Justification NAICS 561210

The General Services Administration Central Heating & Refrigeration Plant (HOTD) currently supplies steam and chilled water service to over 65 federal buildings in the District of Columbia , serving agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Agriculture (DOA), and Smithsonian Institute (SI). These services are a critical part of the customers’ daily operation. To guarantee that these customers receive steam and chilled water services without interruption, HOTD must continually maintain the plant’s critical equipment. HOTD operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and the reliability of the plant is important as it supports an operation of Federal and Quasi-Federal customers. HOTD uses natural gas to produce steam for the space comforts at the customer buildings and it operates two chillers to produce chilled water for the building year around. HOTD uses natural gas in a combine cycle mode, which first operates the gas turbines/electric generators and the turbine waste heat is then used in a boiler to produce steam. This combined cycle or co-generation also produces electricity for HOTD to avoid purchasing high priced electricity from the utility company. Average...

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