contact. The contractor shall provide the proposed workers names,
titles, experience levels and NICET certifications.

The Fire Alarm Contractor shall install system hardware, and equipment
per Attachment 1 (Fire Detection and Alarm System). The Government will
provide seven (7) days notification prior to the scheduled installation
date for the purpose of planning, vessel ship-check, submittals for
government approval and ordering of materials. Completion of onboard
work shall be accomplished on or before a (2) two consecutive calendar
week duration; this schedule includes allowing 2 days for government
inspections and functional testing. The installation start date for the
electrical wiring work by others will be on or about October 6th, 2008.
The vessel will be available for contractor workers, a minimum of
regular duty hours for 8 hours per day, 5 days per week. Additional
daily hours and weekends may be requested with prior approval of the
Contracting Officer.

Note -- Installations shall follow the guidance design drawings to the
greatest extent feasible [(Note - proposed Kidde panel is no longer in
production, contractor shall propose an alternative marine listed panel
and remote panel).]{.underline} Any major deviations shall be identified
during the proposal submittal. Any additional changes to the scope of
work/materials during the project must be approved by the Contracting
Officer.

Within 14 days of notification to proceed from the Contracting Officer
the FA Contractor shall conduct the ship-check of the vessel with the
Volpe COTR and Volpe contracted electricians. The ship-check objectives
are to co-ordinate/plan the work installation, [mark the device
locations]{.underline}, interference issues, and to determine any
unforeseen problems (major deviations) which may affect the overall
design/installation. The Contractor shall provide a written ship-check
condition report and red lined drawings within five (5) days of the
ship-check to the COTR, and identify any problems found and proposed
solutions, as necessary. An example of a minor deviation is defined as
moving a device a few feet to accommodate interference issues, examples
of a major deviation is proposing alternate device make/models,
redefining a loop configuration, etc.

Installations shall meet all of the requirements of the installation
specifications, detailed design drawings, to include system functional
testing prior to acceptance by the Volpe COTR.

The Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, and installation
consumables required to successfully install and program the system
devices and fire alarm hardware/electronics and materials, according to
this Statement of Work (SOW), the attached installation specifications
(Fire Detection and Alarm) and detailed fire alarm design drawing set.
This scope of materials includes all incidental items such screws, nuts,
bolts, tie backs, nameplates, wire identification tags, paint, etc. not
disclosed on the Bills of Materials/Drawings.

The vessel is located dockside at:

Vane Brothers, Canton Marine Terminal, Pier 13

4601 Newgate Ave

Baltimore MD 21224

The Contractor shall adhere to "good housekeeping practices". All daily
trash removal, equipment removal, etc. shutdown of lighting, etc., shall
be performed daily by the contractor in the presence of the Volpe COTR
before leaving the vessel. The contractor's work force shall be aware of
and comply with the Savannah's Health and Safety Plan, Fire Prevention
Plan, emergency equipment locations, designated shore side smoking
areas, and fire safety procedures for the vessel while working aboard
and is readily available onboard the vessel.

**3.0 TASKS:**

**Fire Detection and Alarm System (FA):**

Refer to the Fire Detection and Alarm Specification and Drawings.

The fire detection and alarm installation for lay berth will cover
occupied areas of the A-deck and above, including associated stairwells,
passageways and portions of B-deck aft of the Reactor Space. The
following loops (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) shall be installed at this time as
shown on drawing No. 401-1002. (This includes a partial loop that covers
C deck technical library area and shall include protecting these 3
documents storage areas encompassing the breadth of the vessel plus the
battery room.) Note - this work onboard Savannah will be accomplished in
non-radiation areas.

**Fire Detection Alarm System (FA) Equipment and operation:**

The equipment shall be similar to a marine listed Kidde Fenwal
(FenwalNET 2000) Fire Alarm and Detection System or equal. It will be a
Multi-Loop System, Class A computerized, and programmable system. The
equipment shall be U.S. Coast Guard approved, NFPA, and UL listed for
marine use.

The FA System shall be powered by a 120VAC power source via a 120/120VAC
Isolation Transformer (transformer to be installed by Volpe contracted
electricians under separate contract). The Isolation Transformer shall
prevent power spikes from damaging the Alarm Panel internal components.

The ship shall be alarm zoned into specific fire zones (loops). Each
zone will be alarmed so as to notify the area where a fire is located
and other areas that would require evacuation through that alarmed area.
Should it be necessary to evacuate the entire ship, a Master Pull
Station shall be activated, alarming the entire ship. The Alarm Panel,
Master Pull Station, Battery Back-up Enclosure and required accessory
panels, shall be located in the Security Office on A-Deck, as shown in
drawing 401-1002. There shall be a speaker microphone at the panel and
speaker strobes located throughout the ship in accordance with NFPA 72,
Fire safety Codes and guidance drawings. [The contractor shall provide
recommendations for programming the system, voice commands and discuss
with Volpe COTR.]{.underline}

Heat Sensors shall be installed in all compartments where smoke and/or
fumes/vapors could be present under normal conditions and inadvertently
activate a Smoke Detector. Smoke Detectors shall be installed in all
other areas of the ship, as required. Refer to guidance drawing.

There will be areas of the ship where the type of sensor initially
installed shall require replacement as conditions change. Areas where
there will be industrial smoke caused by welding and burning will
initially require a Heat Sensor and later could require a Smoke
Detector, depending on the final disposition of that compartment.

Manual Pull Stations shall be installed at all means of egress.

Should there be a loss of power, battery back-ups shall be installed to
maintain the Fire Alarm System in operating condition for a minimum of
24 hours in stand-by operation followed by 5 minutes of alarm activation
as required by NFPA 72- 1996 or later.

The contractor shall maintain a daily redlined as-built drawing of the
fire alarm components installed during work progress.

**4.0 FINAL ACCEPTANCE/DELIVERABLES**

Work acceptance by the government will be based on compliance with this
SOW, the installation specifications, detailed design drawings and
successfully passing the Functional Test requirements (as detailed in
the installation specification).

Warranty: Provide 1 year warranty applies to all labor, material (FA
components/panels installed), and complete fire detection and fire alarm
system installation.

Deliverables:

-   Contract submittals for evaluation of components, panels,
    quantities, cut sheets

-   Contract submittal qualifications, certifications

-   Participate in ship check planning review with Volpe/electricians,
    confirm locations of devices

-   Shop drawings of proposed panel, sequence of operations matrix
    recommended

-   Specified new FA materials/FA component installation, wiring hook
    ups

-   Programming panels

-   Start-up/testing/commissioning system, include test plan, test
    report

-   As-built drawings (Volpe to provide wiring redlines), 6 paper copies
    drafts/finals + electronic CAD

-   Training

-   O+M manuals, 6 paper copies drafts/finals + electronic CAD

-   Spare parts identified per the FA specification and guidance drawing

-   1 year warranty on FA components/hook ups

-   Troubleshooting call ins (warranty period)

-   6 month and first annual recertification testing/inspections

5.  **GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION/MATERIALS:**

The following electronic copies are included as part of the
solicitation:

1\. Installation Specifications as Attachment 1.

2\. Detailed FA Design Drawings as Attachment 2, AutoCAD.

*3. FA wiring material, metal molding, backing boxes and installation*

**6.0 PRODUCTION MEETING and SCHEDULES**

The contractor's fire alarm technicians shall participate in a 15 minute
daily briefing held onboard the subject vessel with the COTR and any
MARAD representative. At the beginning of each day (0730) to discuss
areas of work and any lockout/tag out, etc.

# [[Table 1 - Contract Schedule]{.underline}]{.mark}

+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| ## Task                | ## Period of Performance                    |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Pre-installation Ship  | NLT 14 days after purchase order award      |
| check                  | (co-ordinate with Volpe COTR and rough-in   |
|                        | electrical contractors)                     |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Ship-check report      | NLT 5 days after ship check                 |
| identifying any        |                                             |
| discrepancies.         |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| *DRAFT* Shop Drawings  | NLT 14 days after ship check (Note - shop   |
|                        | drawings required only if major deviations  |
|                        | are proposed).                              |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Final shop Drawings    | NLT 7 days after government review          |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Installation schedule  | NLT 7 days prior to installation start date |
|                        | in MS Project                               |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Daily briefings        | Daily at 0730 onboard vessel (M-F).         |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Inspection, Functional | At completion                               |
| Test and Acceptance by |                                             |
| Volpe/MARAD            |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Draft/Final Functional | 2 and 3 weeks after ship check              |
| Test Plan              |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Functional test        | 5 days after completion of testing          |
| report.                |                                             |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| As-built drawings      | NLT 14 days after completion of             |
|                        | installation work                           |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Draft/Final O+M        | Draft 7 days prior to training date for     |
| Manuals                | Government review                           |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Training Plan          | Draft 7 days prior to training date for     |
|                        | Government Review                           |
+------------------------+---------------------------------------------+

Note - refer to the FA Specification for detailed submittal requirements
at time of bid.

**INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS**

This Request for Quotation is a solicitation expected to result in a
single award, subject to receipt of an acceptable proposal. The
Offeror's written proposal for the proposed Statement of Work (SOW) must
include the following two (2) components:

**1. PRICE PROPOSAL**

The contractor shall provide a total proposed price for CLIN 0001.

**2. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL**

The Offeror shall provide a description of related work experience. The
technical proposal will be evaluated in terms of the following:

-   Technical experience in the areas of marine Fire Alarm
    installations.

Any proposal that does not include the two (2) components specified
above shall be considered non-responsive**.**

**AWARD CRITERIA:**

**BASIS FOR AWARD -- BEST VALUE**

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a purchase order,
in accordance with the RFQ. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal
should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price standpoint.

An award will be made to the vendor whose quote, conforming to the
solicitation, is determined to offer the best value to the Government in
terms of 1) technical experience; and 2) the lowest proposed price.

**PRICE**

The Government will evaluate quotes based on the total price proposed
for CLIN 0001.

**ORDER OF IMPORTANCE**

Technical experience is significantly equal to price in the selection of
an offeror for award. The winning proposal will be based on the
following selection criteria, listed in descending order of importance:

1.  Proposed related work experience; and

2\. Proposed price for performing the work