SOLICITATION NOTICE
61 -- Battery Monitor/Alarm Kits
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer (C2EC), USCG Command and Control Engineering Center 4000 Coast Guard Boulevard, Portsmouth, VA, 23703-2199
- ZIP Code
- 23703-2199
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-DTCG4403QND03106
- Response Due
- 8/19/2003
- Archive Date
- 9/3/2003
- Point of Contact
- Carrie Houck, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-686-4215, Fax 757-686-4018, - Carrie Houck, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-686-4215, Fax 757-686-4018,
- E-Mail Address
-
CHouck@C2Cen.uscg.mil, CHouck@C2Cen.uscg.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This Request for Proposals incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-14. This is a small business set-aside procurement. The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed price supply contract using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13.5. The NAICS Code is 335912, size standard 1000 employees. The Coast Guard has a requirement to procure the following equipment as described (1.0-6.2). 1.0 Scope. The Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, personnel, labor, materials and equipment to provide a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) external battery charger and battery monitor/alarm installation design kit, to include schematics, block diagrams, hardware parts lists and installation design plans. This requirement also includes the acquisition of DGPS external battery charger installation kits as specified herein. 2.0. Applicable Documents. National Electric Code (NEC) (2002); Technical Manual for GCF-CD-1216-DGPS(V)1 DGPS Broadcast Site; MK Battery Manual/Spec Sheets for 8G8D Gel Cell batteries; http://www.mkbattery.com/pdf/8G8D-LTP.pdf, http://www.mkbattery.com/pdf/GelBatteryCharging.pdf, http://www.mkbattery.com/pdf/gel.pdf, http://www.mkbattery.com/pv_solar/faq.html; Interactor ICS 48/20 Battery Charger Operations Manual; and 47CFR80 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 3.0 Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). The Coast Guard shall provide three each Interactor ICS 48/20 battery chargers for package installation design development. The contractor shall be responsible for maintaining and accounting for all GFE provided. 4.0 Contractor Furnished Items. The Contractor shall furnish everything required to perform this contract except for GFE listed in Paragraph 3.0. 5.0. Requirements. 5.1. Two Phase Approach. This effort shall consist of two phases as described below: Phase I ? Design a Battery Charger Installation Kit, to include battery monitor/alarm equipment, and supporting documentation. Phase II ? Pending acceptance testing and approval by the Coast Guard (C2CEN), produce 68 battery charger installation kits, to include all cabling, conduit, and other hardware identified during Phase I. 5.1.1 Phase I ? System Configurations. The Coast Guard anticipates the need for the battery charger installation kit to be flexible in configuration to accommodate individual DGPS site equipment shelter differences. There are several DGPS site equipment shelters used by the Coast Guard, constructed of fiberglass, concrete, or aluminum. The Coast Guard standard back-up battery configuration is as follows: 12 size 8G8D gel cell 12Volt Direct Current (VDC) batteries connected in series to provide a total combined output of 144VDC. The 12 batteries are mounted to a three-shelf battery rack, with four batteries per shelf. Each shelf provides a total of 48VDC. The battery charger installation kit design shall not exceed 900 cubic inches of space and not exceed 140 lbs. of weight. The kit can be installed either on the bulkhead adjacent to the battery rack, or on the battery rack itself. If mounted to the battery rack, the kit shall be mounted to either side, or the front of the battery rack. The kit and battery chargers shall be secured in such a way that they will not come loose from their installation due to earthquake movement. If mounted to the battery rack, the kit shall be easily removable by two technicians in less than 15 minutes from the battery rack to allow for battery replacement and battery maintenance. The kit removal scenario shall include that the battery chargers be removed from the installation kit to lighten the load prior to removing the rest of the kit. All cables attached to the kit (including cables attached to the battery chargers and power panel as applicable) shall allow sufficient length/slack for removal of the kit for temporary placement on the equipment shelter floor to prevent the cables from stretching during temporary removal. A hinged kit can also be considered. If a removable kit is designed, it shall have flexible conduit to allow for repeated kit removal and re-installation without damaging the cables. The kit shall include a power distribution panel with one main supply circuit breaker and three load circuit breakers, one for each battery charger for individual circuit interruption. The battery charger power cables shall be hardwired to the kit power distribution panel, and shall meet NEC standards to be rated for at least 120% current draw for each battery charger. The kit power distribution panel and load circuit breakers shall conform to NEC standards to be rated for 120% maximum current draw for each battery charger. The kit power distribution panel main supply breaker shall conform to NEC standards for total distribution panel current draw. The supply cable feeding the kit power distribution panel shall comply with NEC standards for total current draw. The kit power distribution panel shall not exceed 24 inches tall, 24 inches wide, and eight inches deep, and shall be grounded according to the equipment shelter central electrical ground point, in accordance with NEC standards. The kit shall include three battery monitor/alarm devices that will include at a minimum, normally closed (NC), and normally open (NO) dry alarm contacts. The battery monitor/alarm devices shall at a minimum monitor 48VDC, to alarm under any of the following user adjustable alarm threshold conditions: High Voltage, Low Voltage, High Current, and Battery Charger Failure. The battery monitor/alarm device shall be compatible with gel cell and Absorbed Glass Mat style batteries, without the need to return the monitor/alarm device to the factory to be modified for either. There shall be one battery monitor/alarm device per battery rack shelf. Each battery monitor/alarm shall monitor four batteries connected in series. The battery monitor/alarm negative cable shall be connected to the negative terminal of the first battery on the shelf (according to directional current flow) and the positive battery monitor/alarm cable shall be connected to the fourth battery on the same shelf, in order to monitor 48VDC. The battery monitor/alarm devices shall be of high impedance, not to draw more than 100 milliamps during normal operations, including while the monitor/alarm device is in the alarm state. They shall not interfere with normal battery charging or while the batteries are under load, providing back-up power to the Southern Avionics Company SC-1000 transmitter. The battery monitor/alarm devices shall be mounted close to the batteries, and shall be incorporated with the designed kit. All battery monitor/alarm cables shall be flexible and have enough length/slack to accommodate kit removal as described herein. The battery monitor/alarm shall receive its input power from the batteries they monitor. The battery monitor/alarm device alarm thresholds shall be field adjustable, and remain constant even after power interruption to the device. If input power is interrupted to the battery monitor/alarm device, then reapplied, the device shall return to normal operations automatically, alarming at the previously adjusted for alarm thresholds. The battery monitor/alarm device can have a Liquid Crystal Display for on-site technician recording of battery monitoring parameters, but is not required. All mounting plates, bolts, washers, nuts and additional metallic installation hardware shall be 316 stainless steel. Angle brackets if used shall be powder coated steel. 5.1.1. Installation Design Plan (IDP). The contractor shall develop an IDP for the Phase I battery charger installation kit. The IDP shall describe how to install the package, to include pictures and text to be understood by a novice electronic technician. The IDP shall include a list of tools and parts needed for installation by a novice technician. The IDP shall also include a list of all installation kit parts and components (with quantities, manufacturer nomenclatures, manufacturer model/parts numbers and costs of each), including battery chargers; battery monitor/alarm devices; power panel and circuit breakers; wire and cables (including their size and specifications); size, material description (316 stainless steel for example) and style (hex head, slotted, or pan screw heads for example) of mounting hardware; size of mounting plates and shelves (if used); and all other parts. The IDP shall include a schematic, and block diagram drawing of the battery charger installation kit, showing the electrical equipment and their integration with each other that can be inserted as-is into the Coast Guard As-Built DGPS Site drawings. The IDP shall include the following as a minimum: Drawings of all cables, Equipment interconnecting diagrams (may be included as one drawing); Equipment block diagrams; Elevation diagrams indicating the locations of each piece of equipment to be installed; and parts lists. 5.1.2 Incorporation of Fixes to Production System. The contractor shall incorporate any fixes developed from the Phase I acceptance and review period into all production systems. 5.1.3 Phase II Kit Production. The Contractor shall produce 68 battery charger installation kits once the Phase I kit is provided and passes acceptance testing by the Government. The 68 installation kits shall be produced without the battery monitor/alarm devices, but shall have the space for them prepared and ready for installation. 6.0 Document Deliverables. The Contractor shall develop and submit the following document deliverables. Final deliveries shall be paper and electronic versions. Electronic distribution shall be in the form of Microsoft Word 97 or later format recorded on Compact Disc (CD) Read Only Memory (ROM). Drawings shall be Autodesk Autocad format recorded on CD-ROM. 6.0.1 IDP Package. The Contractor shall provide one electronic and two paper copies to the Government within 10 days of completion of Phase I battery installation kit design (and installation by the Government) at the Government facility. These drawings shall be prepared in accordance with Paragraphs 5.1.1. and 6.0. 6.0.2 The Contractor shall provide an Acceptance and Verification Plan as described in Paragraph 6.1. 6.1 Acceptance Test and Verification Plan. The contractor shall develop a test plan and procedure to verify that the Phase I kit described in paragraph 5.1 meets all the requirements described herein . These tests shall include verification of compliance with the NEC standards. The test plans and procedures shall be submitted to the Government for approval with the Phase I kit in accordance with Paragraph 6.0.1. 6.2 Warranty for Phase I and Phase II. The contractor shall warranty the equipment provided for a period of one year from the date of installation by the Government. Delivery Schedule: First kit and installation package delivery 30 days after receipt of order. Follow on delivery schedule: Production kits to be provided no less than 10 kits delivered per month with final delivery of all production kits no later than 30 March 2004. All companies should include Tax Identification Number and DUNS Number with Quote. Place of performance is USCG C2CEN, 4000 Coast Guard Blvd., Portsmouth, VA 23703. Award will be made utilizing the following factors, in descending order of importance, technical approach, past performance and price. The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation, and Offerors may obtain full text versions of these clauses electronically at www.arnet.gov/far: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offeror-Commercial Items (OCT 2000). FAR 52.212-2,Evaluation--Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Jul 2002) with Alt 1 included. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (FEB 2002). FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items (APR 2003). 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies (41 USC 10A/10d)(JUN 2003); Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (MAY 1999). All questions are to be sent via fax (757) 686-4018 or e-mail chouck@c2cen.uscg.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4000 Coast Guard Blvd, Portsmouth, VA
- Zip Code: 23703
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 23703
- Record
- SN00389435-W 20030803/030801213051 (fbodaily.com)
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