437th Contracting Squadron, 102 Long Street, Charleston AFB, SC 29404-4829

M -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STEAM PLANT SOL F38610- POC S. Leonard Charleston AFB 803-566-5155 ext 231 This is not a synopsis to advertise a solicitation that is ready for release, but rather a synopsis to assimilate information from responsible sources who have the ability to maintain and operate and who are currently maintaining and operating the following equipment. The central Steam Heat Plant was constructed in 1953 and consists of three (3) coal fired water tube boilers. The boilers were converted to #6 fuel oil in 1969 and again in 1996 to natural gas with #6 fuel oil as a back up fuel. Each boiler is rated at 50,000 pounds of steam per hour at 110 PSI. Additional equipment includes but is not limited to induced draft fans, soot blowers, DA tanks, condesate return tank, hot water/oil heater pumping systems and various pumps, valves, chemical mixers/injectors and electrical/electronic control systems. There is also a water test laboratory located inside the facility. External to the facility are the incoming natural gas regulators, the #6 fuel oil off loading point, two (2) 210,000 gallon above ground fuel storage tanks and interconnecting piping. The plant is powered by the base electrical distribution system and has a back up generator in case of emergencies. The plant operates on a three shift, 24 hour, seven day a week schedule from October until April with recurring maintenance performed daily. Annual maintenance is performed during the non-operational period of May through September. The responsibilities of this operation include the distribution system only to the point of leaving the building. This plant produces steam for heating/comfort control only throughout base facilities and there is no process steam requirement involved in this operation. (0245)

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