Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, intends to award a sole source contract to Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, for Monochloramine Systems Water Management Services. The proposed contract action is for the continuation of service, maintenance, monitoring, chemical supply, and regulatory compliance support for three installed monochloramine water treatment systems and twenty-two Sentinel monitoring units currently in operation at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center.
The key requirements of the contract include:
• Providing service, maintenance, monitoring, chemical supply, and regulatory compliance support for the monochloramine water treatment systems
• Meeting all requirements of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Nalco Water
• Providing authorization from Nalco Water to service, operate, and maintain the iChlor system
• Having access to proprietary equipment, software, and system controls
• Having OEM-trained and certified personnel for the iChlor system
• Ability to provide OEM-approved chemicals and maintain NSF and EPA compliance standards
• Ability to perform full system monitoring, alarm response, and regulatory reporting
• Ability to meet State of Ohio EPA Public Water System requirements, including provision of a licensed Class I operator