JULY 2005
SOLICITATION FOR OFFERS
OUTPATIENT CLINIC
SFO NO. V101-183R-xxx-xxx-xx
[INSERT LOCATION OF FACILITY]
Partition and ceiling construction shall be similar to above, except that for spaces requiring an STC value
of 40 only a single layer of gypsum board shall be used on both sides.
Sound damping in meditation rooms, quiet rooms, and similar areas shall be provided by finish materials
shown for these areas in Schedule C, "Room Finishes, Door, & Hardware Schedule".
Use Door Types 19 and 20 with mechanical seal at entrances to spaces where noise suppression or
speech privacy is a requirement. Refer to Schedule C and VA Standard Detail Nos. 08100-1 and 08100-2.
Where an area generating unusual noise or vibration is located adjacent to occupied spaces, the A/E shall
obtain the services of a professional acoustical consultant to design the sound suppression measures
required to produce a comfortable working environment in the adjacent spaces.
Where rooms do not contribute to or are not affected by sound transmission from an adjacent space,
conventional construction is satisfactory.
In the design of exterior building walls at sites near airports, freeways, or heavy city traffic, consideration
shall be given for the control of noise transmission from external sources.
7.5 X-RAY RADIATION SHEILDING AND RADIOGRAPHIC ROOMS:
7.5.1
X-RAY RADIATION SHIELDING:
Provide shielding against radiation from x-ray equipment in accordance with VA Master Construction
Specification 13091 and Standard Details 13091-1 and 13091-2; or, when required by State or Local
jurisdictions, as prescribed by a physicist approved by the American Board of Radiology in accordance
with the appropriate standards and regulations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and
Measurements, obtainable from NCRP Publications, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 3800, Bethesda, Md.
20814.
State the prescribed shielding in terms of millimeters of lead or in inches of wall, ceiling, floor and door
construction of equivalent protection thickness.
Post a certificate, stating the lead equivalent protection of each surface, in all rooms with radiation
shielding.
Editing Note: if specific equipment to be used is not
determined prior to issue of the SFO, VA must decide
whether to use the "generic" room; or "shell" the
rooms. Lessor should provide unit costs for work to
facilitate adjustments to final build-out based on actual
equipment obtained. Coordinate requirements with
Schedule B for special equipment and Schedule B-1
for finishes.
7.5.2
DESIGN FOR RADIOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT:
Editing Note: Use following paragraph if VA has
decided on "shell" option.
//Rooms containing radiographic equipment shall be designed to be shelled in and finish work scheduled
for completion as late as possible in the construction process.//
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