Description
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on behalf of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking sources for the operations and maintenance of a newly constructed CO2 refrigeration plant and associated subsystems at the NSF Ice Core Facility in Denver, Colorado. The selected contractor will be responsible for providing all materials, supervision, labor, tools, equipment, technical recommendations, and travel necessary to accomplish on-site preventative maintenance, regular maintenance, and emergency response services for the CO2 refrigeration plant and associated subsystems. The contractor must ensure 24/7 operation of the plant, maintain system uptime of at least 99.9%, and optimize system operations to minimize energy consumption.
Some key responsibilities of the contractor include:
• Performing on-site preventative maintenance, regular maintenance, and emergency response services
• Sourcing and procuring replacement parts necessary for repairs
• Maintaining a spare parts inventory for prompt repairs
• Meeting monthly with the NSF-ICF Curators to review system operations
• Ensuring system uptime of at least 99.9%
• Optimizing system operations to minimize energy consumption
• Responding to alarms, evaluating issues, and repairing as necessary
• Maintaining secure access protocols for remote system access
• Ensuring backup monitoring systems are in place in case of primary system failure