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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 03, 2003 FBO #0520
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- 2 kW Military Tactical Generator Product Improvement Program - Reduction of System Weight and Aural Noise Signature

Notice Date

5/1/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center Washington, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700
 

ZIP Code

22331-0700
 

Solicitation Number

DAAB15-03-R-0024
 

Archive Date

8/15/2003
 

Point of Contact

Patricia Davis, 703-325-1713
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center Washington
(pat.davis@cacw.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center Washington, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700, on behalf of the US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), RD&E Center, Command and Control Dire ctorate, Army Power Division, Power Generation Branch, Fort Belvoir, VA, intends to negotiate a cost plus fixed fee contract with Dewey Electronics Corporation of Oakland, New Jersey under the auspices of Other than full and Open Competition to reduce the system weight and the external noise output of the Department of Defense (DoD) 2 kW Military Tactical Generator (MTG) sets (models MEP-501A and MEP-531A). The 2 kW MTG is an open frame power unit that is equipped with a Yanmar model L48AE-DEG, one-cylinde r, air-cooled diesel engine to provide 2 kW of power at either 120 volts, 60 Hertz AC or 28 volts DC, using different generator and control elements. The wet weight of the 2 kW MTG is 158 pounds for the AC unit and 138 pounds for the DC unit. Both genera tor units emit a noise signature of 79 dBA @ 7 meters. This contract shall consist of three individual or independent R&D tasks to reduce the weight of both the AC and DC generator sets by 20% to 25%, and also reduce the noise levels of both sets to 70 dB A at 7 meters. Task 1 effort shall independently focus on reducing aural noise levels emitted by the existing 2 kW MTG. Task 2 shall independently focus on reducing the system weight of the existing 2 kW MTG. The third task will be conducted to identify the potential for a combined weight and noise reduction. R&D changes applied to the 2 kW MTG to meet these new performance requirements must not impact the system's ability to comply with current military requirements for EMI per MIL-STD- 461; Environmen tal Capabilities such as operation from -25?F to 120?F, rain, humidity, altitude, sand/dust, rail transport, -65?F cold storage, salt spray and fungus; Electric Power Rating: 2 kW, 1.0 pf @ 4000 ft/120?F, derate 3.5%/1000 ft (4000 - 8000 ft), max power rat ing at 110%; and all Electric Power Quality requirements. The end product of this contract will be the development of a field kit(s) that can be procured and installed at the Unit Level. It has been determined that Dewey Electronics Corporation is the 'O nly One Responsible Source and no other Supplies or Services will satisfy Agency Requirements' that is able to design, develop, fabricate and test a field kit to reduce the system weight and the external noise output of the DoD 2 kW MTG and to execute this contract in a timely manner. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304 (c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. However, all responsible sources that can provide supporting data to demonstrate they can successfully conduct R&D effort to reduce the system weight and the external noise output of the existing 2 kW MTG and deliver two (2) complete units of finished, modified, tested 2 kW MTG sets of each type for each task of the contract, shall be considered by the agency. Responses shall be no longer than ten (10) pages and provided in Microsoft Word compatible format. Responses shall be submitted via email to pat.davis@cacw.army.mil, with in 45 days of the date of this notice. The email subject line should include the phrase 'Reduction of System Weight and Aural Noise Signature of The 2 kW Military Tactical Generator (MTG)'. All requests for further information must be in writing and via email to the above address, telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. Acknowledgement of receipt will be issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is sole ly within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competit ive procurement. See note 22.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center Washington ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria VA

Zip Code: 22331-0700

Country: US
 

Record

SN00316152-W 20030503/030502073852 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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