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MAY 2009SOLICITATION FOR OFFERS OUTPATIENT CLINIC SFO NO. VA-101-XX-RP-XXXX[INSERT LOCATION OF FACILITY]7.4.3 SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC) 40The sound resistant enclosures of the following spaces shall be designed to assure speechprivacy and achieve an STC rating of 40.Conference roomsConsultation officesExamination and treatment rooms//Individual offices in Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service//Audiology and Speech Pathology areas//Benefits Counselors—VBA Regional Offices//// [insert other spaces as required by clinic program ] //7.5 X-RAY RADIATION SHIELDING AND RADIOGRAPHIC ROOMS7.5.1 X-RAY RADIATION SHIELDINGA. GeneralProvide shielding against radiation from x-ray equipment. When required by State or Localjurisdictions, obtain the services of a physicist approved by the American Board of Radiologyin accordance with the appropriate standards and regulations of the National Council onRadiation Protection and Measurements (obtainable from NCRP Publications; 7910Woodmont Avenue, Suite 400; Bethesda, MD; 20814) to design and specify the level ofradiation protection required.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 leadequivalent protection of each surface, in all rooms with radiation shielding.B. Lead Lined Doors and FramesLead lining of frames, doors and other items occurring in partitions shall provide an x-rayabsorption equivalent to that of partitions in which they occur.(1) Lead Lined Wood DoorsUse flush veneered construction.Face veneers shall be same species and grade as used for other wood doors in theproject.Construct doors of two separate solid wood cores with a single sheet of lead liningthrough center.Extend sheet lead lining to all door edges, providing x-ray absorption equal to partitionin which door occurs.Fasten wood cores together with either countersunk steel bolts through lead with boltheads and nuts covered with poured lead, or with poured lead dowels.Finish face of dowels and lead covering of bolt heads and nuts flush with wood cores.Edge strips: Use same species of wood as face veneer.Minimum thickness shall be 1-1/2 inches at top edge and 2-1/2 inches at bottom edge.Extend vertical edge strips full height of door and bevel 1/8-inch for each two inches ofdoor thickness.Part I: Basic Solicitation Requirements – Page 155 of 196Lessor __________ Gov’t. ____________________ of __________ Pages